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Four National Champions, Ronald Gilbert, Tyler Hay, Peter Auchterlonie and Derek Pozzi all finished in the top five.

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Willie Thomson, Ronald Gilbert and Tyler Hay

The Scottish Club Championship heats started on Saturday 9th May 2026.  The 24 anglers caught a total of 86 fish.  The top club on the night was Firecats FF "A" represented by Calum Clark (10 fish), Kenni Hope (6 fish) and Campbell Cree (8 fish) with a total of 24 fish for 49lb 4.4oz.  The team received vouchers for £30 provided by My Fishing Flies.  In second place with 13 fish for 28lb 10.2oz was Strathgryfe AA "A" represented by Andrew Durk (9 fish), Kenny Finlayson (3 fish) and Ian Gorrie (1 fish).    Heriot AC "A" represented by Jimmy McBride  (4 fish),  Keith Logan (8 fish) and Darrell Young (1 fish) were third with 13 fish for 27 lb 2oz and Thalassa AC "A" represented by Greig Davie (8 fish), Stevie Nicol (2 fish) and Scott Millar (3 fish) were fourth with 13 fish for 26lb 10.10oz.

1.  Calum Clark of Firecats FF with 10 fish for 20lb 15.5oz

2.  Andrew Durk of Strathgryfe AA with 9 fish for 18lb 9.8oz

3.  Keith Logan of Heriot AC with 8 fish for 16lb 11.1oz

4.  Greig Davie of Thalassa AC with 8 fish for 16lb 8oz

5.   Campbell Cree of Firecats FF with 8 fish for 16lb 0.9oz

6.   Kenni Hope of Firecats with 6 fish for 12lb 4oz

The heaviest fish on the night was caught by Kenny Finlayson of Strathgryfe and came to the scales at 5lb 0.3oz

The first of the river heats was held on the River Tummel ln 3rd May and the top rod with 16 fish and 8 place points was Ross McKean of Crown FF.  In second with 11 fish and 10 place points was Scott Hamilton of Tweed Valley Tanglers and third with 9 fish and 17 place points was Matthew Skeoch of Crown FF.

The top 9 go through to the final.

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Scott Hamilton, Ross McKean and Matthew Skeoch

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Wild fisheries

Protecting the rights of anglers.

Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.

The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the structure and remit of District Salmon Fishery Boards, following a consultation on draft provisions for a Wild Fisheries (Scotland) Bill and draft Wild Fisheries Strategy.

The Scottish Government will facilitate‎ work streams which encourage, empower and support the modernisation of fishery management, including the piloting of voluntary board mergers to identify any existing legislative issues. It will also develop a fishery management plan to trial any changes with boards and will also explore potential freshwater conservation provisions ahead of the introduction of a Bill to Parliament.

Ms Cunningham said:

“The Scottish Government is committed to supporting our famous and valuable wild fisheries, to modernise our fishery management structures and to establish a more secure and sustainable future for this vital sector.

“Our Wild Fisheries Bill will build on our significant conservation achievements to date, including the annual salmon conservation measures, Spring Conservation Orders, and the moratorium on coastal mixed stock fishery netting for three years.

“However it’s important that we represent the interests of our anglers, that’s why we have listened to the sector’s concerns around increasing costs and restricting access to fisheries and are ruling out the introduction of rod licences and a freshwater levy.

“We’ve heard through the consultation that these steps would limit the opportunities for our anglers and potentially discourage young people from taking part. Over and above this we will work with the angling community to identify ways to increase participation and to improve engagement across the sector.  

“I am grateful for the considerable time and energy that the wild fisheries sector has given to date to help inform the programme of reform. We will continue to work closely with our stakeholders to make sure the legislation that is ultimately brought forward is robust and fit for purpose, so that anglers have confidence in the management and development of the fisheries that they depend on.”