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Fishing – Kettles battles to Army silverware
Jock Kettles, Scotland's international fly fishing skipper from Bonnyrigg, won the Army-run Celtic Cup, at the Lake of Menteith. Kettles also claimed the associate...
Fishing – Taylor argues for review of Outdoor Access Code
Fishery boss Bill Taylor (pictured) has launched a social media campaign which is fast gaining momentum as anglers face camping, fires, parking problems and...
Fishing – Raith Lake to close in September
Raith Lake bosses have decided to close the fishery by the end of September and they have sent a notice to all customers and...
Fishing – Connet and Kettles aiming high at Rutland
Jock Kettles and Mike Connet have their sights set on Sunday, September 19 when they contest the Grand Final of the Scierra pairs, one...
Fishing – Cobbinshaw host open day to attract new members
The 240-acre reservoir at Cobbinshaw is a site of special scientific interest, but it is also one of Scotland's top fisheries.
Anglers from Central Scotland...
Fishing – evening sessions by popular demand at Glencorse
Glencorse anglers have been urging owner Bill Taylor to start evening sessions and he has agreed. They are due to start from Tuesday, July...
Fishing – disabled boat operational at Cobbinshaw
Cobbinshaw Angling Association have a special fishing boat for the disabled now on site and you can see it during the club's Open Day...
Fishing – local reservoirs producing quality trout
Loganlea owner Karen Jack sat on an upturned boat looking down her fishery and chatting to three happy anglers. They had just spent a...
Fishing – Kay lands Tweeddale stunner
John Jackson hosts an evening competition on Friday, May 21, at Tweeddale Millennium and it was fully-booked in 90 minutes.
Entrants kill the first two...
Fishing – Rosebery comes out of cold storage to open for angling
Rosebery Reservoir was frozen for the first time in ten years four weeks ago but the popular fishery opens to anglers for the season...
Fishing – Clubbiedean enjoys good start to the season
Clubbiedean Trout Fishery in the Pentland Hills above Colinton has re-opened with a bang and some sizeable fish have been landed in the first...
Fishing – Linlithgow Loch bosses pleased with early-season sport
Linlithgow Loch (pictured) bosses have stocked over 1,200 fish since February 24 and the early-season returns have been encouraging.Up to midweek, 38 fish have...
Almond anglers prepare for salmon season
Salmon and sea trout fishing re-opens on the River Almond on February 1 and West Lothian Angling Association (WLAA) and Cramond Angling Club (CAC)...
Fishing – popular Rosslynlee re-opens after big freeze
It's been a long time coming but it is the news that stilllwater anglers in Midlothian were waiting to hear. They can now cast...
Fishing – Scottish Open dates confirmed
Entries are now invited for the the Scottish Open Fly Fishing Championship and all heats and the final will be fished at the Lake...
Fishing and flying, a heady mix for Jamieson
Drew Jamieson trained as a geographer and enjoyed a 20-year flying career as a pilot then an instructor in the Royal Air Force. He...
Fishing – Clubbiedean remains a trout fishing outlet for Capital angers
Fly fishermen who live in Edinburgh and wish to cast a line under the current Government travel restrictions can still do so at Clubbiedean...
Fishing – patience is the name of the game thanks to COVID-19
It is possibly not the best time to be reading Drew Jamieson's book, A Scottish Angler's Companions. Why? because it sparks my interest in...
Fishing – Loganlea closed for season after family bereavement
Bosses at Loganlea Trout Fishery have decided to end the current season now due to a shock family bereavement.Karen and Iain Jack posted a...
Fishing – new booking rule at Glencorse Reservoir for next season
Glencorse Reservoir boss Bill Taylor has been forced to bring in a new rule for next season which will open on March 25 and...
Fishing – Ronnie bags a beauty at welcoming Kailzie Trout fishery
The Moorfoot Hills looked majestic in the September sunshine, the green and brown tints on the slopes highlighted by the cloudless blue sky.The light...
Fishing – encouraging interest in re-opened and well-stocked Rosebery Reservoir
Rosebery Reservoir is described as a rural idyll which offers excellent fishing. Work has been underway recently which meant closure and there has been...
Fishing – new stocking livens up resident fish at Harlaw
A fresh head of fish has been introduced which has livened up the resident fish at Harlaw in The Pentland Hills, writes Robert Ross...
Fishing – over 20 fish in one morning session at Harlaw
One angler had a real red-letter day at Harlaw. He caught and released 21 fish in a morning session and his big haul came...
Fishing – Lothians duo march into British final
Lothians anglers Mike Connet (left) and Jock Kettles breezed into the final of one of Britain's leading fly fishing competitions by winning a heat at...
Anglers urge MSP to help them ‘save The Pentlands’
Frustrated anglers have sent a plea to their MSP in a bid to protect the Pentlands which last weekend saw up to 50 tents...
Fishing – fresh stocking boosts catch prospects at busy Harlaw Reservoir
The fishing at Harlaw in the past week has been patchy with exceptionally good days then other days when the angler had to work...
Fishing – good catches at Harlaw but concern over social conduct
The fishing at Harlaw and Threipmuir in the past week started well then, as the warm weather and bright sun conditions arrived, fishing became...
Book review – salmon, surviving in a changing world
Many in Scotland are aware of the importance of salmon to the economy north of the Border, but it is only when you read...
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...
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