Online 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.
Continue ReadingTweed salmon genealogy table
THE TWEED Commission’s news website carries an interesting genealogy table for its spring salmon runs. This shows the origins of fish dating back to 1999 and reveals that most of the springers are five years old, having spent a year in gravel as eggs, two more years in the river and two at sea. The…
Continue ReadingRiver Leven web forum closed following legal action threats
An internet forum run by supporters of change in the administration of salmon and sea trout angling on Loch Lomond, has been shut down by its hosts after threats of legal action regarding allegedly defamatory postings.
Continue ReadingInsults and smears cloud Loch Lomond’s bonnie banks
Stormy waters and a bitter feud cloud the future of salmon and sea trout angling on Loch Lomond.
Continue ReadingRiparian owners hold the key for Lomond
In My Opinion The ugly row over management of the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association does the sport no favours. The arguments are now personal and the chances of reconciliation without some change of personnel and structure seem unlikely. LLAIA has a celebrated history and remains one of the largest “clubs” in the country despite…
Continue Reading‘Natural causes’ blamed for Menteith fish deaths as fishery re-opens
The Lake of Menteith will re-open for angling tomorrow after more than two weeks, following the mysterious death of thousands of specimen game and coarse fish
Continue Reading‘100% catch-and-release’ plea as salmon numbers plummet
Total 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 ReadingDecision on Menteith re-opening this week
Ongoing tests into the unexplained deaths of thousands of fish at the Lake of Menteith mean the fishery will stay closed until at least Saturday.
Continue ReadingMenteith fish stocks hit by mysterious deaths
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…
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