Dunlichity House

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

15 anglers turned up to compete in Heat 2 of this year's Dunlichity Cup.

Conditions for Heat 6 of this year's Dunlichity Cup were far more favourable than Heat 5, and Gordon Haggart quickly caught the biggest fish of the day on Peg 1 before going on to win the heat with a two fish bag at 5lb 4oz.

Graham Matheson caught 18 fish during the heat and finished second with 4lb 15oz. Jimmy Cooper was third and Neil Pirrie took the bottle for the biggest fish outside of the top 3.

Seven points by virtue of two fish in the last two pegs keep Jamie MacGregor Snr out front at the top of the leader board, with Gordon Haggart closing the gap to ten points.  With two heats left, any one of six can still win this year's Dunlichity Cup, but Jamie is the only one who can clinch victory in Heat 7.

Heat 7 of this year's Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 12 October at 09.00.

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14 competitors arrived to find cold and snowy conditions.  It was good to see James Watson attend for the first time in many heats.

As usual, a lot of fish were caught in the early pegs, with the action slowing down in the afternoon, leaving a lot of people with only one fish bags.

George Ritchie and first timer Denis Howell both secured 10 points with bags of 5lb 5oz each.  Denis took the first prize on the basis of the biggest fish (3lb 1oz compared with George's 3lb 0oz!).  Jamie Macgregor Snr was third with 4lb 15oz.  Jimmy Cooper was the only other competitor to take two fish.  Gordon Haggart won the bottle for a fish of 3lb 12oz.

After two heats, things are close at the top of the leader board with Jamie Macgregor Snr on 15 points, Gordon Haggart on 12 points and 5 anglers on 10 points.




The next heat is on Saturday 1 June at 09.00



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16 competitors arrived for the penultimate heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup, and by the end of the heat, we still do not know who this year's outright winner will be!

It was good to welcome back James Watson, who took the first fish at 3lb 14oz - good enough to win the bottle.

It was a cagey affair for the top three going in to the heat, and Jamie Macgregor Snr, Tim Watson and Liam Skinner were 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.  However, the winner was Ian Young, with two fish to 6lb 7oz.

Going into the final heat, Liam Skinner leads by one point from Tim Watson, with Jamie Macgregor Snr five points further behind in 3rd place.  This year's winner will come from one of these three, but with seven prizes up for grabs plus the heat prizes, it should be an interesting heat!

The final heat of the Dunlichity Cup is Saturday 5 November at 09.00.

If you can get a lift, then "bring a bottle" for the end of season celebration.

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Three heats of the Dunlichity Cup have taken place since the last update:

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19 competitors arrived to compete in the first heat of the 2015 Dunlichity Cup.  Conditions were challenging, with low water temperatures slowing fish down.

The heat was won by last year's strong finisher, Jamie Macgregor Snr, with a two fish bag of 8lb 5oz (including a fish of 6lb 3oz).

Martin Haberfield led the heat for much of the day with a fine fish of 7lb and there was late drama when he caught a fish as the final peg finished, only to find that he had hooked a brown trout which had to be returned. 


Liam Skinner took second place on countback, with Martin third.

Last year's winner, James Gray was fourth, and James Watson won the bottle.  However, some noticeable blanks including 2014 Runner Up Graham Matheson and 2013 Champion, David Skinner.

All to play for in Heat 2 on Saturday 2 May.

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The access road has cleared overnight and the Fishery has reopened.

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17 anglers competed for the third heat of the Dunlichity Cup at Dunlichity Trout Fishery. Conditions were bright and blustery and temperatures rose throughout the day.

George Skinner and Graham Matheson set the early pace, taking their two fish bags within the first two pegs at 6lb 8oz and 6lb 4oz respectively.

George Swanson's 5lb 1oz rainbow was the biggest fish taken but the eventual winner was Jamie MacGregor from Munlochy, with a bag of 8lb.  Aeneas Taylor was second with 7lb 9oz and George Skinner was third.

Magnus Macdonald still leads the overall Dunlichity Cup rankings with 17 points, one point ahead of George Skinner and two points ahead of Graham Matheson.

The next heat is on Saturday 5 July at 9am.

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An overnight frost has resulted in both lochans having a film of ice this morning. 

We will reopen as soon as the temperature has risen sufficiently to clear the ice.

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The ice has all gone.  The banks are still wet but have dried significantly overnight so we are reopening today.

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The lochans have both thawed and the snow has gone.  The banks are wet by accessible with care. 

We have reopened this morning and there is only one Troutmaster entry of the board this month.

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11 competitors arrived for the penultimate heat of the 2013 Dunlichity Cup.  Some noticable absentees at the top of the leaderboard meant that middle-ranked competitors had an opportunity to make up ground.

James Gray took the honours with a bag of 7lb 14oz, over 3lbs higher than second placed David Skinner.  Graham Matheson was third and Neil Pirrie won the bottle for the biggest fish outside of the top 3.


These results mean that David Skinner is now strong favourite to lift the trophy for the second time.  Only Liam Skinner can also take first place.  However, 5 competitors can take second place.


The final heat of the 2013 Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 2 November. 

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