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The Scottish Club Championship got underway on a pleasant evening on 14th May and the 9 teams caught a total of 111 fish.  The top four teams from each heat go through to the semi-finals and the top six individuals go through to the the Champion of Champions.  The top team on Saturday night was Tartan Tyers represented by Scott Aitken (11 fish), Allan McLachlan (14 fish) and Andrew McAdam (5 fish) to give them a total of 30 fish for 64lb 5.6oz.  Scott, Allan and Andrew each received a  box of flies provided by My Fishing Flies and as a team they received a £30 voucher for the Lake provided by Life Technologies.  The Scottish Club Championship committee wish to thank the Lake of Menteith, Hope Embroidery, Glencairn Crystal and My Fishing Flies for continuing with their sponsorship of the championship and also wish to welcome new sponsors Life Technologies who are providing a £30 voucher for the winning team in each heat and Angus Angling who are providing the hook/fly measures used in the championship and the champion of champions.

We were at Black Loch Fishery for heat 5 and with 22 anglers taking part the top 11 go through to the semi-finals.  Top rod with 11 fish for 23lb 7.2oz was Chris Harkess of Phoenix FF.  In second was Laurie Taylor of Bothwell & Blantyre AC with 11 fish for 22lb 8.8oz.  Alan Steven of Tartan Tyers was third with 9 fish for 17lb 13.6oz and Mario Fionda of Harelaw AC was fourth with 7 fish for 14lb 10.3oz.

Frandy Fishery hosted our fourth heat and with 25 anglers taking part the top 13 go through to the semi-finals.  Top rod with 16 fish for 32lb 10.2oz was Martin McCafferty of Future FF.  In second was Grant Gibson of St Boswells Newtown & District with 12 fish for 24lb 8.6oz.  Scott Aitken of Tartan Tyers was third with 11 fish for 23lb and Gil Farid of Central Belters was fourth with 11 fish for 22lb 0.1oz.

We returned to the Lake of Menteith for the third heat and with 55 anglers taking part the top 29 go through to the semi-finals.  Top rod with 34 fish for 69lb 14.2oz was Kevin Andrews of Future FF.  In second was Joseph Woods of Bridge of Weir (Loch) AC with 19 fish for 38lb 1oz.  Brian Kennedy of Glasgow PO AC was third with 15 fish for 30lb 4.6oz and Neil Anderson of Monikie AC was fourth with 15 fish for 30lb 1.7oz.

We moved to Harelaw Fishery for our second heat and with 39 anglers taking part the top 20 go through to the semi-finals.  Top rod with 7 fish for 14lb 14.10oz was Alex Grant of Select FF.  In second was Campbell Morgan of FNF Falcons with 7 fish for 14lb 10.3oz.  Craig Inglis of Grimm Anglers was third with 6 fish for 12lb 9.3oz and Kevin Malcolm of Strathy AC was fourth with 6 fish for 12lb 2.6oz

It's been a long time coming but the 2022 National Championship got off to a great start at the Lake of Menteith on 19th April.  41 anglers set off at 9am with a cloudless sky and not a breath of wind and almost all boats set out for the Road Shore, Lochend and the Butts.  Between them they caught 222 fish and a minimum of 5 were needed to get through to the next round.  21 competitors qualified for the semis.  Top rod was Robbie Gibson of Balfron Piscatorials with  18 fish for 37lb 5.7ozs.  Scott Reith of Arbroath AC was second with 11 for 24lb 8.8ozs and Willie Leach of Change FF AC was third with 12 fish for 24lb 3.6oz.

72 anglers turned out at Loch Insch on 6th March for the 2022 International Loch Teams Fundraiser Cup and in a glorious sunny day they netted 467 fish.  The teams wish to thank everyone who took part and the fishery management for producing quality fishing on the day.  They also wish to thank everyone who donated prizes and bought raffle tickets.  

Top rod and winner of the 2022 International Loch Teams Fundraiser Cup was Kevin Neri with 16 fish.  Kevin took his first fish fish at 9.47am and just pipped Neil Scowen who also had 16 with his first at 10.22am.  Read more....

1st      Kevin Neri - 16 fish

2nd     Neil Scowen - 16 fish

3rd      Andrew Barrowman - 15 fish

4th       Ryan Taylor - 15 fish

5th       Brian Mackenzie - 15 fish

When Parkview Fishery host our fundraiser each year you know that spring is just around the corner and that the new season isn't far away.  Jim and Edna provided a welcoming bacon roll and a facility for friends to meet up again before sorting out tackle from bags that probably hadn't seen the light of day for many months.  The day got off to a chilly start but other than intermittent squally showers conditions were pretty good and the fish were willing to show themselves with the twenty one competitors recording a catch of 132 fish.

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.”