Fishing for the truth about angling in Scotland
Full version of a story which first appeared in The Herald on 10 January 2008 ONE of Scotland’s most iconic angling prizes, the Malloch Challenge Trophy for the heaviest salmon caught by fly-fishing, is being reinstated this year with the aim of helping to promote fish conservation. The solid silver leaping fish, valued at £15,000,…
Continue ReadingDateline: Loch Sunart, West Lochaber, Saturday November 15, 2009: It was an opportunity to see at first hand the dedication and resourcefulness of a Scottish angling pressure group and it was clear from the flotilla of boats assembling in the car park of the campsite at Resipole, on Loch Sunart that both qualities were evident…
Continue ReadingSpurdog ‘tagathon’ held to help identify resident breeding populations of the critically-endangered small shark, is voted “an outstanding success” by its organisers, the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network.
Continue ReadingScottish sea anglers aim to put the bite on fisheries minister Richard Lochhead when they carry out a voluntary two-day tagging exercise aimed at delivering research evidence to support their plea for the creation of a marine reserve to help recovery of the spurdog
Continue ReadingSea angling is worth £150m a year to the Scottish economy, according to preliminary results of a major research study commissioned by the Government.
Continue ReadingThe Scottish Government’s penchant for creating multi-disciplinary committees as an aid to fending off criticism of policy decisions – or the lack of them – was in evidence again when it announced in mid-November, the creation of an independent group charged with producing a plan “to safeguard the long-term future of salmon fishing.” Headed up…
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