Tag: Edinburgh Angling Centre
Kingdom champs, Tarn re-opens plus sea fishing updates
Scott Mudie has confirmed the dates for the Kingdom Fly Fishing Championship which will have two heats and a final.Eden Springs hosts heat one on Saturday, June 1, and there are 26 spaces and...
McEwan catches big prize as temperature plummets
Barry McEwan (pictured) braved sub-zero temperatures to win round eight of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League's winter series.The Scottish international from Port Seton hooked into a 23cm rockling to take the top prize....
Bass Rock match scheduled and Kyle at the double
The Bass Rock Shore Angling League is back in business this week, weather permitting, with postponed Round Eight now scheduled for East Lothian on Wednesday, January 17.It's a North Berwick Rover and registration is...
East Fife cod sweep plus Scottish and Edinburgh match dates
Another sea angling competition in the first week of the New Year. East Fife Sea Angling Club are hosts for the cod open sweep on Sunday January 7.Boundaries are from Carnoustie to Ferryden Light...
Brindle wins winter league match three
Gus Brindle, a Scottish coarse fishing international, won round three of the Edinburgh Winter Shore League, sponsored by the Edinburgh Angling Centre, The Fishing Megastore and Cox and Rawle, with 39 fish, the longest...
Lyall leaves the rest in his wake in Winter League
Defending champion Davie Cooper hooked into 36 fish during leg two of the Edinburgh Winter Shore Angling League but he could not keep pace with the leaders.The self-employed Edinburgh-based painter and decorator was fifth...
Tyneside angler triumphs in shore angling opener
Steve Potts from Sunderland won the first leg of the Edinburgh winter shore angling league at Portobello Beach with 16 fish and nearly 400 points.Second was another Tyneside angler, Gavin Owen, with eight fish for 198...
Edinburgh shore league attracts Tyneside anglers
They travelled from Sunderland, Arbroath and Falkirk, as well as from all over the Lothians, to be part of the first match in the Edinburgh winter shore angling league.Roads lead to Portobello the beach...
Get hooked on fishing, that’s the advice from world champion Morgan
Hywel Morgan, a world champion fly caster, a Welsh international, and one of the best-known fishermen in Wales, plus a man who has numerous instructional videos on YouTube, stressed it was not expensive to get into fishing. Picking...
Practice makes perfect in fly casting
Fly casting specialist Jim Fearn has simple advice for anglers anxious to add extra yards to their casting, understand what you are trying to achieve, don't try to add distance with force and visit...
Campbell defies the mud to earn second at Cree
Congratulations to Ian Campbell who came second in the individual competition restricted to members of the Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers at the Cree Estuary near Newton Stewart.The event was fished in great weather,...
Busy winter for sea anglers with two events
Two sea fishing competitions will be held in the Edinburgh area between October and March after the success of last year's trial with Portobello, Newhaven and Marine Esplanade the venues.Ian Campbell, manager of the...
Super Cooper scoops top prize in winter league
Prize guys David Cooper (left) and Mike Kyle collect vouchers after their success in the inaugural Edinburgh Winter Shore League sponsored by Edinburgh Angling Centre and the Fishing Megastore.It was a close finish with...
Two sea fishing dates for your diary
Leg six of the inaugural Edinburgh Winter Shore League takes place at Marine Esplanade, Seafield, on Friday, December 30 with registration from 6pm to 6.30pm.Fishing is from 7pm to 10pm and Ian Campbell, the...
Big weekend for sea anglers with two events
Leg five of the Edinburgh Winter Shore Angling League will be fished on Friday, December 16 along Marine Esplanade at Seafield, the first time this venue has been used this season.The breakwater at Newhaven...
Edinburgh winter shore angling league up and running
The Edinburgh shore angling winter series is under way and David Cooper won the first event on a calm night at Portobello Beach when 22 anglers turned up.Organiser Ian Campbell said this was an...
Fishing – stores re-open subject to Government guidelines
Two of the most popular angling shops in the Lothians re-open this week. Fishers in Penicuik and Edinburgh Angling Centre (EAC).Fishers is back on Tuesday, April 27 while EAC are back on Monday, April...
Fishing – stores re-open with safeguards due to COVID-19
Two of the busiest fishing shops in the Lothians have re-opened. Fishers of Penicuik are back in business from 11.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday.Bosses say they are working hard to re-stock and have...
Fishing – Hooked on Harlaw
Malleny Angling Association (MAA) host a special day so people can learn about fishing on Harlaw and Threipmuir Reservoirs.Hooked on Harlaw is on Sunday, July 1 (from 10.30am) at Harlaw House and Garden next...
Fishing – the latest on where to source permits
Trout fishing for most local rivers officially opens on Thursday, March 15 and anglers can’t wait to get out there.Permits for the Almond and Tweed, among others, are available at various outlets including Fishers...
Fishing – Volunteers wanted for River Esk clean-up
Musselburgh and District Angling Association are gearing up for the new season this month.The committee has organised a River Esk clean-up on Saturday, March 11 at 10am (meet at Job Centre) in a bid...
