As we approach another weekend a reminder that this Saturday we have our fishing open day with the army veterans charity Walking With The Wounded. We have now finalised our itinerary for the day. Doors open 9.30 am for welcome, Tea and Coffee. From 10am we will have several display areas where the veterans and our members can have a go at learning to tie a fly, learn how to set up a pike bait rig and see a display of spey casting. From 12 noon, Dr Nick Beever from the Loch Lomond fishery trust will give a short presentation on Salmon conservation. We Invite and encourage our members to join us on Saturday meet and share fishing stories and say hello to Paul Young of Hooked on Scotland fame.
Presentation Evening
Presentation Evening
VOLDAC celebrated their annual presentation evening, as usual there was various trophies to be awarded for anglers who had met the criteria to win the trophies.
The picture shows centre front Donald Brown who was this years club champion. Donald has been a member since his youth and has developed into an accomplished, knowledgeable and competent angler and he was well deserved as this years club champion. Flanking Donald id Daniel Steel who was last years club champion and has excelled in his ability to seek out fish in our big Loch. On the other side of Donald is Phil Shannon, again another experienced angler who has fished the Loch for many years and has exceptional knowledge of where to find the fish. The trophies they have been awarded are for various categories in catching fish. Standing and pictured behind Donald is Club President Rab Mair, again Rab has fished the Loch for many years and has shown exceptional qualities as a boats man navigating the Loch in difficult conditions. Rab is pictured with the Les Dawson Trophy, which relates to the TV programme Blankety Blank which Les hosted for many years. This trophy is awarded to the angler who has gone a full season without catching a fish, hence blankety blank.
The evening was well attended by members and their guests and all had a good time.
Sat 20 April 2024 Presentation
Reminder to al members and their guests, only one week to go to our annual presentation evening. Trophies are all engraved for the lucky winners. Come along with your friends, and family. Doors open 7pm.
Dates for your diary
Sat 20 April our annual presentation evening, there will be a list for members to put their names on to allow us to manage numbers.
I draw your attention to the notice of an EGM on Thursday 9 May, can members pay attention to the notice and all are encouraged to attend the EGM
Important Notice for all Members
VOLDAC EGM
The Committee has called an Extraordinary General Meeting
AGENDA
For members to decide the future of the bar and function suite and future of the VOLDAC
To take place on Thursday 9th May 2024
Doors Open 19:00hrs meeting starts 19:30hrs
All members are invited to attend
Sat 4 May Fishing fun day with WWTW Army veterans charity
Presentation evening Friday 8 March 2024
With just over a week to go to our annual prize giving evening, here is the list of prize winners
James Connolly cup, First Salmon from the Loch. Daniel Steel
Thomas Lynn cup, 1st Salmon of the Season. Daniel Steel
Robert Kelly Shield Best bag of game fish in June. Phil Shannon
Frank Alderson Cup. Phil Shannon
Ian Brittain Cup, Heaviest Sea Trout of the Season. James Sheen
Jim McNiven Shield, Outstanding bag of game fish on any single outing. Donald Brown
Club Champion, Donald Brown.
Les Dawson cup to be decided on the night. We look forward to seeing our members and their guests at the prizegiving night on the Friday 8 March, doors open 7pm.
There will also be Karaoke after the prizegiving.
Tickets for our Cabaret on 30 March will also be on sale. This is a sensational show by Robert T Leonard with his tribute to Meatloaf and Tom Jones
Club Events
Now that the 2024 season is upon us, we have some dates for your diary of events your club has organised for you.
1. Fri 16 Feb is our annual AGM, we encourage a good attendance as this affords our members to contribute to the direction the club will take in the coming year. 7pm start
2. Sat 17 Feb is the first Saturday of the season and we are marking it with a traditional start to the season. We have a piper piping our members to the slipway where we will have the blessing of the boats and the best wishes for the season ahead. Again we look for members to attend , we will be starting at 9.30am and the club house will be open from 3pm for socialising and from 4pm some music and karaoke.
3. Fri 8 March is our annual presentation, again we look to the members to come along and participate in the presentation. To allow for appropriate management of the event we would ask those attending to notify us through social media or the poster in the rod room.
4. Tickets are still on sale for our cabaret A tribute to Meatloaf and Tom Jones on 30 March and will be on sale at each of the aforementioned events.
Karaoke/Quiz
Our next quiz/Karaoke night will be Friday 26 Jan with a twist of Rabbie Burns, quiz starts 7pm followed by an evening of Karaoke, remember also Free snooker. So what more can you ask for
AGM
NOTICE
VOLDAC AGM 2024
The AGM will take place on Friday 16th February 2024 in the Function Suite of the Clubhouse
Doors Open 19:00hrs meeting starts 19:30
All members welcome
Snooker
Do we have any budding Ronnie O Sullivans in our membership, we;; snooker loopy nuts are we, free snooker for the foreseeable future. Members can sign in their friends and guests. Phone the club house to book Fri, Sat &Sunday 01389 767859.
Reminder that Fly tying continues of Thursday 7-9pm.
The Tay opened yesterday we are holding our own opening day ceremony so let us know if your going to join us.
15 1 24 Dunkeld opening ceremony (youtube.com)
9.30 opening ceremony
10am fishing.
3pm bar opening
The club house will be open early for those who choose to spend a short period fishing. We will also have music/karaoke from 4pm.
Club events 2024
2024 Season begins.
Sat 17 Feb will be the first Sat for our members to venture up the Loch to mark this we have decided to have an opening ceremony at the slipway, we will have a piper piping us to our boats a short speech to begin the season then some time fishing the loch. The club house will be open early for those who fing the conditions to challenging and later on we will have some music, karaoke and a raffle. We hope to see you there on the 17 and get our season off to a good start.
Club Presentation, will be held on Fri 8 March, we are asking those who intend to come along to add their names to the list in the rod room to allow us to gauge for numbers and catering.
Following the intense interest in the recent darts competition where 16 year old Luke Littler competed so well we have taken the decision to promote our games room which has a full size snooker table and a dart board, we have decided that for the foreseeable future there will be no charge for the snooker. To avoid disappointment you can book a session by contacting the club.
Our next quiz/oke will be Friday 26 Jan , which is close to Burns night, so we may make the quiz a Burns theme, so polish up on your knowledge of the Bard.
Walking with the Wounded.
Following our committee meeting where William Cairns representative from the charity walking with the wounded attended and discussed with us a proposal to work in partnership with the charity to support their members to learn more about the art of fishing. William explained a bit about the charity and those who benefit from it. The charity aims to support ex servicemen in their quest to remain socially included and experience activities and events to support their emotional health and well being. Following Williams presentation it is with delight that we have agreed to work in partnership with the charity.
Followers of our facebook page will already be aware that several of their members have attended our fly tying nights.
We are planning with William a series of events through 2024 where we will look to offer the veterans a day up the Loch fishing for Salmon, camping enjoying a brew up on one of the islands. We are also looking to teach them about fly fishing, casting. To do this we are looking to arrange a series of workshops.
As we are a community resource we are now looking for our members to volunteer in any of the aforementioned areas to support the veterans.
If you are willing to support this worthy cause can you reply via any of our social media outlets and we can discuss what you are prepared to offer. In previous discussions with some of the veterans they are keen for a day up the Loch. There are some issues still to be confirmed and we will keep you in informed.
So can we ask that you give this venture some consideration and and contact us through our social media
Christmas Karaoke
Now that the shopping is over, the presents are wrapped and you are at a loss what to do. This year we are opening at 3pm on Saturday 23 Dec for a Christmas catch up, some drinks and if you choose a wee song on the Karaoke. This is our opportunity with our family and friends to spend the run up to Christmas in the club. Take some time away from the hassle of our Christmas preparations and join us for pre Christmas drinks. See you on the 23 and we fish you a merry Christmas.
Catch Returns
All members are reminded that catch returns should be submitted by the end of November. This includes nil returns.
Winter fishing dates
To keep us away from the telly during the winter we have arranged some days away fishing, theses are 2nd Dec Lake of Menteith, 16 Dec Orchill Fishery, 13 Jan Kinross Fishery and 3 Feb Lake of Menteith. If you would like to join us drop us an e mail.
Fly Tying Club
Another very enjoyable evening at our fly tying club, we again welcomed our friends from the walking wounded veterans charity. We had some chat, laughter and tied cheesy wotsits and fads. They are really keen on learning more about all types of fishing and we discussed a day up the loch in the summer. We would need club members to volunteer to take someone on their boat. We presented them with some fly fishing equipment donated by our member Rab Wilson.
Children xmas party
There continue to be tickets available for our kids xmas party on 10 Dec 2-4pm. Tickets are available to primary age children and are priced at £6 per child. The closing date for tickets is Sat 2 Dec.
Jim Malloch
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of VOLDAC member Jim Malloch. Funeral arrangements are Fri 1 Dec to Cardross Crematorium 1.15 pm, thereafter to Abbotsford Hotel.
What's On
With the season now a memory, you don’t need to be a stranger to the club. Through the winter period we will have for our members and their guests fun and entertainment.
Fri 24 Nov is our next quiz karaoke night beginning at 7pm. This has been a good social event and all are welcome.
Sat 2 Dec is our Christmas Cabaret, unfortunately all tickets for this evening have been sold. The demand has been incredible.
Sun 10 Dec is the kids xmas party from 2-4pm. Tickets are now available at the clubhouse at a price of £6 per child. They are available to primary school age children.
Saturday 18 Nov is our next boat shift and there is also a notice in the rod room of all boat shit dates.