ANGLING : Rainbow haul.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: August 3, 2001 | Copyright information

Byline: SILVER WILKIE

A SUPERB catch of 17 rainbows took Ayrshire's Thack Angling Club A Team into the semi-finals of the Scottish Club Championships.

Much of their success at Lake of Menteith at the weekend was down to uncle and nephew anglers, Daniel O'Hare and Ronald Gilbert, who between them caught enough fish to beat Lochgelly Angling Club's A team into second place. The third team member, Andy Allison, had four.

Ronald and his uncle's catch of...

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