Dunlichity House

The 2013 Summer prices come into effect from Monday 1 April.  In spite of the fact that all of our various costs have risen over the past year, we are keeping our prices at the 2012 rates.  It is also worth noting that our Catch and Release tickets have remained unaltered since 2010. 

In addition, we are introducing the midweek special offer which proved popular over the winter.

The prices are as follows:





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The frost was not as bad as expected last night and we have opened at 09.00.  The Fishery fished well yesterday, with George Skinner catching 18 fish, David Skinner 13 and George Swanson 11.

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In common with the last few days, the lochans were both frozen at 08.00 but have started to thaw.  At 10.30, half of the top Lochan has thawed and we anticipate that enough of the top Lochan will be clear for some fishing to be possible by midday.  Consequently, we will open the gates at 11.30.

A heavy frost is forecast for tonight, and given that the clocks go forward tonight, it is likely that no fishing will be possible tomorrow morning, and possibly later into the day.  We will give a further update at 11.00 tomorrow morning.

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After a heavy overnight frost, both Lochans have a full covering of ice this morning.

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There are still a few pockets of ice first thing this morning, but we anticipate that these will have mostly cleared by mid-morning.

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Snow and driving winds overnight have left the banks covered and snow is still falling!

This is now the latest that we have been closed due to the weather at the start of the year in the six years that we have been here, beating the previous latest of 22 March 2011.

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The ice has cleared so we have reopened.

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Guess what.............?

Heavy frost overnight has left the bottom Lochan fully frozen and 90% of the top Lochan frozen.  Will update the Blog as soon as the Fishery is fishable!

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The snow has cleared and we have reopened this morning.

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This is getting annoying!!!

A substantial fall of snow overnight has left the Lochans with a reasonable covering this morning.  More snow is forecast for later.

Keep watching the Blog!

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The Fishery is clear of ice this morning and has reopened.  However, the forecast over the next few days is not great so check the Blog before travelling.

We opened the gates yesterday afternoon as much of the ice had thawed during the morning.  Colin Moffat, who called in "on spec" caught 11 fish over 4 hours.

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After reopening for a day, the Lochans are frozen again!

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The ice has all cleared so we are reopening today.

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The dates of the 2012 Dunlichity Cup heats are confirmed as:


We have decided not to hold a heat in August as many competitors are on holiday.

We are keeping the entry fee at £25 for the 4th year in succession but are introducing some changes:

1.  The league will operate on a points basis, with each heat winner getting 10 points, runner-up 9 points, etc down to 10th place who gets 1 point.

2.  The minimum number of competitors to retain the current prize distribution of £60, £40 and £20 is 12.  Between 11 and 9 competitors, the prizes will be £50, £30 and £20.  The minimum number of competitors to hold a heat is 9.

Any questions, please contact us.

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The date for the 2012 Troutmaster Fish-Off is confirmed as Saturday 18 May.

This year's final at Grafham Water has been moved to 2nd September.  This allows us to have our Fish-Off later in the season when hopefully the weather is better. 

We will shortly be writing to all who have qualified, formally inviting them to compete.

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Congratulations to Colin Keith, who ended the 2012 Dunlichity Cup competition as a worthy champion.  Held over 7 heats between April and November, Colin won two heats and was in the top three in two others.  Colin had a season bag of 37lb 4oz and also caught the biggest fish of the competition at 12lb 1oz.

Ian Young came a creditable second with a season bag of 24lb 7oz, with James Gray third with 22lb 7oz.

During the season, 27 anglers competed, in excess of 295lb in fish were taken and prizes to a value in excess of £1200 were distributed. 

The final rankings were as follows:
There will be a few changes to the way that the competition operates in 2013.  These changes, together with the competition dates will be published shortly.
 

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We closed the Fishery yesterday as both Lochans were 50% covered in ice at the start of the day.

This morning, both Lochans are fully frozen with a 3 inch layer of ice on top.

Keep checking for further updates.

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We are reopening today.

The top Lochan is clear and the bottom Lochan is now 70% fishable, and will clear further as the temperatures remain above freezing.

We still have to check that the Bothy water is running and the toilet is in operation.

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The top Lochan has now fully thawed and the bottom Lochan is about 30% fishable.

If the thaw continues overnight, then we will reopen tomorrow.  A status report will be posted at 08.30 tomorrow morning.

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