Fishing for the truth about angling in Scotland
Scientific results are expected on Tuesday into the mysterious deaths of thousands of rainbow trout at one of Scotlands top fisheries. Government biologists are studying the dead fish and water samples from the Lake of Menteith which has been closed as result of the incident which took place last week. The lake, in the heart…
Continue ReadingA new publication summarising the state of Scotland’s salmon fisheries was launched yesterday and followers of the continued revitalisation of many of our river stocks, would do well to get hold of a copy and have a read.
Continue ReadingAround 200 volunteer sea anglers from all over the UK are expected in south-west Scotland in June for what is expected to be yet another record-breaking demonstration of dedication by the conservation-focused sportsmen and women.
Continue ReadingNew super body, Marine Scotland is set to go live on April 1, according to the Government.
Continue ReadingTHE salmon and sea trout lobby has finally got its teeth firmly into the wildlife campaign to reintroduce beavers to the wild in Scotland
Continue ReadingThe conviction record against Scottish Water for waste water offences since 1996.
Continue ReadingAnglers on the Rotten Calder a tributary of the Clyde in south Lanarkshire were sampling the sweet scent of success today after receiving £4000 in an out-of-court compensation payment from Scottish Water for dumping sewage sludge into their river and wiping out brown trout and salmon stocks.
Continue ReadingANOTHER shark tagging marathon beckons this summer, thanks to those industrious folk at the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network.
Continue ReadingA second case of infectious salmon anaemia hits Shetland
Continue ReadingComforting to see fisheries minister Richard Lochhead up at Portarch Bridge on Deeside today at the opening of the 2009 salmon season acknowledging the huge impact angling has on local economies. “Recent years have been enormously prosperous for salmon catches in Scotland, bringing good news to a number of rural communities in these difficult economic times,”…
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