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Scotland women’s carp team look to the future

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Scotland's ladies carp team is still recruiting despite naming a new captain and vice-captain and adding two new members to the squad.Catherine Robertson is the new captain after Joanne Barlow stepped down and Eleanor...

Scale down your bait choice for winter success

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Anglers still want to cast a line, even if we are heading into winter, and top coarse angler Rob Wootton provides some hints and tips for those who fish small commercials, particularly for F1 and carp, and...

Scots world carp teams learned a lot in France

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Scotland's men's - including Ewan Roberts from Uphall Station - and women's carp fishing teams both said they learned a huge amount from their appearance in the world championships in France.They both fished the...

Carp attraction at Eliburn, but there is so much more

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Alastair Wicksted had been bankside for four hours from 7am waiting for a bite at Eliburn Reservoir. He had even started tying some rigs to pass the time then his alarm sounded.Seconds later and...

Drumtassie Coarse Fishery re-opens on Friday

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Great news for coarse angling enthusiasts. Drumtassie Coarse Fishery near Blackridge in West Lothian is set to re-open after being shut since late June due to a burst water pipe.Chanelle Mavor (pictured by Nigel...

Silver for Scottish women in inaugural carp tri-nations

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The last 30 seconds waiting for the hooter to end seemed like an eternity for Scotland's six-strong ladies carp team. They had landed one fish between them during a 48-hour marathon and were clinging on to second place...

Uphall Station angler heads for Hungary with Carp Team Scotland for World Championships

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Ewan Roberts from Uphall Station is with Scotland's men's carp team who are driving to compete in the World Championships on Lake Deseda in Kaposvar, Hungary, and it has been some time since the...

Scotland women debut in world champs

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Scotland will make their debut in the women's World Carp Championships this summer and a six-strong team has been assembled.Four anglers are based north of the Border, Catherine Robertson, the vice-captain, and Niki Wildman,...

Fishing – Tommy defies tradition to claim victory

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Tommy Lauriston (pictured) won the eighth round of the Summer Series organised by Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club.Experienced Lauriston drew Peg 22 at Orchill near Auchterarder which is traditionally poor. He started...

Sean cashing in on his hobby after a tip-off from nature

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Sean Ford has a world-wide client list for his fishing zigs and he has achieved that without having a website. Word-of-mouth and a Facebook page has meant that the Livingston-based angler has turned his...

Fishing – Colin, the giant carp, hooked again at Eliburn

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Colin, the giant carp, has been hooked again at popular Eliburn Fishery where officials plan major changes to encourage more local anglers.The new committee are using the quieter winter months to smarten up swims...

Fishing – popular Magiscroft hooks anglers from the Lothians

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Magiscroft boasts the title of Scotland's "premier coarse fishery" and many from the Lothians travel to the water near Cumbernauld to try to land a number of the 14 different species in the water.Former...

Fishing – Ferguson defied the elements to land winning bag

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Darrin Ferguson won the latest Saturday League match organised by Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club. The draw proved a huge advantage and Darrin fished his long pole throughout a windy day with gusts of...