What now for Loch Lomond angling?
The emergency meeting of the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association last week, delivered a victory for the existing committee but no mandate for the status quo. So what next?
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Chapter 4 – The God of Angling
The god of angling works in mysterious ways, as Gordon Mack learns from long and bitter experience.
Continue ReadingSave the Doon campaign unites and gathers strength
Save The Doon salmon campaigners unite and petition gathers strength
Continue ReadingRiver Doon: What Scottish Power says . . .
Scottish Power issued the following statement to Between The Lines today following a request for an explanation about why it was necessary to change river abstraction levels. In order to meet the forthcoming requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive, Scottish Power have been working on proposals in conjunction with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency…
Continue ReadingScots anglers seize initiative with shark tagging programme
ANGLERS IN Scotland have launched the country’s first comprehensive shark tagging programme in an effort to protect the many species of fish which are at risk of being wiped out in local waters. The move by grassroots conservationists seizes the initiative and exposes Government reticence to take immediate direct action, despite signing up last month…
Continue ReadingWales bag spring international fly title
Scotland were pushed into third position behind Wales and England in the spring home international fly-fishing competition at Chew on Friday. The Scots, led by Jock Kettles, equalled the Welsh for numbers of fish – 44 – but lost out at the weigh-in. Kettles with nine fish for 16.1lb was fourth in the overall individual…
Continue ReadingCouncil backs down over Forth and Teith salmon catches
Stirling Council backs down over its insistence that anglers release all salmon caught on its waters during May and June
Continue ReadingLoch Lomond committee survives – by six votes
Loch Lomond’s game fishing administrators survived a vote on their future by just six votes at an emergency meeting in Glasgow.
Continue ReadingOnline petition launched for ‘Save the Doon’ campaign
Ayrshire’s River Doon is “finished as a salmon fishery” if Scottish Power gets its way, say campaigners.
Continue ReadingAnglers’ drowning tragedy prompts Government rescue review
THE Scottish Government is to conduct a comprehensive review into how the emergency services handle water rescues.
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