Isle of Bute
Angling Association

Now you can purchace permits on-line through PayPal simply follow instruction below.

DAY TICKET £6

SEASON TICKET £35

FAMILY SEASON £50 (PA20 POSTAL CODE ONLY)

SENIOR SEASON £15

JUNIOR SEASON £15 (13-16 years of age)

CHILD £5 (*12 years of age and under*).

Signature of parent if under 16 years

Simply log-in to your paypal and make the correct payment to the email address below and pay family or friend

ibaa@btinternet.com

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING

YOU MUST............Pay correct amount of money........ie day ticket £6 or 3 x day tickets £18

YOU MUST............Make sure to put in note! what date your permit/s is for, example

Pemit to cover fishing for day of 10th May 2012

YOU MUST............Take your permit reciept with you! when fishing.this will be your prof of purchace and with-out it your permit will be void.

Server problems are now fixed.

Over the last 5 days our webs server has had several internal problem..........especialy with login etc.

Could all members log in and out to check that they can.

Everything should be ok from today 9th April.

Admin

We have noticed that some memebers are having problems logging in and so on.

At the moment we have a internal server error and the server seems not to be doing much about it.

We hope that all will be fixed soon.

If more problems arrise then we will provide a back up site, for news feeds etc.

Thanks to all members for understanding.

UPDATE......It has been arranged to get the styles fixed, like the one in the picture they have been in need of repair for sometime, the association has arranged for these to be fixed sometime with-in the next 2-3 weeks, making it easier on all anglers young and old.

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UPDATE ......... 2012 Competition Schedule pdf in  Documents section.

UPDATE.......Memberships are now due for this year. pdf form is in Documents section.

This year the association will continue to put time and effort into the running of association waters.

With new styles arriving on Loch Ascog making easier access to some of those great swims.

Another bash at weed clearing on the associations only Carp water (Loch Greenan)

Work parties for the above will be a great help.

Another year of exciting competitions on associations waters...... and beyond.

Social nights held the last 2 years have proved to be a great success and more are being planned.

A few BBQs are also on the card.

A race night will be held later in the year and should be a great fund raiser.

With other ideas on the menu for 2012, this should prove to be a great year to become a member of the association.

Now why not check out our association waters for some information on species, tackle to use and places to fish.

At this years AGM it was voiced that not much had happened on the web site!! it is worth while noting that with out members partisipation then the web site struggles. It will only work with input from members, like fishing reports, baits that are or not working, swims that are fishing/ swims that are not. So we need lots of extra info so please submit any with photos that you would like to see on the associations web site.

Pike being hard fighting fish sometimes need extra recovery time before swiming away especially during warmer weather with lower oxgen levels in our waters.

It is often the case that the fish is encouraged to swim away into deeper water only to belly up on the surface yards up the bank and goes unnoticed.

The fish will never recover from this and will perish.

With a few thoughtfull & simple steps the angler can prevent this happening.

Follow these steps and help preserve our fish stocks.

1..When you decide on your fishing swim look for a fish landing area and a shallow safe return area ideal if this can be 20 or 30 ft up or down from your swim. 

2..Using suitable Pike fishing tackle, land fish as quickly as possible.

3..Unhook, weight, & photo quickly.

4..Take fish to your safe return area and place in very shallow water 10" or so deep. Do not push fish through water!! this only causes stress in the already tired fish! the oxygen is in the water thats where the fish needs to be.

5..If fish stays upright on its own.......leave the area and check from a distance that this remains the case, fish will swim away when recovered.

6..If fish does not stay upright but rolls on its side, then you need to act fast.

7..Get two banksticks/rod rests, or light wood plant supports(these are very cheap and light to carry)

8..Put a bankstick on each side of the fish untill it is supported and cant roll over...Note.you may need to use 4 sticks if it is a very large fish.

9..Once supported and upright leave the area  and only check from time to time.........it is importaint to be pactient as the fish may sit for 10 minutes or hours. But it will swim away when recovered.

These few steps are proven and recomended and if followed will greatly help preserve our Pike

Dear Member

Here are the competition dates for this season 2011-2012. They are under the Competition Schedule tab.They  include the updated Quien loch competition dates.

If you need a pdf file please request one  here stating competition pdf.

Thanks

Hi all

We hope you like the new look of the site, and hope that by the end of this coming season the club will be full of new members.

The site gallery full of new pictures and new personal bests. We will have lots more information on our fantastic waters. We will have lots of updates on how the waters are fishing, whats being caught and on what! So bookmark the sites news page..........now!!. 

We will be running a few social nights on the waters so they should be fun as last year they proved to be a great hit. The club purchased a weed rake which will be used on the Greenan Loch. This rake should clear some swims from that dreaded grass weed. This we hope will encourage more members to have a bash at fishing this lovely water, the species include Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Roach, Roach/Bream hybrids, Tench, Eels, Stickle backs so it will be great to get in and around all of these.

With the lochs the club has it makes sense to become a member of this ever growing club. So please join up for this season for great value fishing and please check fo updates.

We have a small work party for Sun 10th April for the repair of some stile's on Loch Ascog. Anyone wishing to lend a hand please feel free to come along. We will be at Loch Ascog Dam 10 am. Sunday

"The Isle Of Bute Angling Association held its AGM and Prize-giving Night on Monday the 7th March in the Moat Centre. It was great to see so many attend and all should be commended for making the effort to attend.

The winners of trophies this year were as follows; The Smith Trophy on Loch Quien- M. Deighan, The Chrystie Trophy on Loch Quien- A.MacFarlane, The Kane Trophy on Loch Ascog- P. Hooper, The Greenan Trophy On Loch Greenan- D.MacQueen, The John S. Slaven Trophy on Loch Fad- J.Gordon, The Calder Cup on Loch Fad- M.Deighan, The George Morrison Trophy for juniors on Loch Ascog- R.Wilson, The Angling Association Cup on Loch Ascog- P.Hooper, The Murdo MacKenzie Trophy held around the Bute Coastline- N.McKirdy Snr, The Murdo MacKenzie Shield on Loch Ascog- P.Hooper, The John McPherson Memorial Trophy on Loch Fad- Fraser McCartney, The Winter Pike Challenge Trophy on Loch Fad- P.Hooper, The Junior Club Champion Trophy- R.Wilson, The Senior Club Champion Trophy- P.Hooper and finally The Loch Fad Challenge Trophy vs The Rainbow Warriors AC held on Loch Fad was won by the Isle of Bute Angling Association.

The new Committee was voted in and is as follows; Chairman- N.McKirdy Snr, Secretary- A. McFarlane, Treasurer- Vice-Chairman- F. McCartney and Committee members A. MacGregor, C.Lockhart, R.MacQueen, D.MacQueen , Rodger Browning,Shona Macinairne.

It was voted that the Adult Season Ticket(£35) will stay the same price as last year. The Junior Season Ticket( 13-16 years of age) and OAP Season Ticket would increase to £15 and the Child Season Ticket(12 years and under) will increase to £5.

Permits must be bought PRIOR to commencing fishing and, from April 1st 2011, any permits sold Loch-side will now be £10 per day.

The Association Permits are available from Bute Angling, MacQueens The Butchers, Loch Fad Fisheries, Dil,s High Street Newsagents and are also now available at the Port Bannatyne Post Office so there are plenty of options and no excuse for not having a valid permit. May the Association take this opportunity to express their thanks to all aforementioned for their valued, and very much appreciated, support.

We have lots of competitions, social days and other events planned for the year and the Association membership is open to all. We really have some wonderful fishing on our doorstep so why not join up and join in.

Tight Lines for 2011.