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Sunday, 23 February 2014
2014 Dunlichity Cup and 2013 Troutmaster Fish Off Dates
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Mike Fitzgerald
The dates for this year's Dunlichity Cup heats are:
Heat 1: 5 April
Heat 2: 10 May
Heat 3: 7 June
Heat 4: 5 July
Heat 5: 9 August
Heat 6: 6 September
Heat 7: 4 October
Heat 8: 1 November
The 2013 Toutmaster Fish Off will be held on Saturday 19 April. Qualifiers will be notified shortly.
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Heat 1: 5 April
Heat 2: 10 May
Heat 3: 7 June
Heat 4: 5 July
Heat 5: 9 August
Heat 6: 6 September
Heat 7: 4 October
Heat 8: 1 November
The 2013 Toutmaster Fish Off will be held on Saturday 19 April. Qualifiers will be notified shortly.
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Monday, 10 June 2013
Donald Patience wins 2012 Troutmaster Fish-Off
For the second successive year, Donald Patience won the Dunlichity Troutmaster Fish-Off.
In a keenly fought competition, Donald took his 11lb 4oz bag in the first 3 pegs and had an anxious wait, as other anglers closed in on his total. In particular, Neil Pirrie, Colin Keith and Dean Geddes were in position to take the lead right through to the last peg.
Donald won the first prize of £100, an individual trophy and will hold the Dunlichity Troutmaster Sheild for a year. Colin Keith was second and won a prize of £50 plus a runners up trophy and Dean Geddes was third. Will Jack and Neil Pirrie also won prizes.
Donald now goes forward to the National Finals in September, hoping to improve on his creditable 7th place last year. As part of his prize, Dunlichity will contribute up to £100 towards his travel costs to the final.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013
2012 Troutmaster Fish-Off Date Confirmed
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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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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Tuesday, 16 October 2012
A good time for a Troutmaster badge?
There are only 5 days to go before the end of the October Troutmaster month and there is currently only one fish on the board (and that fish is only 3lb 2oz!).
The top three qualifying fish qualify for a badge, an entry in the Trout Fisherman magazine and entry into the 2012 Troutmaster fish-off.
To help our customers qualify, we are introducing a new ticket until Saturday. For the price of an all day sporting ticket (£20), the ticket will be an all day, one fish (any fish) ticket.
Any queries, then please call or email us.
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The top three qualifying fish qualify for a badge, an entry in the Trout Fisherman magazine and entry into the 2012 Troutmaster fish-off.
To help our customers qualify, we are introducing a new ticket until Saturday. For the price of an all day sporting ticket (£20), the ticket will be an all day, one fish (any fish) ticket.
Any queries, then please call or email us.
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Monday, 3 September 2012
Fishery Update - 3 September 2012
August saw some challenging weather conditions at Dunlichity, with the situation changing on almost an hourly basis! In spite of this, some outstanding fishing was available, with the Lochans receiving two stockings during the month.
The month's Troutmaster winner was Robert Boyes from Paisley with a fish of 11lb 8oz. Dean Geddes was runner-up with a fish of 7lb 14oz. A number of 8lb+ fish were also returned.
Performance of the month goes to Sean Cowan who caught 63 fish over 3 visits. Other big hauls included:
Roger Roberts (Orkney) - 14
John Allison - 12
George Skinner - 12
George Noble - 12
Glen Beaton - 12
David Skinner - 11
Sandy Richie - 11
The next heat of the Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 8th September.
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The month's Troutmaster winner was Robert Boyes from Paisley with a fish of 11lb 8oz. Dean Geddes was runner-up with a fish of 7lb 14oz. A number of 8lb+ fish were also returned.
Performance of the month goes to Sean Cowan who caught 63 fish over 3 visits. Other big hauls included:
Roger Roberts (Orkney) - 14
John Allison - 12
George Skinner - 12
George Noble - 12
Glen Beaton - 12
David Skinner - 11
Sandy Richie - 11
The next heat of the Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 8th September.
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Saturday, 28 July 2012
Donald Patience is Prizewinner in National Troutmaster Final
For the second year running, Dunlichity Trout Fishery was the top-placed Highland Fishery in the National Troutmaster Fishoff at Grafham Water when our 2011, Champion Donald Patience finished an excellent 7th out of 107 competitors. As Dunlichity Champion, the Fishery contributed towards Donald's travel costs, and he made the most of the trip by achieving a personal best finish.
Here is an extract from Donald's report of the day:
"I arrived at Grafham Lodge at 8am, greeted by bright sunshine and a strong breeze - not ideal conditions! All of the competitors were split into two groups in the morning, with one group boat fishing and the other group bank fishing. We would then swap around for the afternoon session.
I was on the boats in the morning, and ended up in a boat with Robin Berry (who was representing Achagour). As Robin had never fished Grafham, I was left to decide where we were going to fish. So off to G buoy we wentas I had caught a couple of fish there is a practice session the previous day. We anchored up and on my second cast, I caught my first fish of the session, a cracking 2lb bar of silver on a hot head damsel - excellent start! I then managed to hook and lose another 3 fish before the wind dragged us too near the shore. We went further down the bank and tried again - this time the anchor took a good hold and I was straight into fish again, landing 2 in 2 casts with the damsel.
It was quiet for a while after that with the fish just hitting my fly short without being hooked. I changed to an orange blob and was rewarded with another Grafham resident on the first cast. I managed another 3 fish on the blob over the next half an hour taking the tally to 7 fish by lunchtime. At the Lodge, I discovered that only one other competitor had managed to land 7 in the boat and the bank anglers were struggling. At this stage, I was in 2nd place (the other guy's 7 fish were heavier than mine).
"After a quick bite of lunch in the Harbour View Restaurant, I headed off to the Dam for the bank session. The session was due to start at 1.30pm and by the time 1.30pm had arrived, the Dam was covered with competitors almost standing shoulder to shoulder! After about an hour thrashing the water at the Dam to no avail, I decided to get away from the crowds and go and fish in to the strengthening breeze at G Buoy as I knew there were fish holding there. I arrived with an hour left to fish, so the pressure was on!
I put on an orange gold head to try and punch through the breeze and hooked a fish within 5 minutes, which I lost after a short battle - gutted! I continued to plug away and was eventually rewarded with another fin perfect rainbow of 2lb 3oz. That was it for me from the bank, so I headed back to the Lodge for the weigh-in. There was quite a buzz at the Lodge and I was delighted to be awarded a lovely engraved hip flask for my 7th place finish. The winner had 6 fish from the boat, and had his limit of 8 fish from the bank.
I thoroughly enjoyed the event and hope to return one day for that first place trophy!"
All of our congratulations go to Donald on his great performance.
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Donald Patience with his engraved hip-flask
Here is an extract from Donald's report of the day:
"I arrived at Grafham Lodge at 8am, greeted by bright sunshine and a strong breeze - not ideal conditions! All of the competitors were split into two groups in the morning, with one group boat fishing and the other group bank fishing. We would then swap around for the afternoon session.
I was on the boats in the morning, and ended up in a boat with Robin Berry (who was representing Achagour). As Robin had never fished Grafham, I was left to decide where we were going to fish. So off to G buoy we wentas I had caught a couple of fish there is a practice session the previous day. We anchored up and on my second cast, I caught my first fish of the session, a cracking 2lb bar of silver on a hot head damsel - excellent start! I then managed to hook and lose another 3 fish before the wind dragged us too near the shore. We went further down the bank and tried again - this time the anchor took a good hold and I was straight into fish again, landing 2 in 2 casts with the damsel.
It was quiet for a while after that with the fish just hitting my fly short without being hooked. I changed to an orange blob and was rewarded with another Grafham resident on the first cast. I managed another 3 fish on the blob over the next half an hour taking the tally to 7 fish by lunchtime. At the Lodge, I discovered that only one other competitor had managed to land 7 in the boat and the bank anglers were struggling. At this stage, I was in 2nd place (the other guy's 7 fish were heavier than mine).
"After a quick bite of lunch in the Harbour View Restaurant, I headed off to the Dam for the bank session. The session was due to start at 1.30pm and by the time 1.30pm had arrived, the Dam was covered with competitors almost standing shoulder to shoulder! After about an hour thrashing the water at the Dam to no avail, I decided to get away from the crowds and go and fish in to the strengthening breeze at G Buoy as I knew there were fish holding there. I arrived with an hour left to fish, so the pressure was on!
I put on an orange gold head to try and punch through the breeze and hooked a fish within 5 minutes, which I lost after a short battle - gutted! I continued to plug away and was eventually rewarded with another fin perfect rainbow of 2lb 3oz. That was it for me from the bank, so I headed back to the Lodge for the weigh-in. There was quite a buzz at the Lodge and I was delighted to be awarded a lovely engraved hip flask for my 7th place finish. The winner had 6 fish from the boat, and had his limit of 8 fish from the bank.
I thoroughly enjoyed the event and hope to return one day for that first place trophy!"
All of our congratulations go to Donald on his great performance.
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
2012 Dunlichity Cup and Troutmaster Dates
A detailed report of last year's Dunlichity Cup competition will be posted next week. However, for those wishing to make arrangements around this year's Dunlichity Cup competitions and the 2011 Troutmaster Fish-Off, the proposed dates are as follows:
Dunlichity Cup Heats
Heat 1 - 14 April
Heat 2 - 12 May
Heat 3 - 16 June
Heat 4 - 14 July
Heat 5 - 4 August
Heat 6 - 8 September
Heat 7 - 6 October
Heat 8 - 3 November
2011 Troutmaster Fish-Off
21 April
Invitations to the Troutmaster Fish-Off qualifiers will be sent out next week.
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Dunlichity Cup Heats
Heat 1 - 14 April
Heat 2 - 12 May
Heat 3 - 16 June
Heat 4 - 14 July
Heat 5 - 4 August
Heat 6 - 8 September
Heat 7 - 6 October
Heat 8 - 3 November
2011 Troutmaster Fish-Off
21 April
Invitations to the Troutmaster Fish-Off qualifiers will be sent out next week.
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Saturday, 2 July 2011
Big Fish Already for July's Troutmaster Competition
We already have three good-sized fish on the board for July's Troutmaster competition. Leading is Liam Skinner, who caught a 9lb fish on 29th June. In second place at present is George Noble, with a fish of 7lb 12 oz and in third place is Darren Skinner, with a 6lb 9oz fish.
There are still plenty of large fish in the lochans since our last stocking.
Liam Skinner with his 9lb fish.
There are still plenty of large fish in the lochans since our last stocking.
Liam Skinner with his 9lb fish.Sunday, 15 May 2011
Geoff Allsop competes for Dunlichity in Troutmaster Final
As you will know from previous blogs, the 2010 Troutmaster winner for Dunlichity Trout Fishery was Geoff Allsop. Geoff competed in the final at Grafham Water last week and sent us the report below:
"Hi everyone,
Just to let you know how I got on at the Troutmaster final at Grafham. I fished from the boat for the first session (3 hours). I weighed in at just over 21 lbs. My largest fish was a four pound brown. I used a Black Buzzer and a Cruncher. We fished Savages Creek.
I fished the afternoon session from the bank at Gaynes Cove.After feeling confident, I was quickly bought back down to earth! I blanked - not so much as a pull! The fish had moved right out and I finished joint 21st.
Future winners at Dunlichity who qualify for the competition should try and attend the final. I understand that it's a long way but it's well worth the effort. It is a fabulous day, well organised and with very friendly competitors. Well done Rob Edmunds, a worthy winner.
Kind regards
Geoff Allsop"
Well done Geoff. Thanks for being such a fine ambassador for Dunlichity.
"Hi everyone,
Just to let you know how I got on at the Troutmaster final at Grafham. I fished from the boat for the first session (3 hours). I weighed in at just over 21 lbs. My largest fish was a four pound brown. I used a Black Buzzer and a Cruncher. We fished Savages Creek.
I fished the afternoon session from the bank at Gaynes Cove.After feeling confident, I was quickly bought back down to earth! I blanked - not so much as a pull! The fish had moved right out and I finished joint 21st.
Future winners at Dunlichity who qualify for the competition should try and attend the final. I understand that it's a long way but it's well worth the effort. It is a fabulous day, well organised and with very friendly competitors. Well done Rob Edmunds, a worthy winner.
Kind regards
Geoff Allsop"
Well done Geoff. Thanks for being such a fine ambassador for Dunlichity.
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
2010 Dunlichity Troutmaster Champion is Geoff Allsop
The 2010 Dunlichity Trout Fishery Troutmaster fish off was held on Saturday 16 April. Ten badge winners competed for the shield, £100 first prize and entry into the National fish off.
Conditions on the day were good, and everyone caught fish. The competition was tight and the three bag average weight was around 7lbs.
Congratulations go to winner Geoff Allsop from Mansfield. Geoff travelled up to the Highlands specifically for the fish off, and his efforts were rewarded with a bag of 12lb 2oz, caught before half of the pegs had been completed. Geoff has indicated that he will compete in the National fish off, and part of his prize will be a contribution from Dunlichity Trout Fishery towards his travel costs.
George Skinner was second, winning a prize of £50 for a bag of 10lb 11oz and third place David Skinner won £25 for his bag of 8lb 11 oz.
Conditions on the day were good, and everyone caught fish. The competition was tight and the three bag average weight was around 7lbs.
Congratulations go to winner Geoff Allsop from Mansfield. Geoff travelled up to the Highlands specifically for the fish off, and his efforts were rewarded with a bag of 12lb 2oz, caught before half of the pegs had been completed. Geoff has indicated that he will compete in the National fish off, and part of his prize will be a contribution from Dunlichity Trout Fishery towards his travel costs.
George Skinner was second, winning a prize of £50 for a bag of 10lb 11oz and third place David Skinner won £25 for his bag of 8lb 11 oz.
Liam Skinner won the for the largest fish caught outside of the top three.
The 2010 Dunlichity Troutmaster competitors
2010 Dunlichity Troutmaster Champion, Geoff Allsop 
2nd Placed George Skinner and 3rd Placed David Skinner with Champion Geoff Allsop 
Largest Fish winner Liam Skinner
Monday, 4 April 2011
SUMMER PRICES
The new summer rates have now been published on the website. Catch and release prices are unaltered, but as a result of increases in fish prices, we have had to move some of the prices for 1, 2 and 3 fish. For some of our prices (e.g. 4 hours, 1 fish), the rate is changing for the first time since before 2007! We have tried to simplify the Senior and Junior discounts, and we have also slightly amended the Troutmaster ticket.
Monday, 28 February 2011
2010 Troutmaster Fish Off and 2011 Dunlichity Cup Dates Set
The Fish Off for the 2010 Dunlichity Trout Fishery Troutmaster Champion and Junior Champion will be held on Saturday 16 April 2011. Successful qualifiers will be contacted during the next three weeks with invitations.
The dates for the 2011 Dunlichity Cup heats are:
1. Saturday 9 April
2. Saturday 7 May
3. Saturday 11 June
4. Saturday 9 July
5. Saturday 13 August
6. Saturday 10 September
7. Saturday 8 October
8. Saturday 5 November
The Entry Sheet will be in the Bothy prior to each heat.
The dates for the 2011 Dunlichity Cup heats are:
1. Saturday 9 April
2. Saturday 7 May
3. Saturday 11 June
4. Saturday 9 July
5. Saturday 13 August
6. Saturday 10 September
7. Saturday 8 October
8. Saturday 5 November
The Entry Sheet will be in the Bothy prior to each heat.
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Sunday Update
We have woken up this morning to an overnight frost that has frozen a third of the top lochan. Our hope is that the ice will burn off early on, so the Fishery will open albeit with limited fishing until the ice clears.
The Bothy water is back on so the toilet is available.
Good fishing yesterday, with Martin Patience catching 13 ("and lost as many"). Reg Cambridge also caught fish, including a Troutmaster entry of 3lb 7oz. This means that we now have three at the top of the leaderboard, all with the same weight! Today is the last day of the February round of Troutmaster.
The Bothy water is back on so the toilet is available.
Good fishing yesterday, with Martin Patience catching 13 ("and lost as many"). Reg Cambridge also caught fish, including a Troutmaster entry of 3lb 7oz. This means that we now have three at the top of the leaderboard, all with the same weight! Today is the last day of the February round of Troutmaster.
Sunday, 23 May 2010
James Law - 7lb Rainbow
James Law from Inverness has moved into the lead in this month's Troutmaster Competition with this beautiful 7lb Rainbow caught today on the top lochan.
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