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Work Party
We will be meeting on Easter Sunday at 10.30am. Come along and say hello if you are free. Meeting point will be the bridge over the Kelvin on Kelvindale Road. Kind regards Paul
2013 Start of the Season Video
We had a great start of the season celebration on Saturday, it was Baltic and nobody caught any fish. Consequently, the bottle of whiskey bought for the first Salmon caught was then downgraded to the first trout. Last time I seen it was when Paul Reid was sticking it back in his bag muttering something about how…
The Riverfly Monitoring Project
I have posted the information below already, but just to make everyone aware that this meeting requires you to register in advance. I have spoken to a few of you already and your details have been processed. For anyone else that wants to be a part of this project, please give me a call as…
Opening Season Ceremony – 23rd March
Unlike other clubs who get out there and freeze themselves with no hope of a fish in February we wait a few weeks until it has warmed up a tad and there is still no hope of a fresh fish but we may catch a trout. Consequently our annual opening day ceremony will be on…
Work Party Sunday 3rd of March
We will be continuing the work in the Kelvindale stretch. Meeting at the Kelvindale Road Bridge at 10.30am. Come along and get some fresh air!
Meeting Notes from the AGM 7th February 2013
After a brief introduction and summary from the Chairman and Secretary, highlighting in particular: The acquisition of the lease for the Luggie. This has a lot of opportunity with regards to water quality and spawning for the whole system. Catch returns. Following the amnesty for late returns an extra 110 returns were submitted adding a…
Announcement regarding weekend incident.
We are saddened to confirm there has been an accident involving one of our members whilst at the river.On Saturday a member tragically drowned whilst fishing at the Vet School. We are not able to give out any other details as quite simply we do not have them. We know the members name however we are…
Campsie Angling Assoc. 2013 Fly Fishing Activities
Campsie Angling is running free events and tuition during 2013. All welcome from complete beginners to experienced casters. 26th Feb 2013 Angling Seminar, Lennoxtown Memorial Hall at 7pm. James Litster (World Fly Fishing Bronze Medallist, 6 times Scottish Internationalist) will discuss a range of fly fishing topics. Fly tying event included. From March 2013 Fly…
First Fish of the Season…
…and it is a Kelt. David Brady caught this Kelt up at Balmore Road on the worm on the 15th February. Can we remind all anglers to be careful with handling kelts and to return them to the water as carefully as possible like David.
Error in last post
The work party is this Sunday, which is in February and not March as the title of the last post suggested. Apologies, I have now corrected the mistake!
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