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There were eight clubs in the 8th heat of the Scottish Club Championship on 28th June with the top four teams going through to the semi-final on 15th August.  The anglers set off into a strong north westerly wind and almost every boat made for the sheltered water.  Just to make conditions a bit harder there was very little cloud cover for most of the evening.  Around 8.30pm the wind softened.

Many anglers struggled to catch fish although a few did master the conditions.  The 24 anglers caught a total of 60 fish with trout of 6lb 4.8oz, 5lb 15oz and further seven over 4lbs being taken to the scales.  The top club on the night was Strathleven FF "B" represented by Alan Brock (6 fish), Nigel Burns (8 fish) and Campbell Morgan (8 fish) with a total of 22 fish for 53lb 13.5oz.  The team received a voucher for £30 provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific and each individual received a pack of flies provided by My Fishing Flies.  In second place with 12 fish for 32lb 1.6oz was Bothwell & Blantyre "A" represented by Paul Wilson (4 fish), Laurie Taylor (5 fish) and Robin Brown (3 fish).  Hawick AC "A" were third with 8 fish for 23lb 9.1oz and they were represented by Kevin Levell (2 fish), Stewart Barclay (3 fish) and Shane Kelly (3 fish).  Costa Ecosse "B" represented by Walter Archibald (4 fish), Mick Marshall (2 fish) and Allan McLachlan were fourth with 6 fish for 16lb 12.3oz.

1.  Nigel Burns of Strathleven FF with 8 fish for 19lb 0.2oz

2.  Campbell Morgan of Strathleven FF with 8 fish for 18lb 13.3oz

3.  Alan Brock of Strathleven FF with 6 fish for 16lb

4.  Laurie Taylor of Bothwell & Blantyre AC with 5 fish for 11lb 11.9oz

5.  Walter Archibald of Costa Ecosse with 4 fish for 11lb 2.3oz

6.  Paul Wilson of Bothwell & Blantyre AC with 4 fish for 11lb 0.1oz

Ireland were convincing winners of the River International on the Munster Blackwater with 27 placings which was 20 placings in front of Scotland who had 47 placings.  England were third with 63 placings and Wales were fourth with 64 placings.

The Ireland team filled the top five individual spots with Scotland's Mark Straughen in 6th,  Matthew Skeoch in 8th, Grant Gibson in 9th, Robert Maxwell in 10th and Scott Hamilton in 14th.

The second of the two heats of the River Championship was held on Sunday 1st June on the Rivers Tay and Tummel.  Eleven competitors took part and the top eight qualified for the final.

Top rod was Scott Hamilton of Tweed Valley Tanglers with an impressive catch in all four sessions with a total of 26 fish and 7 place points.  Dick Logan of Coldstream & District AA was second  with 17 place points and Iain Lindsay of Strathgryfe AA was third with 20 place points.

The first of the two heats of the River Championship were held on Sunday 25th May on the Rivers Tay and Tummel.  Eight competitors took part and the top six qualified for the final.

Top rod was Colin Macdonald of Saltire FF with a total of 11 place points.  Ross McKean of Crown FF was second with 13 place points and Stevie Plank of Johnstone FF was third with 14 place points.

The raffle for the box of flies tied by the Spring Team was drawn on 23rd May just before the last of the heats.  The draw was supervised by Douglas Fraser and the winner of the box is Sean McCaffrey.

The 2025 International teams wish to thank Wullie Simpson along with Jim and Edna at the Parkview Fishery for running a fundraiser for them at Parkview.  They also wish to thank French Vehicle Services, David Bonnington Joinery, Ian Hutcheon, Smith Street Motors, and Allan Smith for sponsoring pegs and everyone who donated prizes, Angus Angling and Fishers Direct for providing vouchers for prizes and everyone who bought raffle tickets. The twenty anglers had wind, rain and sun and at the end of the day they netted 114 fish.

Top rod with 13 fish was fundraiser regular Stevie Anderson.  In second place with with 12 fish was Brian Mackenzie.  Colin Macdonald was third with 11 fish and Ronnie Gilbert was fourth with 10 fish.

his prize from

Wullie Simpson

Wild fisheries

Protecting the rights of anglers.

Anglers in Scotland will be shielded from increased costs. Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.

The Scottish Government has ruled out these measures as well as the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission and proposals to overhaul the structure and remit of District Salmon Fishery Boards, following a consultation on draft provisions for a Wild Fisheries (Scotland) Bill and draft Wild Fisheries Strategy.

The Scottish Government will facilitate‎ work streams which encourage, empower and support the modernisation of fishery management, including the piloting of voluntary board mergers to identify any existing legislative issues. It will also develop a fishery management plan to trial any changes with boards and will also explore potential freshwater conservation provisions ahead of the introduction of a Bill to Parliament.

Ms Cunningham said:

“The Scottish Government is committed to supporting our famous and valuable wild fisheries, to modernise our fishery management structures and to establish a more secure and sustainable future for this vital sector.

“Our Wild Fisheries Bill will build on our significant conservation achievements to date, including the annual salmon conservation measures, Spring Conservation Orders, and the moratorium on coastal mixed stock fishery netting for three years.

“However it’s important that we represent the interests of our anglers, that’s why we have listened to the sector’s concerns around increasing costs and restricting access to fisheries and are ruling out the introduction of rod licences and a freshwater levy.

“We’ve heard through the consultation that these steps would limit the opportunities for our anglers and potentially discourage young people from taking part. Over and above this we will work with the angling community to identify ways to increase participation and to improve engagement across the sector.  

“I am grateful for the considerable time and energy that the wild fisheries sector has given to date to help inform the programme of reform. We will continue to work closely with our stakeholders to make sure the legislation that is ultimately brought forward is robust and fit for purpose, so that anglers have confidence in the management and development of the fisheries that they depend on.”