Fishing for the truth about angling in Scotland
THERE WERE encouraging signs from the Tay system last week of greatly improved salmon runs. The recorded catch total of 211 was nearly treble the previous week. Water levels dropped back steadily and the lower river produced more than half of the total catch. Almondmouth and Coupar Grange topped the returns with 44 and 31…
Continue ReadingMY STORY earlier this week commenting on shark tagging in the drive to increase our knowledge and understanding of endangered fish species, has prompted an interesting response from one of the founders of the new River Clyde website. John Blair says that Clyde pike are soon to be the target of a tagging programme. He…
Continue ReadingSEARCHING questions about the financial administration of salmon and sea trout angling on Loch Lomond are expected to dominate tonight’s annual meeting of the historic club which runs game fishing on the famous water. A tense meeting of members of the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association (LLAIA) in Glasgow is anticipated when officials present the…
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