A 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.

THE salmon and sea trout lobby has finally got its teeth firmly into the wildlife campaign to reintroduce beavers to the wild in Scotland

The conviction record against Scottish Water for waste water offences since 1996.

Anglers 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.

Comforting 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,”…

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,…

The 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…

(This story first appeared in The Herald in September 2008) SCOTTISH  international team manager wanted. Must be a previously-capped player with in-depth technical skills and endless enthusiasm. Naturally gifted sports psychologist with a talent for team building and motivation. Closing date for applications: October 24. Think you fit the bill? If you happen to be…