Tag: fly fishing

Despite the wind and rain, there were 34 boats out over the week at Linlithgow Loch and 72 fish were kept, weighing 199lbs 3oz, and 38 fish returned, writes Tom Lambert, club secretary of...

Season tickets are still available for fishing throughout the season which starts on April 1 at Harlaw and Threipmuir reservoirs situated in The Pentland Hills above Balerno.Alex Rose, secretary of Malleny Angling, said the...

A new team event for competition fly fishermen has been confirmed for the Lake of Menteith later this year and time is running out to enter.Fishing tackle firm Greys are behind the loch style...

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...

The cold snap closed several fisheries in Central Scotland this week including Drumtassie Coarse near Blackridge, Allandale Tarn at West Calder, Magiscroft near Cumbernauld and Bowden Springs, near Linlithgow, as temperatures plunged well below zero and ponds...

Millhall near Polmont hosted a fundraiser on behalf of the Scottish Disabled Fly Fishers Association which raised over £800 towards next year's international team. The competition winner was B Gair with N Burns in...

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...

Cramond Angling Club, who have a nine-mile beat on the River Almond, have confirmed that their 2023 annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 22 (7pm) at Cramond Boat Club.All members of...

Linlithgow Loch has been granted an extension so anglers can now fish on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm during November, and the prospects look good.Tom Lambert, secretary of the Forth Area...

Brian Quinn had a vision and a clear target which he believed was achievable. It was simple. Create a team which would win gold for Scotland on home soil in the Home International bank fly fishing...

An English angler dropped to his knees and held his head in his hands after dropping a fish inches from his landing net.Seconds later two Scots hooked into fish on opposite sides of...

Scotland celebrated after winning the Bank Fly Fishing Home International at Newhaylie Trout Fishery near Largs.The six-strong Tartan team totalled 112 points with Ireland second with 135, Wales third on 170 and England fourth on 176.Ireland's...

George Murray and his wife Senga have hosted four national bank fishing finals at their Newhaylie Trout Fishery around 400ft above Largs, but never an international, until now.Final preparations are under way for the event...

Keith Logan of Heriot AC won the Champion of Champions title for the second time in two years, beating 59 other competitors on the day at the Lake of Menteith.The angler from Gifford (pictured right...

Morton Fishings near Livingston has been given a make-over by new owner Sandy Mabon who has improved on-shore facilities to benefit anglers.The businessman took over in March and has splashed the cash and has...

Sandy Mabon has just confirmed the date of the first competition to be held at Morton Fishings near Livingston since he took ownership earlier this year.The date for your diary is Sunday, October 29, and,...

Two Edinburgh anglers, Diona Roberts and Lana Taylor, are in Canada preparing for Scotland's debut in the women's world fly fishing championship.The team is captained by Helen Philp who claimed her third Scottish ladies...

The Bass Rock Shore Angling League is back in business after their mid-summer break and Skateraw Beach is the venue for their latest match.Fishing is from 7pm to 10pm and only sizeable fish should be...

Millhall Loch near Polmont continues in fine form, with lots of anglers commenting on the hard-fighting qualities of the fish. Better catches this week have gone to those anglers fishing lures, on both floating...

Anglers debate about the price of a fly line, whether they should invest in an expensive one or a cheap one, and industry expert, Martyn Robinson said: "One of the most important parts of getting...

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...

Scott Hamilton of Tweed Valley Tanglers won the final of the 2023 National River Championship held on the River Tummel.Tom MacTaggart of SANACC confirmed that the top six in the final now make...

The organisers of TweedStart are excited by the response they have received from youngsters who are currently on a four-week fly fishing course based at Kailzie Fishery (pictured by Nigel Duncan) near Peebles.The initiative is...

Stenhouse Fishery bosses have confirmed that the popular water near Burntisland will close at the end of this month due to rising costs.A short announcement was posted on social media on Monday and it...

Sam Davies won the Kingdom Fly Fishing Championship for the first time and took home a £400 cash prize thanks to a cracking bag of ten fish.It is the first major competition the Fife-born, 60-year-old has entered in 25 years and...

Anglers have been enjoying good sport at Linlithgow Loch this week reports Tom Lambert, secretary of the Forth Area Federation of Anglers, a non-profit organisation who run the popular water which attracts fishermen from all...

The Bass Rock Shore Angling League hosts the second round of their Summer League with a pegged match at Belhaven Beach on Wednesday night.Registration is at the car park at 6pm to 6.30pm with...

There will be a full house at Allandale Tarn on Sunday when the Scottish National Stillwater Bank Angling Championships hold centre stage with 28 pegs booked.Therefore, the popular water is closed to walk-up fly...

Fishery bosses at Ljnlithgow Loch have confirmed that they are open for business after reports on confusion among anglers about the start date.Tom Lambert (pictured), secretary of the Forth Area Federation of Anglers FAFA),...

Things are taking shape at Morton Fishings ahead of re-opening day on Friday, March 3, with new owner, Sandy Mabon, and his team hard at work in the build-up.The day I visited the staff...