Now we are into the new year and a new season will start soon so most of this page will move to the archive section on the Fishing Reports page.
A.G.M will be on Monday 5th March in the Ardview Inn
Ted Burkenshaw Memorial Trophy
The Ted Burkenshaw Memorial Trophy took place on Saturday 1st October and was well attended on a nice day, although the fish still not appearing to be too keen to come out. Some fish were caught though, and the most by Jim McDougal who ran out winner of this annual pegged event.
Runner-up was Donny Holyoake who also had the heaviest fish, 3rd placed was Gavin Campbell. Best Junior was Andrew Mitchell. Thanks to Laphroaig Distillery for all the great prizes donated for the day, a really good selection for the lucky recipients.
The winds were light which made most if not all sections very fishable, we all had a very calm 2nd section between 2pm - 3pm when the wind all but dissapeared. Section 4 (White) was probably the best section on the day going by tales during a dram and good craic at the end of the day. Also good to see Richard and Robert at another event this year, becoming almost full time now.
Thanks to all that took part in this event in memory of a former member and top man, a really good day to end the 2011 season and with the bonus of good weather too.
tight lines
(pictures courtesy of Tom Dunn)
3rd Club Championship
3rd Club Championship results....1st- Jim McDougal, 2nd- Gordon Dunbar, 3rd- Willie Leask and 4th- Donny Holyoake. Heaviest fish caught by Bill Barclay.
Jim McDougal being presented with sponsors bottle of White Horse from Treasurer Iain Laurie after winning the 3rd Club Championship event at Kinnabus.
Coillabus Quaich
Donny Holyoake, winner of this seasons Coillabus Quaich, being presented the trophy and sponsors (Diageo) bottle of White Horse which was shared and enjoyed amongst fellow competitors after the event.
Donny had a very impressive catch in the windy conditions, followed in 2nd place by Gavin Campbell, Willie Leask was 3rd and the top 3 will now represent the club in next years Scottish Club Championships on Lake of Menteith. Bill Barclay was 4th but will be unable to travel as a reserve and his place will be taken by Jim McDougal who finished in 5th.
Visiting mainland member Richard McCulloch had the heaviest fish on the day and we also had 2 junior members, Callum McTaggart and Frazer Matthews, so a good all round turnout.
Diageo Pairs
A wee bit late but here is a snap of the Diageo Pairs event on the School Lochs, Tom Dunn and Graham McIntosh with the sponsors bottle of Lagavulin Malt and the trophy...
Club Championship No2
The 2nd Club Championship event took place on loch Kinnabus on Saturday 6th of August in an evening of very mixed weather, starting out bright sunshine and ending in heavy rain but thankfully calm throughout.
A total of 16 angler competed and Willie Leask came out on top with a healthy bag. Tom Dunn Jnr was runner-up, Jim McDougal 3rd and Dod Dunbar 4th....all very close in weights. The heaviest fish was hooked by Tom Dunn Jnr.
Chairman Jim McDougal presented Willie with the Diageo sponsors bottle of White Horse that was drammed amid good craic and stories of those that got away.
Youngster Frazer Matthews again represented the youngsters well catching a nice trout.
The midges stayed off the loch luckily and were only starting to bite around the hut. Rain put an early end to the night for a few anglers but the hardy of men stayed out and enjoyed a good nights fishing. The rain was heavy in the middle of the session but faded out toward the end.
Very few fish were seen to be rising at all and those that were taken were on a wide variety of patterns.
tight lines.
Hugh Campbell Memorial Trophy
A lower number than normal contested the Hugh Campbell Memorial Trophy at Loch Glenastle on Saturday 2nd July mainly due to other events on the day.
Those that were in attendance however enjoyed some great weather, although not great for fishing it made it a pleasure to be there.
Bill Barclay came out on top with the heaviest bag, close runner-up was Gavin Campbell and Tam Dunn was in 3rd place. Tam also had the heaviest fish on the day.
Thanks to Mrs Elaine Campbell for coming along to present the trophy on behalf of the family.
* There are two changes in the list of events / competitions to note, the trip to Beinn Uraraidh has been cancelled and the first Inver trip has been moved a week to the 16th.
The club has a petition running online against the proposed plans for fish farms to be placed on the south east of the island by The Scottish Salmon Company. Obviously due to the detrimantal and potentialy unrecoverable damage caused by fish farms we are totally opposed to any fish farm proposals for Islay and surrounding areas and would appreciate any signatures for our petition which you can add here.... www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/stopislayfishfarms
The season has got off to a very slow start due to the high winds we suffered through May. One club competition has been fished which was won by Dod Dunbar, Willie Leask came 2nd and 3rd was Bill Barclay.
The Feis competitions were well attended despite the strong winds which is good to see, updates on winner etc when I find out.
Not really able to say much about fishing on the rest of the island I'm afraid due to the weather and lack of reports. Hopefully the weather has settled down a bit now and the rest of the season will be more fruitful.
New PEAC boat
After all the fuss about the new ferry 'Finlaggan' we now look forward to the launch of the much more eagerly anticipated new PEAC boat which will be ready soon!! Made on Islay by local boatbuilder Stormcats itwill be used on Loch Kinnabus and is a solar powered fully electric model. It is made with specific design alterations to suit the local angler and we are looking forward to its arrival.
look for most recent updates on our facebook page
2011 Fixtures and Events
Saturday 18th June ...... Loch Beinn Uraraidh/Sgorra Outing £10 per rod CANCELLED
Friday 23rd June .... Team leaves for Scottish Championships at Menteith...tight lines!
Saturday 2nd July ...... Hugh Memorial Trophy, Glenastle 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Saturday 16th July ...... Loch Inver Outing, Jura, 8.30am ferry Port Askaig (changed)
Saturday 23rd July ..... Port Ellen Sports Day, fundraiser, bottles for stall please.
Sunday 24th July ...... Diageo Cup, Random Pairs Competition, School Lochs 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Sunday 2nd October .... work day, Kinnabus 1.00pm cancelled to be rearanged
Trip to Market Loch, Jura, yet to be confirmed.... watch for updates. cacelled due to new ownership
Events in orange are Feis Ile Competitions and are run by the Feis committee and are open to anyone.
Glenastle 15/3/11
As always on season opening day I went to Glenastle but never before in weather as good as it was this year, you could be forgiven for thinking this was a summer day! Bright skys, flat calm and the heat of the sun on my back...I cant imagine that an opening day will be this nice again.
So I set up with the 7# gear and a sink tip line, 2 fly cast of bibio and a home tied fly of diawl back style but blue holo beard rather than the traditional beard. There was a light breeze when I set off down the near side bank of the first loch then it went completely flat!
Now I could see that despite flies all over the place there was nothing moving at all, nothing to be seen. I cast my way up to the second loch without any luck or fish and the same was to be said for lower loch Glenastle. The wee breeze came back but now in my face so I decided to back and fish the far side bank on the first loch. I was only a few casts into it when there was a wee rise to the right of my cast, re-cast over the rise and got the good tug I'd been waiting for, a nice coloured brownie about 3/4lb, a great result on day 1.
A further 50 yards down came a second fish, not so full bellied but about the same length. Both fish took the modified diawl back which is always nice on a fly you tied yourself. That was it for the day though, despite the conditions my feet were freezing by 4.45 so I packed up and headed home having had a great first day....again.
A.G.M...................
The club A.G.M. was held in the Ardview Inn on Monday 7th March, all the usual business was discussed and was attended by familiar faces and also some new faces.
Some notable topics included re-introducing the beginners day, 2012 club trip will be to Orkney and anyone wishing to go to have names in before end of May, new boat from Stormcats under construction, membership remains at £20 and the clubs finances are in good state.
Islay Estates Update
Just to confirm that a bank fishing permit for Islay estates covers both bank fishing AND float tube fishing !! good news
With regards to the article in the Ileach about Islay Estate permit holders only being allowed entry to competitions on Islay Estates lochs...this does NOT include Feis-Ile competitions which will still be open to anyone! Basically it only applies to permit holders who will now be alerted to any competitions that the estate will be holding for its permit holders.
Islay Estates have asked me to help make our members and other anglers aware that the car park on Loch Gorm at the boat moorings is strictly for the use of boat permit holders and Estate staff. If you are going fishing on Loch Gorm please use alternative parking, thanks
Our Facebook page is becoming very popular with close to 20.000 interactions in a 4 week period, we have members on the page from over 21 countries too and it is proving to be a very good way of keeping people up to date, why not join or just have a look....Port Ellen Angling Club Facebook Page
All last years fishing reports and news have been moved to.. Archive '08, '09 '10to free up the homepage for all the good reports that will be added this year.
PEAC would like to say a big thank you to Mr Brian Pilley from Keills who has donated a Shakespear electric outboard, custom made battery trolley and a game bag to the club due to his retirement from the fishing scene.
Mr Pilley has always been a keen assistant during our control of events such as the European Championships and Commonwealth Championships.
