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Secretary’s Report 2010
Taken together the reports from the three sub-committees demonstrate clearly the volume and variety of work being undertaken by OTFA. I can recall that last year I made particular mention of the Hatchery and the rapid work required to move to a new site. So far it looks as though it could well be another successful year.
This year the work of the Environment sub-committee becomes increasingly impressive; developments in the salmon farming industry providing a steadily increasing workload along with the tender loving care attached to the perhaps precarious improvement in sea trout numbers. I must suggest that this committee’s Minute be put on the website this year.
As far as the competition scene is concerned, a personal view is that the most striking feature of the 2009 season was that three of our members represented Scotland. Collectively we must be getting lots of things right to bring this about.
The Management Committee is looking increasingly closely at what needs to be done on our part to ensure a successful 2011 International in Orkney.
An altogether unexpected difficulty arose last year in the form of a planning application relating to the old hatchery adjacent to our site at Swannay. This situation continues and will be watched very closely.
Of course it has not all been work and problems. I am sure it would be generally agreed that the fishing was quite good. By and large the weather was kind to us with water clarity on most lochs excellent. A good season on the loch sandwiched between improving numbers of seatrout.
Best wishes etc.