Lanarkshire angling club gets set for open day competition

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A Lanarkshire angling club is preparing to host an open day competition for the first time in five years – with a £500 top prize on offer for the top catch of the day.The special event hosted by Airdrie angling club takes place at their Hillend Loch location on Saturday, August 5, and all interested participants including non-members are invited to take part.Cash prizes of £150, £75 and £30 are available for the heaviest fish of the day at the post-competition weigh-in, while competitors will find out more about the criteria to win the top prize of the “sponsor special catch” at the beginning of the day.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Organisers from the angling club are hoping to attract a large field including non-members as they stage the club’s first open competition since 2018.The club, which has more than 700 members, have managed the loch east of Caldercruix for more than seven decades.It is stocked weekly with rainbow, brown and blue trout; and competition organisers say that supplier Westmill fish farm is providing a special double stock for the open day “including some surprise fish”.Registration for the open day begins at 7am and fishing starts at 8am; competition closes at 4pm for the all-important weigh-in, which will take place in the clubhouse and will be immediately followed by