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Secretary’s Report 2011
On two occasions during the last year the Management Committee welcomed visitors to Orkney – the purpose of these visits being to assist us in our consideration of the issues involved in Fisheries Trusts. Their advice and comments were invaluable and very much became part of the process that led to the MC recommending to the AGM that we proceed in bringing about a Fisheries Trust for Orkney.
The quality of fishing on the lochs was excellent and indeed, at times, spectacular with the added interest (to say the least) of an improving run of sea trout into Harray Loch at the back end. In the sea, sea trout numbers are holding up well for the time being.
Malcolm Russell has been occupied throughout the year with the detail of the OTFA input into the coming International Competition. I am confident that by the middle of the coming season we will be seen as having been a good host.
Personally I was very pleased to see the MC agree that OTFA should join “Fish Legal”. In addition to whatever help might be provided directly in the future, “Fish Legal” is doing the kind of work that any organisation with an interest in the quality of the angling environment should support.
It was pleasing to receive thanks from the organisers of Angling for Youth Development Orkney. Several of our members are making a significant contribution and it is to be hoped that this can be built upon in the coming years.
Another year has shown that the members continue to contribute an astonishing range of skills and an enormous workload in support of the aims of OTFA. I’m sure our thanks go to them all.
Stuart Topp