Tag: coarse fishing
Scotland women’s carp team look to the future
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...
Fly, sea and coarse fishing updates
Millhall near Polmont report that the second of their weekend sessions took place in arctic conditions but those who did take part reported good sport from both The Shallows and the deeper water off The Dam.
Defrosting and removing the...
Scale down your bait choice for winter success
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
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...
Lowe stands down after 30 years at the helm
Geoff Lowe joined South Queensferry Angling Club 30 years ago and his drive helped develop a small club into the popular Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club which hosts regular summer matches at Orchill near Gleneagles.
The...
Carp attraction at Eliburn, but there is so much more
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...
Bowden Springs closed for a week
Popular Bowden Springs Fishery near Linlithgow will be closed on Monday, August 14 until it re-opens on Monday, August 21, owner Jim Gargaro has confirmed.
Meanwhile, Drumtassie Coarse Fisherey near Blackridge has re-opened after being...
Free tasters bid to get people hooked on fishing
Let's Fish! aims to encourage young people, and those possibly not so young, to be hooked on angling and sessions have started at The Kelpies and at the Claypits, Glasgow's only inner-city nature reserve.
Gus Brindle,...
Fishing – Bass Rock league starts, Docherty wins at Orchill
Torness worker Alan Brown (pictured) from West Barns is the new chairman of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League. The former club secretary steps up after previous chairperson, Craig Ogilvie, stepped down.
The appointment was...
Silver for Scottish women in inaugural carp tri-nations
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...
Drumtassie Coarse Fishery gearing up for busy summer
Drumtassie Coarse Fishery is getting back to normal after the cold snap and anglers are catching in the three ponds available within yards of the extensive car park.
The fishery at Blackridge Heights near Armadale...
Scots disappointed with world result in Croatia
David Corcoran (pictured) from Edinburgh was Scotland's second top angler in the 68th world coarse angling championships in Croatia, but the Tartan team finished a disappointing 26th out of 33 nations.
Corcoran finished in 100th...
Edinburgh duo in Scotland’s world championship angling squad in Croatia
James Dornom (pictured) and David Corcoran are currently practicing in Croatia with Scotland's men's coarse fishing team ahead of the World Freshwater Angling Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
Also on the banks are James Woodrow (Cumbernauld),...
Allandale Tarn re-opens after temperature checks and Scotland ladies carp team enjoy 42-hour training...
Popular fishery Allandale Tarn near West Calder has re-opened after being shut temporarily because of high temperatures and owner Iona Allan reminds customers of the current fishing times.
They are Saturday 9am to 9pm, Sunday...
Scotland quartet Hungary for more after debut in world-class event
Two Edinbugh-based anglers, James Dornom from Currie and Davie Corcoran from Davidson's Mains, have just returned from the WalterLand Masters in Hungary, featuring "world-class" anglers.The quartet, which also included James Woodrow from near Cumbernauld...
Currie angler wins bronze
Currie-based angler James Dornom earned a bronze medal as Scotland A claimed third place in the Sensas Challenge, one of the leading coarse fishing competitions in Europe against a quality field from Britain, France...
Lothians angler wins bronze
Scottish angler James Woodrow hooked second place in a field of over 160 of the best coarse anglers in Britain, France and the Channel Islands and he declared: "That's my best ever result."
The Cumbernauld-based fisherman...
Fishing – Tommy defies tradition to claim victory
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...
Fishing – new date for Scottish Canal Championship
The Scottish Canal Championship has been re-arranged for Sunday, August 29 on the Forth & Clyde Canal at The Stables, Kirkintilloch.The match will be combined with the Angling Trust & Canal River Trust UK...
Fishing – boss urges anglers to have their say on the future
Angling Scotland has reached a key decision point according to board member Gus Brindle. In its current format as an umbrella structure with no independent income stream, he claims it is simply not financially...
Fishing – Angling Scotland post new lockdown rules
Anglers have been told they can continue to fish under the new Scottish Government COVID-19 regulations, but no competitions are allowed. An interim statement on the Angling Scotland website said there were strict conditions.Anglers...
Fishing – how to catch flounder with a coarse fishing feeder rod
Gus Brindle (pictured) is currently deprived of his usual fix of a coarse fishing outings because of COVID-19, but he found a way have a cast.
The Fife-based chairman of the Scottish Federation for Coarse...
Fishing – Colin, the giant carp, hooked again at Eliburn
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 – drop shotting for perch is catching on
Mike Wilson has enjoyed watching his young son learning the art of drop shotting, working through various actions and retrieves on the Union Canal.It's an angling tactic which has been rapidly growing in popularity...
Fishing – Colin encouraging more anglers to the Union Canal
Colin Smith has landed over 100 roach, perch and pike from the Union Canal this year and is actively encouraging more anglers to join him.He recently-created a private Facebook page which is steadily growing...
Fishing – winter season set to start at Eliburn and non-members welcome
Winter memberships for coarse fishing at Eliburn Reservoir at Livingston, which recently produced a carp of 17lb, run from October 26 to March 28 however there is a large waiting list already.Jason Biggin, club...
Fishing – experts say it is good for mental health. Not recently it wasn’t
Fishing, they say, is about being in the open air and pitting your wits against a creature you can't see. Medical people say it is also good for your mental health. It is not...
Fishing – Bass Rock extend welcome and Parella lands top prize
The Bass Rock Shore Angling League are back in business on Wednesday, September 23, when they host the second in their Winter Series, this time at North Berwick.The harbour area is the location and...
Fishing – popular Magiscroft hooks anglers from the Lothians
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 – Darrin romps home in latest Summer League match
Darrin Ferguson (pictured) strolled to victory in the latest Summer League match hosted by Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club.He landed a staggering total of 51lbs 4oz of fish at Orchill near Auchterarder during...
