Dunlichity House

The fourth heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup will be held on Saturday 28 August at 09.00.

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13 anglers arrived for the penultimate heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup.

15 competitors entered Heat 3 of this year's Dunlichity Cup.  Everyone caught and took at least one fish, with eight fish of 3lb or more taken.

13 competitors arrived for the second heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup.

UODATE (18 March)

Given the current situation with Coronavirus, we have decided to postpone all competitions, including the Troutmaster Fish Off and the Dunlichity Cup until further notice.


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2020 DUNLICHITY CUP

The dates for this year's Dunlichity Cup are as follows:

Heat 1 - Saturday 4 April
Heat 2 - Saturday 2 May
Heat 3 - Saturday 6 June
Heat 4 - Saturday 4 July
Heat 5 - Saturday 5 September
Heat 6 - Saturday 26 September
Heat 7 - Saturday 17 October
Heat 8 - Saturday 7 November

2019 TROUTMASTER FISH OFF

The Fish Off for last year's badge winners will be held on Saturday 18 April.  Invitations were sent out today.

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Following the postponement of the September and October heats of the Dunlichity Cup to enable water levels to improve, the heats finally got underway three weeks later.  As a result of pre-booked commitments, numbers for the heats were down, with 10 and 13 competitors respectively.

Heat 6
Jamie MacGregor Snr took advantage of the lower numbers with a heat winning bag of 6lb 15oz.  Gordon Haggart was second, John Allison third and Graham Matheson took the bottle.

Heat 7
Graham Matheson continued his good recent form with a bag of 8lb 13oz, which included the biggest fish of the day at 6lb 12oz.  George Ritchie was second, Neil Pirrie third and the bottle went to Matt Thompson.


With only one heat left, Jamie MacGregor Snr remains in a commanding position at the head of the leader board on 48 points, followed by Graham Matheson (42 points), Gordon Haggart (39 points) and George Ritchie (38 points).  The 2018 winner will come from one of these four.  However, annual prizes go down to 7th place, so anyone of eleven competitors could take home a prize.
The eighth and final heat of the 2018 Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 3 November at 09.00. 

The first heat of this year's Dunlichity Cup will be on Saturday 7 April from 09.00.

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The third heat of the 2017 Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 3 June at 09.00.

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2017 Dunlichity Cup

In order to allow the lochan banks a little more time to recover from the recent wet weather, we are beginning this year's competition a week later than normal, on Saturday 8 April.

The full list of dates is as follows:

Heat 1 - Saturday 8 April
Heat 2 - Saturday 6 May
Heat 3 - Saturday 3 June
Heat 4 - Saturday 1 July
Heat 5 - Saturday 12 August (the second week in August to miss Moy / Belladrum)
Heat 6 - Saturday 2 September
Heat 7 - Saturday 7 October
Heat 8 - Saturday 4 November

2016 / 2017 Troutmaster Fish Off

The Fish Off for last year's Troutmaster badge winners will be held on Saturday 20 May.  Invitations will be sent out in the next couple of weeks.


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The sixth heat of the Dunlichity Cup will take place on Saturday 3 September 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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The following dates have been allocated for this year's Dunlichity Cup:


The cost of entry for the Dunlichity Cup for 2016 is £27 per heat.

The 2016 Troutmaster Fish Off will be held on Saturday 23 April.

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It was a case of deciding winners after a number of equal scores in the 5th heat of the 2015 Dunlichity Cup.

In order to encourage competitors to keep trying to the end, we have always used the last person to catch a fish as the winner when two scores are tied.  The ruling was used twice in Heat 5.

George Skinner set a blistering pace by taking both of his fish in the first 8 minutes of Peg 1.  His total weight of 7lb 14oz was looking good until Aeneas Taylor matched it with his second fish taken in Peg 4.  Aeneas took first place but both he and George gained 10 points.  Jamie Macgregor Snr was 3rd with 5lb 4oz.

The "tied" ruling was also used to decide the bottle, with Liam Skinner and David Skinner catching equally weighted fish.  David won the bottle as he caught his fish in Peg 4 whist Liam caught his in Peg 2!

Liam Skinner's 6 points kept him well out in front of the overall leader board.  Jamie Macgregor Snr is second, but with 3 heats left, only 3 people can overtake Liam.

The next heat of the Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 5 September.

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The second heat of the 2015 Dunlichity Cup will be on Saturday 2 May from 09.00.  The top lochan will be closed for the competition until 14.15.

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The 7th heat of the 2014 Dunlichity Cup saw 18 competitors on an overcast morning.  With only one heat to follow, points were highly sought after.

Magnus Macdonald set the pace with a 3lb 14oz fish on the first peg.  David Skinner followed this, on the second peg with a fish at 3lb 8oz. 

The eventual heat winner Jamie Macgregor Snr took his two fish in pegs 3 and 4 (4lb 5oz and 4lb 1oz).  James Gray took second place with two fish at 6lb 7oz and George Skinner was third with a combined total of 6lb 2oz.  Magnus Macdonald's first peg fish was good enough to win the bottle for the largest fish outside of the top 3.


Going into the last heat, James Gray is in the lead with 40 points, followed by Graham Matheson on 37 points and George Skinner on 33 points.  The only other competitor who could win the Cup is Magnus Macdonald who, on 30 points is relying on blanks for the three in front!  12 anglers could finish in the top 5 prizes.

The final heat of the 2014 Dunlichity Cup is on Saturday 1 November.  It was suggested at the last heat that there could be an "end of season celebratory drink" after the presentations.  Anyone wishing to participate should ensure that they have lifts home arranged / designated drivers nominated.  Bring a bottle and we will supply a few pizzas!

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As the rain hits the window, it is difficult to picture the conditions which faced competitors when they arrived for Heat 4 of the 2013 Dunlichity Cup!  Heat, clear skies and lochans that were at record low water levels.

We anticipated that the general conditions, coupled with the low oxygen levels would mean that fishing would be tough.  How right we were!

Throughout the heat, 16 anglers only managed to take 9 fish.  All agreed that the fish were there but were simply not interested.  Heat 3 winner Darren Skinner probably had the best idea, leaving early empty-handed to tend the Scottish Open greens at Castle Stuart!

The fish that were caught, however meant that some new names were amongst the winners, with Garry Patience winning with 5lb 14 oz, and Neil Pirrie third with 3lb 4oz.  In second place was 2011 Champion Liam Skinner.  The bottle went to James Gray.

Liam's second place moved him to the top of the overall standings, with other big movers including Garry, Neil, and James.

The next heat is on Saturday 9 August at 09.00

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The next heat of the Dunlichity Cup will be this Saturday, 12 August at 09.00.

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The next heat of the Dunlichity Cup will take place on Saturday 13 July at 09.00 for a 09.30 start.  The top lochan will be closed until 14.30.

An account of Heat 3 will follow shortly.

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