Our history...
Lamington was formed as a Club in the late 1800’s and we have positive records from 1931, these records starting with the minutes of the AGM held on 9 th January 1930 . The meeting was composed of a President and his Vice, 9 Honorary Vice presidents, 4 Patrons, 10 Committee with 12 Co-Opted Committee and a collection of members! A very formal affair and not short of the local notables.
Today we are a much smaller Club in terms of administration but still fishing the same stretch of river in the same ideal conditions.
We lease a stretch of the Clyde from Boat Bridge , Thankerton, to the Bower Pool at Roberton. Nine miles all in, this is made up of eighteen leases and we rely on the continuing goodwill of our landlords for the superb unspoilt surroundings and fishing. We lease almost all the fishing, both banks; unleased stretches are few and far between and marked. There is plenty of easy access and stiles, parking areas are all clearly marked. In the main it is Fly fishing, there is however one area, a large extended pool at Langholm where gravel was extracted from the river where spinning fishing is permitted after 1st may each year.
The river is crystal clear on a gravel bottom; easily and safely wade-able running through open country the whole time. Whilst composed mainly of runs and glides there is no shortage of deep pools which may yield outstanding fish – 2003 saw two brown trout in one evening, one 7 1/2lbs and the other 5 1/2lbs! In winter we fish for Grayling and the once much neglected fish is now providing good winter sport. We have a full time Bailiff who polices the water and is available to answer any queries members may have.
We do not hold competitions – we operate a 12”, 2 Trout limit and a 12”, 2 Grayling limit. Under the terms of our lease no Sunday fishing is permitted.