[Euan Innes]

So let's get this straight.
You were ninth in the competition. The top six were / are world record holders / international competition winners.
FFS Hamish! Bloody well done! 
And that whisky better not be finished before I get back up or all adoration and respect will be right out the fecking window 

 

[Hamish Young]

And that whisky better not be finished before I get back up or all adoration and respect will be right out the fecking window 

Errrrrr   

[Euan Innes]

None of my nice "collection" for you then you casting God.  :X

 

[Hamish Young]

Ha There'll be more than a dram left it you make it before the end of the season 

H

[Allan Liddle]

Crackin event and a few flees tied, even managed a salmon pattern or two 

Well done H and congrats to the prize winners.

[allabootthetroot]

Final results for the Alexander Grant Memorial Casting Competition.

A cracking facebook page to keep a eye on this one always plenty interesting stuff 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ness-District-Salmon-Fishery-Board/649812418411879

[Derek Roxborough]

Write up in the Inverness courier mention of a Hamish Young, 2nd local, well done sorry I didn't make it easgach 1

[Hamish Young]

Nice to see this event get a write up with plenty of pics in the current issue of FF&FT

Rumour has it that there may be a similar event in 2017 (perhaps with events for both single and double handed rods) to mark the centenary of the Inverness AC, we'll see.

H 

[Peter McCallum]

2017?? Pity it wasn't going to be an annual one 

[Hamish Young]

I'd like to see an annual event myself Peter and based on the Alexander Grant event I think Inverness is possibly 'up there' as one of the best places to in Scotland to host such an event.

However, if I'm honest this years event didn't have as many local casters at it as there might have been (and by locals I mean Brits). That's despite the fact that it was reasonably well 'out there' in the media as an event that would be happening.
Perhaps something every two years is 'sustainable' in terms of attracting competitors from the UK and abroad.
We'll see what happens, perhaps the demise of the CLA and associated world class casting events might see a resurgence in making something happen annually elsewhere in the UK.

Be nice if it were in Scotland, but anywhere in the UK would be good.

H