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The Scottish Youth International Fly Fishing Team won Silver at the 32nd Youth International Fly Fishing Competition Held at Lough Lein, Killarney, Ireland on Wednesday 3rd August 2016. Ireland won Gold with a close run battle with Scotland. The atmosphere and lifelong friendships that are created from this competition is amazing. The Scottish Youth Team wish to congratulate Ireland for their win and for their hospitality to the Scottish team and to all the other nation’s team for making it a great and memorable event. A very special thanks goes to everyone who supported and sponsored the Scottish Youth Team. The Scottish Youth Team members would like to thanks their Team Manager Mr Arthur Wilkie and all the team coaches for their hard work and support throughout the past year.

Alasdair Fyfe

84 of our clubs have let us know the views of their members on rod licences. 78 of them (92%) don't want a rod licence

The next stage of the process in the wild fisheries review can be viewed at the link below.  The possibility of rod licences in some form or another is still very much on the agenda and it is recommended that you read paragraphs 43 to 46

The Wild Fisheries Review report (where wild fisheries means all salmon and freshwater fisheries including stillwaters) was submitted to the Scottish Government at the end of 2014 and the government consultation period came to an end in August 2015. The report advocated the introduction of a ROD LICENCE and in case you are unaware of the review findings and the governments response you can read them at http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0046/00460195.pdf and http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0047/00476999.pdf

At each of the Saturday night heats, semi-finals and finals of the Scottish Club Championship and the Champion of Champions, the anglers are encouraged to donate £1 each which is donated to the Cardiac Unit of Yorkhill Childrens Hospital.  Many of the clubs also donate the cheques that they receive as prizes in the finals.

On 25th February, Brian Mackenzie of the 2015 Scottish Club Champions, Neilston FF, along with Jim Crawford from finalists Change FF AC met with Amy Aitken from the Yorkhill Childrens Hospital Cardiac Unit and handed over a cheque for the £8,512 which has been donated by the anglers who took part in the Scottish Club Championships and Champion of Champions.  Amy was overwhelmed by the generosity of the anglers and explained that the money will be used for heart monitors. On behalf of Yorkhill Childrens Hospital she thanked everyone who had made a donation.