This was the second British Fly Casting Club (BFCC) run fly casting competition at the Scottish Game Fair. However the Scottish GF Championship has been running since 1989 (according to the dates on the Trophy).

Daily competitions were run with prizes on each of the three days. In addition, an overall Championship was held where entrants had to cast all three events (trout distance, trout accuracy and salmon distance) and were able to enter multiple times to improve their results over the three days.

Many thanks to those who braved the weather and helped to run the competitions including the fantastic instructors who coached many of the entrants to so they could be more competent when they competed.

Daily competition results

The distance results are in meters (with the best distance and second best distance recorded in the case of a tie) and accuracy in points scored. JNR = Junior under 16; F = Female; M = Male entrant. Prizes were donated by FishPal, Kinross Activity Centre and many of the Game Fair exhibitors.

Friday 5th July

Winners:

Trout Accuracy: M – Stuart Barnes, 54; F – Suzie Steel, 34; JNR – James Stewart, 44
Trout Distance: M – Stuart Barnes, 32.5; F – Suzie Steel, 14.0; JNR – James Stewart, 29.0
Salmon Distance: M – Fraser Smith, 36; F – Suzie Steel, 21.0; JNR – James Stewart, 36.0
Special Prize for most improved Junior caster: Lois Stewart (Trout 11.5, Salmon 18.5)

Saturday 6th July

Winners:

Trout Accuracy: M – Andrew MacDougall, 37; F – Suzie Steel; JNR – Donnie Macaskill, 40

Trout Distance: M – N Munro Ferguson 27.5 (26); F – Suzie Steel, 15.0; JNR – Donnie Macaskill, 19.5
Salmon Distance: M – Nicholas Munro Ferguson, 36.5; F – Helen Wilson, 29.0; JNR – no entrant

Sunday 7th July

Winners:

Trout Accuracy: M – Dominic MacAvoy, 47; F – Dawn Dixon, 44; JNR – Eilidh Craik, 29

Trout Distance: M – Kirk Lyon 35.0; F – Georgia Hunter, 13.5; JNR – Beck Lyon, 30.5
Salmon Distance: M – Kirk Lyon 43.5; F – Gigi Salomon, 29.0; JNR – Beck Lyon, 39.0
Special Prize for most improved Junior caster: Lois Stewart (Trout 10.0, Salmon 16.5, Accuracy 23)

Overall championship results

The winner and top runners-up are shown below with the percentage scoring system that was applied to determine the overall best caster across the three events and in each category – Male, Female, Junior (under 18). The distance results are in meters and accuracy in points scored.

The Overall winner when all entrants were included in the percentage scoring was Robert Reid, who won the Scottish Game Fair Championship and the Overall Championship at the Ragley Game Fair in 2022.

Top Trout Distance over the whole weekend was Stewart Ross with 33.5 meters and top Salmon Overhead Distance was Robert Reid with 53.5 meters. Top Championship Accuracy score was also Robert Reid with 46 points. (Note the daily accuracy event was different and easier to score in than the Championship event.)

All winners and the top runners-up were offered the opportunity to enter the Grand Final at the Blenheim Game Fair 26th-28th July 2024 to win more prizes and have the chance to win the Overall Game Fair Trophy.

Top Overall Male Winner and runners-up
Name
Trout distance
%TD
Salmon distance
%SD
Accuracy
%Acc
Total %
Rank
Robert Reid 32.5 97.01493 53.5. 100 46 100 297.0149 1
Kirk Lyon 32 95.52239 47.5 88.78505 32 69.56522 253.8727 2
Stewart Ross 33.5 100 44.5 83.17757 19 41.30435 224.4819 3
Top Overall Junior Winner and runners-up
Jack Gow 22.5 79.6875 40.5 77.14286 44 100 256.8304 1
Beck Lyon 32 100 52.5 100 25 56.81818 256.8182 2
James Stewart 30 93.75 42 80 34 77.27273 251.0227 3
Jake Gilcrist 31 96.875 31 59.04762 37 84.09091 240.0135 4
Top Overall Female Winner and runners-up
Helen Wilson 18.5 100 29 100 10 100 300 1
Dawn Dixon 16 86.48649 22.5 77.58621 9 90 254.0727 2
Georgia Hunter 11 59.45946 21.5 74.13793 1 10 143.5974 3