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

YearWinnerWeightRiver
2009Sandy Walker32lbsRiver Lochy[8]
2010Huston McCollough36lbsRiver Spey[8]
2011Sam Valentine43.5lbsRiver Nith[4]
2012Jim Reid50lbs (est.)River Tweed[9]
2013Shamus Jennings50lbsRiver Tweed[10]
2014Wayne Longstaff33lbsRiver Tweed[5]
2015Tom Buchanan35lbsRiver Lyon, a tributary of the River Tay[11]
2016John MacIssac38-41lbsRiver Spean[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Salmon trophy leaps back to prominence". The Scotsman. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 Mills, Naomi (13 December 2011). "Prize winning salmon caught on the River Nith". Deadline News. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "The 2014 Malloch Trophy". Fish and Fly. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "FishPal - Scotland - Malloch Trophy - History". www.fishpal.com.
  7. 1 2 "Gillie wins prize for salmon caught on River Spean". BBC News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. 1 2 "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.
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