Building on the success of their market leading “Cancellation and Fishing Disruption Insurance”, FishPal has re-launched its popular fishing insurance to the angling community. Continue reading
“A surreal introduction to salmon fishing for his friend Brett from Zambia. Tom was hoping his friend would catch a grilse!”
impressive mouth full of teeth compared to our native atlantic salmon.
Professor Eric Verspoor, director of the RLI intends to use Inverness College’s state of the art molecular genetics laboratory to increase awareness of this potentially invasive non-native salmon.
Numbers of non-native pink salmon spotted in Scotland are on the increase but the full extent of their invasion and the impact on native Atlantic salmon stocks is unknown.
The RLI is exploring using DNA shed into the Continue reading
An update from the Nith Catchment Fisheries Trust about the work they have been doing with schools to inspire the next generation, along with a plea for some equipment to help them carry on this excellent work in the new session.
To date, we have conducted 39 sessions in the schools involving 175 children from seven schools throughout Nithsdale including Sanquhar Academy, Wallace Hall Academy, St. Joseph’s College, St. Michael’s Primary, Georgetown Primary, Dunscore Primary and Duncow Primary. The response from the schools and the children has been extremely positive with most schools keen to take part again next Continue reading
Fishponds beat on the River Tay was this years location for the Junior Malloch Winners. Head ghillie Iain Kirk and world spey casting champion Scott Mackenzie welcomed the 2016 winners David Cameron, Harris Reid, Monroe Job, Blaine Lyon and 2015 winner Conal Sinclair for a days salmon fishing and tuition. Continue reading
A breathtaking highland sporting estate focused on an excellent salmon river with seven and a half miles of double bank salmon and sea trout fishing on the River Dionard and Loch Dionard with a 10-year average of 244 salmon and 123 sea trout, including additional sport of wild brown trout lochs. Continue reading
Anglers in Scotland have reported several captures of fresh run non-native Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Some captures have also been reported in some salmon net fisheries in Scotland and both rod and net fisheries in England and Ireland. These fish are not native to Scotland and are likely to have ‘strayed’ from some of the rivers in northern Norway or Russia. Continue reading
