Dounreay Fly Fishing Association members land silverware
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Dounreay Fly Fishing Association (DFFA) held its annual general meeting and trophy presentation in the Brown Trout Hotel. Club chairman Bill Baxter welcomed the members before inviting vice-president John Briskham to present the awards for the club's 2019 competitions.
Winners – Bank League: Loch Calder, Rusty Cup, Alex Donald (heaviest fish, Alex Donald).
Toftingall, Bloody Foreigner Trophy, Tony Chalmers (heaviest fish, Tony Chalmers).
Loch Watten, Robertson Cup, James Simpson (heaviest fish, James Simpson).
Loch Caluim, Ken MacLeod Trophy, Toby Bracey (heaviest fish, Ian Cannop).
Hill Lochs, Iain Hay Trophy, Tony Chalmers (heaviest fish, Neil Clyne).
Boat League: Loch Watten (day one), President's Quaich, Angus MacDonald (heaviest fish, James Simpson).
All Lochs (evening), Ian Hanna Trophy, Toby Bracey (heaviest fish, Robbie Hawken).
Loch Watten (all night), Hugo Ross Trophy, Ian Cannop (heaviest fish, Ian Cannop).
Loch Calder (day), Parry (1966) Cup, Toby Bracey (heaviest fish, Robbie Hawken).h
Loch Watten (evening), KML Trophy, Alex Donald (heaviest fish, Alex Donald).
Loch Watten (early morning), Grouse Trophy, Toby Bracey (heaviest fish, Toby Bracey).
Loch Watten (day two), Parry (2009) Trophy, Robbie Hawken (heaviest fish, Toby Bracey).
Heaviest fish in a bank competition, Hoskins Cup, Alex Donald (4 lb 4 oz, Calder). Heaviest fish in a club boat on Loch Watten, Mathieson Trophy, Les Robertson (4 lb 14 oz). Heaviest fish in a club boat on Loch Heilen, Jim Learmonth Trophy, Paul Smith (15 lb 9 oz).
Heaviest fish in a club boat, any loch, Castle Trophy, Paul Smith (15 lb 9 oz, Heilen).Bank League champion, Harper's Fly Trophy, Tony Chalmers. Boat League champion, Rolls-Royce Vulcan Cup, Toby Bracey.
Senior champion, Gordon Douglas Cup, Tony Chalmers. Club champion, DFFA Cup, Toby Bracey (runner-up Tony Chalmers).
The committee and officials elected for 2020 are: president, Tony Chalmers; vice-president, John Briskham; chairman, Bill Baxter; vice-chairman, Alan Porteous; secretary, Bill Robertson; treasurer, Toby Bracey.
Committee: David Alexander, John Campbell, Neil Clyne, David Cormack, Alex Donald, Rob Hawken, David Kinghorn, Anson MacAuslan, Scott MacColl, George Robertson, James Simpson.
The chairman Bill Baxter then announced that the 2019 committee wished to propose that vice-president John Briskham be awarded life membership of DFFA. This was unanimously approved by the members.
