Malloch Trophy

The Malloch Challenge Trophy is Scotland's most prestigious award for salmon fishing.[1][2] The award is given for the largest salmon caught on the fly and safely returned to the water in Scotland each year.[3]

The award was founded in 1972 by the noted fishing tackle manufacturer and retailer Mallochs of Perth and first presented to Lady Burnett for a 43lb salmon caught on the Tay.[4][5] Over the years winning fish have come from a number of Scottish rivers, including the Dee, Spey, Tweed, Tay and Naver.[1] In 1999 the trophy ceased to be awarded due to a combination of loss of sponsorship and stringent conservation measures but was acquired by the Tay foundation in 2009 who reinstated the competition with a change to the criteria to require fish to be returned to the water.[3] In recent years the trophy has been sponsored variously by Savills and FishPal.[6] There is also a junior version of the award.[7]

List of winners of the Malloch Trophy

Year Winner Weight River
2009 Sandy Walker 32lbs River Lochy[8]
2010 Huston McCollough 36lbs River Spey[8]
2011 Sam Valentine 43.5lbs River Nith[4]
2012 Jim Reid 50lbs (est.) River Tweed[9]
2013 Shamus Jennings 50lbs River Tweed[10]
2014 Wayne Longstaff 33lbs River Tweed[5]
2015 Tom Buchanan 35lbs River Lyon, a tributary of the River Tay[11]
2016 John MacIssac 38-41lbs River Spean[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Salmon angling trophy resurrected". BBC News. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ Mack, Gordon; Williams, Martin (10 January 2009). "Coveted salmon trophy is brought back to help fish conservation". The Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Salmon trophy leaps back to prominence". The Scotsman. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Mills, Naomi (13 December 2011). "Prize winning salmon caught on the River Nith". Deadline News. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "The 2014 Malloch Trophy". Fish and Fly. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "FishPal - Scotland - Malloch Trophy - History". www.fishpal.com.
  7. ^ a b "Gillie wins prize for salmon caught on River Spean". BBC News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Malloch Trophy - Winners". Fishpal. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Picture:largest salmon caught in Scotland this year". The Scotsman. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. ^ Urquhart, Frank (16 December 2013). "50lb salmon 'biggest caught in Scotland in 2013'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. ^ "The FishPal Malloch Trophy 2015 Winner". South Chesthill Estate newsletter. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2023.