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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 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.”