The FARIO FLY MENTEITH BOAT LEAGUE commences on Wednesday 6th May 2026 and runs every Wednesday (6:00 PM – 10:00 PM or 11:00 PM) until the Final Heat in 2026 which will be on the 12th August.

This is a friendly competition for members at all experience levels. All fishing is done by boat (limiting angling pressure) and your partner is randomly allocated each night of the League. Guests are permitted. The main aim of this League is to enjoy the sport and experience long summer evenings on the beautiful Lake of Menteith.

LEAGUE RULES

Entry to the League is £25.
50% of this goes towards monetary prizes for first, second, and third places (split 6:3:1 respectively), and the other 50% will go to the winner’s choice of charity (we still have last years charity money to present to Strathcarron Hospice).

Rules for 2026 are as per the Scottish Club Rules.

• Maximum fly size of 1  and 1/8th inches and hook size of 3/4 inch).
• No weighted flies.
• No standing unless playing a fish.
• At the beginning of the night you take your boat partners score card and mark in THEIR catch including time of first fish as you go. At the end you BOTH NEED TO SIGN IT! 
• The competition is catch and release and all flies must be debarbed.
• Fish may be taken for the pot with an additional payment.
• The final positions are based on the anglers top 9 heats out of 14. If prize winners are still drawn then final places are decided by the anglers top 10 heats, and so on until decided. In the unlikely event that competitors are drawn taking all the heats into consideration, the total number of fish caught will be used, then the number of first positions achieved :).

There will be two prizes awarded at each heat – a box of 20 Fario flies and a free heat voucher (£18.50 – £21). Competitors can only receive each price once, prizes then being awarded to the next best angler who hasn’t reached a prize limit. All members require to be proposed by an existing boat leaguer who has fished in the league in the last two years or by a member of the committee/or lake staff. 

In the event of a tie in the number of fish released the winner is decided on the basis of the time of the first fish caught (also recorded by your boat partner). The command of the boat changes half way through the shift and competitors can change ends or as may be mutually agreed. Any complaint arising during the course of the heats must be notified to the person in charge within 20 minutes of the end of the heat.

Proposals for changes can be made to the committee if the proposer gets support from two other boat league members. These proposals along with letters of support should be in writing to manager@menteith-fisheries.co.uk. This proposal must then be circulated by email to all members for their vote in favour or against. The decision being made in favour of the proposal with the majority of votes received. If less than 50% of boat league members reply within the stated time period the ballot is invalidated. The committee reserve the right to disqualify any angler from the competition.

The Menteith Boat League has been running since 2002, and was created with an emphasis centred on friendship and skill sharing.  The Boat League Committee members are Quint Glen, Douglas Fraser, Connor Shearer and Stuart Inglis.