Dunlichity House

A great turnout of 17 anglers for the third heat of this year's competition arrived to favourable conditions.  

After all that has gone on in the world over recent months, it was a pleasure to welcome 14 competitors to the first heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup.  Whilst some Covid measures remain in place, seeing so many familiar faces brought a sense that normality is slowly being restored!

After numerous requests, we have decided to resume the Dunlichity Cup competition.

The Fishery has now been reopened for two weeks since our winter shutdown (and people are finally noticing that there is no longer a tree in the middle of the car park!).

Apart from a couple of days when there were in excess of ten anglers, the fishery has been lightly fished.

There has, however been some great catches over the fortnight including:

Graham Matheson - 18 fish
Grant Donaldson - 13 fish
Kevin Carpenter - 14 fish
Zac Keil - 16 fish
Ian MacFarlane - 20 fish and 15 fish.

Fishery operations have been affected by the Coronavirus outbreak, and for everyone's safety, certain control measures have been put in place.  Thank you to everyone who has diligently observed the new arrangements. 

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There is still ice on both lochans this morning, but we anticipate that by lunchtime, it will be largely cleared.  We will open at noon for anyone who wants to fish this afternoon.

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Overnight frost has led the whole of the top lochan and most of the bottom lochan covered in a layer of ice. We hope to open asap - keep an eye on the blog.

Yesterday, Graham Matheson caught the  first fish of 2020, with 16 wintered rainbows in two hours! 

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We had been hoping to open today but both lochans are frozen.  We hope this is not going to last too long and will update the blog as soon as the ice has cleared.

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The ice has now cleared and the Fishery has reopened as usual.

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Heat 7 saw 13 competitors trying to influence the outcome of this year's competition.  

Allan Dallas set the early pace with a fish at 4lb 14oz.  Although this was the only fish that Allan kept, it was enough to clinch third place. First place went to David Skinner with two fish at 5lb 12oz.  George Skinner won the bottle.

But Jamie MacGregor's second place, with two fish at 5lb 9oz,  was enough to win this year's competition with a heat still to go. 



With one heat to go, Jamie's position at the head of the leader board is unassailable. However, season prizes go down to 7th place, so there is still a lot to play for.


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Since the Dunlichity Cup's inception, it is difficult to remember more difficult conditions than those which the 13 competitors had to deal with during Heat 5 of this year's competition.  A very strong, swirling wind made casting difficult, particularly from the far bank.

In spite of the conditions, a lot of fish were caught and taken.  Neil Pirrie had to leave after three pegs, but the two fish for 4lb 3oz which he took were good enough for third place.  

Victory went to Dunlichity Cup newcomer Chris Doherty, with a bag of 7lb 15oz, with Jimmy Cooper second with 4lb 13oz.  Allan Dallas won the bottle with the only fish that he kept.

Jamie Macgregor Snr remains in overall first place, with Denis Howell second, but with three heats remaining, any one of 16 anglers could still take first place.

The sixth heat of the Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 5 October at 09.00.

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Heat 2 of this year's Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 4 May at 09.00.

Please get in touch if you would like further information regarding the details and format of the competitions.

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After 8 heats, the 2018 Dunlichity Cup was won by Jamie MacGregor Snr.  Wins in each of the first three heats gave Jamie a strong early lead, but by the final heat, any one of five competitors could take the title.

The final heat unusually ended in a dead heat, with Martin Krop and Gordon Haggart each claiming 10 points.  Graham Matheson was third and Ronnie Macdonald won the bottle for the largest fish outside of the top three. However, Jamie's 6 points was enough for him to clinch first place from Graham Matheson.











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After two heats where fishing was really hard, it was great to see the Lochans fishing well for this heat.

Everyone caught fish and had at least one fish on the board by the end of the second peg.  Indeed all but one had their full bag by the end of the heat.

Competition leader Jamie Macgregor Snr caught the most fish during the day (double figures) but the big fish were caught by Graham Matheson (4lb 9oz, 3lb 6oz), with Ian Young (3lb 7oz), George Ritchie (3lb 3oz) and Gordon Haggart (3lb 1oz) also catching good fish. Graham, Ian and George were 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.  Gordon took the bottle.



The leader board has now got tighter at the top with three heats to go.

The dates for the next 3 heats have now changed.  See the next blog for further information. 

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The 5th heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup will be held on Saturday 11 August at 09.00.

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The next heat if the Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 7 July at 09.00.

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It's quite ironic, sitting here in the scorching heat waiting for rain to lift the Lochan levels, to report that the last heat of the Dunlichity Cup was affected by electrical storms!

Nearby thunder led us to take an early lunch after three pegs in the hope that the electrical activity would quickly pass. Unfortunately, the continued threat of lightning meant that the afternoon session was not able to commence until 14.00 and consisted of three 30 minute pegs.

The conditions were not great and fish were at a premium.  Leader Jamie Macgregor Snr extended his unbeaten run to 4 matches, with Graham Matheson taking second place with Ian Young third.  James Gray won the bottle.

Jamie leads after three heats, with James Gray second and last year's winner Gordon Haggart in third.  

The next heat is on Saturday 7 July at 09.00. 

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15 competitors lined up for Heat 4 of this year's Dunlichity Cup.

Although many fish were caught during the first peg, none were taken.  George Ritchie made up for this in Peg 2, taking both of his fish for a combined weight of 4lb 3oz.  League leaders Gordon Haggart (3lb 15oz) and George Skinner (4lb 0oz) also took their first fish in Peg 2.

It was in Peg 3, however, that eventual heat winner Ian Young caught the largest fish of the day, at 6lb 5oz.  He later caught a 2lb 15oz fish to finish on 8lb 4oz.  George Skinner came second with a bag of 5lb 9oz and Darren Skinner third, with 4lb 5oz.  Gordon Haggart took the bottle but did not add to his 3lb 15oz fish.

In the overall standings, George Skinner moved closer to Gordon Haggart, with Ian Young and George Ritchie also consolidating their positions in the league.




The next heat of the Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 12 August at 09.00.

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There is still a light dusting of snow but the banks are clearer so we are reopening this morning.

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Who would have thought it!

Snow overnight on top of sleet for much of yesterday have left the banks too wet to open.

Hopefully, we will not be closed for too long!

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