Items filtered by date: May 2019
Boat launched on Ruthven
Inverness Angling Club is now all shipshape with a new boat on the waters of the Loch Ruthven trout loch. The boat, launched today (Monday, May 6) at the club berth at the lower end of the loch near the RSPB car park, is available for use by club members and visitors.
Trout anglers are asked to use the boat responsibly and ensure that it is replaced ‘as found’ and securely tied. A more permanent berthing arrangement will be installed soon. Users must book the boat through Grahams Tackle Shop and collect keys for the padlock to the oars. Club members can use the boat free of charge. When not booked by members Grahams will hire out the boat to visitors, giving the club some valuable extra income.
It floats!: (Left to right) Walter Mackay, John Ralph and Alex Elliott launch the club's new boat on Ruthven
Club secures replacement boat
IAC acting president Alex Elliott has confirmed that a replacement club boat will be available on the Loch Ruthven trout fishery in the very near future. The boat, a 15ft clinker-style GRP Fulmar, was collected from Errol in Perth and Kinross today (Friday, May 3) by committee members John Ralph and Bill Byers.
Alex reported: “We secured a really good deal on a boat which is in tip-top condition and includes an excellent trailer. I’m really pleased that we will be able to continue to provide access to fishing on this famous trout loch.”
He added: “The provision of fishing on the rivers and lochs in our area is a key objective of the club, specified in the first lines of our constitution. We have one or two jobs to do on the boat and its moorings but it should be available soon. Watch this space!”