Fishing for the truth about angling in Scotland
FOR THOSE of you who value the future of the Clyde and its once-famed angling estuary, there are a couple of dates this month to bear in mind. The first is on the May 19 in Lochgilphead and the second two days later in Campbeltown, both great locations, if only for a day out. But…
Continue ReadingI USED to think I was organised. My office colleagues poked fun at one or two files in which I kept a random assortment of cuttings and papers. My wife still looks at the shelves of box files containing various insurance policies, mortgage documents and car repair receipts with that wonderful feminine gaze which displays…
Continue ReadingTotal catch-and-release policies for salmon on all Scottish rivers for the remainder of the spring run is the urgent plea from the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards (ASFB). And the 100% return policy should cover all sea trout throughout the 2009 season, they urge. The call for maximum restraint for the next two months follows…
Continue ReadingOngoing tests into the unexplained deaths of thousands of fish at the Lake of Menteith mean the fishery will stay closed until at least Saturday.
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