JANUARY MEETING/A.G.M.

TUESDAY 5TH at 8pm The Chieftain hotel,millburn road,inverness
all welcome

SEASONS GREETINGS

wishing all members and friends of the club A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

JANUARY MEETING/A.G.M.

January meeting will also be our A.G.M,so the more members that can make this one the better,


a few things to mention for this one...


could all trophies be brought back so the engraving can be done in plenty time for presentation night.


nominations for sports person of the year to be handed in also.


the current committees term is coming to an end and although they are being brave enough to carry on for another term the opportunity is there for anyone else interested in a committee position.



a date to be confirmed for presentation night so we can get things booked up in plenty of time.



club subs due and pac membership cards to up date the register

any other club bussiness

DECEMBER OUTING

the dates for the december outing are sunday 6th/sunday 13th meeting at the tarvie cafe at 8am.
tight lines for the last outing of 2009.

november outing

A good turn out by members for this outing and the chance to meet and fish with pac General Secretary Graham Slater.'Thanks for making the time to come and meet us graham'.the weather was a lot better than forcasted but i fear the freezing temps the night before might have put the fish off a wee bit.Well done to my boat partner for the day Andy Grant who landed the biggest of the day at 16lbs(his first pike to a boat),Rab Hay had a nice 14.08lbr and lost another fish and Jim Morrice had a couple to the lures.

A great day out and many thanks to all that attended.Below is a happy Andy with his fish.

mentieth charity day

WELL DONE to outwith member JIM MORRICE on his new p.b. of 28.08lbs caught on a lure on the pac/paas joint charity day on the lake of mentieth.jim was my boat partner for the event and hooked this cracking specimen with his first ever cast of a bull dawg lure,was a pleasure for me to be ghillie(as usual,ha ha).
A great day out and a good few pounds was raised on the day,our club donation was gratefully received by pac general secretary Graham Slater and thanks were sent to our club and members.

DECEMBER MEETING

will be on THURSDAY 3rd of december,chieftain hotel,millburn road,inverness at 8pm,ALL WELCOME.

CLUB PRODUCTS

we now have a club products range available,hoodies,fleeces,caps,hats,t shirts etc,etc.if you never got a price list at november meeting and would like one give me a shout,i can email or send 1 out by post.

November outing

meeting at the fishery at 8.30am,hope to be out on the water by 9am.


the club is subsidising each member present on the day £10 towards the boat hire costs.

sea deadbaits only,min lure size 6"

unhooking mats and nets are not supplied so please bring your own,lifejackets are available should you need one.
tight lines.

juniors shine at our open

another successful open today,with 30+ anglers turning out for a days fishing,with a very good increase in juniors fishing(after all we want to encourage the future of our sport).not a great deal to mention fish wise but one lucky lad stole the show.a big well done to young luke baker who up on holiday with his parents managed to land himself a new p.b of 11.07lbs(biggest fish of the day)and scoop the junior prize of rod,reel and tackle.well done luke.

BEDCHAIR BAGS

guys,i have a source for good quality heavy duty bedchair bags,these things make life so much easier when trying to carry awkward bedchairs down to the bivvie,and all for the super low price of £5each.anyone interested let me know before 6th nov or at the next meeting as i will be collecting on the 7th november.

november outing

pictures below (a blast from the past)were taken away back a few years when the club last fished the venue!

guys,the november outing will be on the sunday 15th.this is a wee venture further south to revisit one of the clubs old venues and is boat only,ALL that can make this trip let RAB,EWEN or MYSELF know as soon as possible,so we can reserve the boats.

i will send more details via emailed newsletter the next day or so and hopefully confirm things?

NOVEMBER MEETING

november meeting will be on tuesday the 3rd at 8 pm(all welcome)
again at the chieftain hotel,millburn road,inverness.

october outing

the dates for octobers outings are sunday the 10th/25th meeting at the paper shop in drum at 8 am.
tight lines

MEETING REMINDER

guys,just a wee reminder that october meeting is this THURSDAY night at the cheiftain hotel,millburn road,inverness at 8 pm(am sure the footie will be on in the bar for those who dont want to miss it)ALL WELCOME.

also anybody wishing to donate raffle prizes for the up and coming open event can bring them along to the meeting,thanks in advance.

OCTOBER OUTING will be back to the winter rules,basicly meaning we can fish 3 bait rods,fly or lure rod instead of 2 bait rods as we do in the summer.

WELL DONE INNES(a chip off the old block!)

a BIG WELL DONE to young innes lyon who on todays outing caught his first ever pike and p.b of 2lb12oz(the biggest of the day,i believe)
i am sure dad(club sec)EWEN and granddad(club chairman)RAB are both very proud but not as chuffed as you young fella!again a big well done.

OCTOBER MEETING

october meeting will be on THURSDAY night,the 1st of oct again at the cheiftain hotel,millburn road,inverness 8 p.m
ALL WELCOME.

SEPTEMBER OUTING

this months outings will be on sunday 13th /27th.
meeting at the tarvie cafe at 8a.m.
tight lines

BALTIC TRIP

well guys,i'm back and had a fatastic time loved every minute of it cant wait to get back out there again,wish our club boat looked like the ones out there(ha ha)

my biggest of the trip was 20.14lbs(110 cms long)came on day 2 so made my holiday,just need to catch up with rab and see what i missed at last meeting and get this months outings etc updated.

New lure p.b

had a few days away on holiday last week,but did manage to squeeze in a day out on a boat and was rewarded with this cracking 22.11lbr.my new lure p.b and its got me really excited about my up and coming trip to the baltic in a few weeks time.

SEPTEMBER MEETING

septembers meeting will be on tuesday 1st september,again at THE CHIEFTAIN HOTEL,millburn road,inverness.8 p.m.
ALL WELCOME.

AUGUST OUTING

This months outings will be on sunday 16th/23rd.
meeting at the wee paper shop in drum 8am.
tight lines.

welcome aboard

the club would like to welcome new member ALAN WANDS aboard,we look forward to fishing with you mate!

AUGUST MEETING

august meeting will be on TUESDAY 4TH,again at the CHIEFTAIN HOTEL at 8pm.
ALL WELCOME.

JULY OUTINGS

This months outings will be held on sunday 19th or 26th.
Meeting at the NEWTONMORE GRILL at 8am.
tight lines

welcome to the twenty club.

well done to kev stewart on improving his p.b yet again and breaking the twenty barrier with a fine fish of 20lb 10oz,the big grin says it all,welcome to the twenty club mate

july meeting

july meeting will be held early due to holidays etc,the meeting will be on TUESDAY 30TH JUNE.
again at the cheiftain hotel,millburn road,inverness 8pm.
ALL WELCOME

june outing/bbq weekend

june outing will be an overnight event and fished over saturday and sunday 20/21st.meeting at ashers bakers(opposite tescos),aviemore at 8am saturday morning.
we plan a bbq on saturday evening,stop fishing at an agreed time have a bit food,banter and a beer.i have a loan of a big gas bbq which i can take in the van,andy grant(butcher)has kindly got his firm to supply the steaks,robbie milne(gamekeeper)will hopefully get some vension or game.micky jones groundworks have donated a couple slabs of beer and any body else wants to bring anything along let rab or myself know(so we dont end up with heaps of rolls and no sausages or vice versa)
look forward to seeing you all there.

Well done Kev!

well done to Kev Stewart on his new p.b 19lb 11oz.kev endured some pretty nasty weather over the weekend but was delighted with the result,nice one mate.

back on summer rules

just a wee reminder that were back onto summer rules for club outings,2 bait rods and/or lure/fly rod.

new PAC general secretary

A special mention and well done to Graham Slater on stepping up and taking on the role of PAC general secretary,Graham is an outwith member of our club and we hope to meet and fish with him in the near future once he's settled in after his move to scotland.on behalf of R.A.74 we wish Graham every success in his new role.

At satursdays pac A.G.M most of the committee roles were passed on for the next 3 year term,so i would like to take the opportunity to thank the out going commitee and welcome the new commitee and wish them all every success in the future.

And of coarse there was the winter raffle draw also,and our very own Rab Hay was amongst the names of runners up.so theres a prize on its way in the next couple of weeks,well done Rab.

JUNE MEETING/VENUE CHANGE

The next meeting will be on tuesday 2nd of june 8pm at THE CHIEFTAIN HOTEL,2 millburn road,inverness,IV2 3PS.
(after years of meeting in the lounge of the clachnaharry inn,the new regime made us feel less than welcome last night so the decision was made to seek a new and more welcoming venue)
ALL WELCOME.

JUNE OUTING:-is to be an overnighter on the weekend of the 20th,we hope to have a fish in with the lads of the tayside branch of p.a.a.s,venue to be confirmed.

MAY OUTING

this months outing will be on sunday 17th or sunday 24th.meeting at 8 am at the paper shop in drum(for those not sure where the paper shop is,its just on your right handside once you come off the tight bend coming into the village,reason for this is it opens at 6.30am and does coffee etc rather than waste valuable fishing time waiting for the spar to open as we have done on many occasions)
tight lines to all.

another twenty granted

well done to andy grant on adding another twenty to the tally,superb fish.

FOR SALE

Robbie Officer has for sale:-
1 nash combat tt,(1 man bivvie fitted with midge screens)£50
1 sti twin skin,(1 man bivvie)£50
1 set of tfg force 8 bite alarms with remote receiver£50

all above are in first class condition and a bargian at these prices if interested give robbie a ring on 07835040741.

MEETING THIS TUESDAY NIGHT

just a wee reminder,all welcome.

CLUB BOAT USE

due to 2 unknown persons using the club boat on Easter Sunday,the combination codes on the padlocks have been changed and only paid up members will be given the new code,if you intend using the boat in the near future give Rab or Ewen a ring for the new code.
the new code is for members only and must not be given out to anybody else.
outwith members wishing to use the boat contact Ewen or Rab for availability.
on returning boat to mooring please ensure it is clean and tidy,correctly covered and the back(stern)tag line is attached and secure.

APRIL OUTING

this months outings will be on sunday 12th/sunday 19th april,meeting at the TARVIE CAFE at 8am,good luck and tight lines.

MAY MEETING

MAY meeting will be on the TUESDAY 5th at the clachnaharry inn,inverness 8 pm.ALL WELCOME

any members wishing to donate a raffle prize for the open comp can bring them along to the meeting,saves a bit of time on the day.thanks in advance

new p.b for robbie on the fly

a big well done to Robbie Milne on smashing his fly caught p.b with this crackering 20lb+ fish caught down at chew valley lake,bristol on a pike fly fishing association event.robbie started the weekend on a flyer(pardon the pun),with his first english caught fish at 9lbs then a 20lbr soon followed by a 16.08lbr all within the first hour an a half,a great result and a great weekend oh and i blanked.

no midges today

unbelievable,but robbie and george still landed fish.

APRIL MEETING

april's meeting will be on TUESDAY 7TH,at the clachnaharry inn,inverness at 8pm.
ALL WELCOME

march outing

March outing will be on sunday 8th and/or sunday 15th meeting at the transport cafe,newtonmore at 8am.

PRESENTATION NIGHT SUCCESS

A big thanks to all members,family and friends who came along to our second presentation night at the fairways complex inverness,a real good night was had by all and the positive feedback since has been very welcome.

A special mention and thanks to Rab Hay who puts a lot of time and effort into making these nights happen,arranging the venue,buffet and disco for our enjoyment.

Again another super raffle with some quality prizes up for grabs,many thanks to all that donated prizes and to David Traill the owner of Grahams tackle shop,who took the time to come and meet us and also donated a superb rod bag for our raffle.

The results were....

Micky Jones....Club Champion.

Rab Hay....Runner up.
Robbie Milne....best fly caught trophy.
Micky Jones....heaviest fish(non points outing)

Allan Stewart....heaviest fish(outings)but was unable to attend.
Ewen Lyon....Sportsperson of the year.
Grant Macleod....Wooden Spoon

And a special t-shirt presentation to Ian Hopkins and Robbie Milne for being the first members into the 30+club.

A big thanks to Michelle Morrice for presenting the prizes for us.

Again thanks to Fairways and the staff and to Pro Sound disco's,looking forward to next years already!

MARCH MEETING

march meeting will be on WEDNESDAY 4TH. at the clachnaharry inn,inverness 8p.m.
ALL WELCOME.

FEBRUARY OUTING/VENUE CHANGE

due to the planned outing venue for this month being frozen,we have moved venues to a fishable water.NOW MEETING at the spar shop in drumnadrochit 8AM sunday 15th and sunday 22nd february.
due to the recent low temps and wintery weather please drive carefully as the roads may not be gritted early morning.
tight lines.

meeting reminder

just a wee reminder that this months meeting will be on TUESDAY NIGHT,3rd of February at clachnaharry inn,8pm

PRESENTATION NIGHT RAFFLE.
any members wishing to donate prizes to the presentation night raffle can bring them along to Tuesday nights meeting.thanks in advance.

PRESENTATION NIGHT.
FRIDAY 13TH February,fairways(up stairs suite)inverness.start time 7 p.m. £7.50 per head.
the night will involve presentation,wee raffle,hot/cold buffet and disco by pro sound disco till the wee small hours and of coarse a well stocked bar.Please could you let Rab hay know if your attending and how many guests your bringing(we need to have numbers in at least a week before the event to know how many to make the buffet for)

TRAVELODGE
any members from outside the area wish to book the travelodge it will be £44per double room(i think there is only 4 rooms still available)tel:08719846285 to book.address is inverness fairways,castle heather,inverness,iv2 6aa


look forward to seeing you all there for another great night.

my first twenty of 2009

after a long sleepless night worrying if me and my bivvie were going get blown away in the wind i was rewarded not long after first light with this nice 22.09lbr.i am a very happy chappy indeed,been finding fish very hard to come by this last couple of months, but thats the way with this sport we love so much?

FEBRUARY MEETING

February's meeting will be on TUESDAY 3rd at the CLACHNAHARRY INN,inverness.8p.m all welcome.


PRESENTATION NIGHT,fairawys has been booked again this year for FRIDAY 13TH february,7 pm kick off.will post more details soon and the phone number of the travel lodge for any one wanting to stay over.

first outing of 2009

our first outing of 2009 is sunday 11th or 25th of january,we will be meeting at the drum takeawey/shop car park at 8am,look forward to see you there .

FOR SALE

fox predator elite fly rod 9' 10 wt(mint condition) £50 SOLD
fox piker heavy deadbait rod 12'3.25 t.c with fox stratos fs10000 reel(good condition)£75

A.G.M REMINDER

guys just a wee reminder that the january meeting/a.g.m is on wednesday night 7th at the clachnaharry inn,inverness at 8p.m.
club dues can also be paid on the night as well as the return of trophys and nominations for sportsperson of the year.
look forward to a good turn out.