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Nine teams took part in the Scottish Club Championship heat on Saturday 13th June and the 27 anglers caught a total of 85 fish.  The top club on the night was Harelaw FF "A" represented by Andy Gray (5 fish),  Shug Shaw (6 fish) and Cameron Kelly (9 fish) with a total of 20 fish for 41lb 8oz.  The team received three £10 vouchers provided by My Fishing Flies and a voucher for £30 provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific.  In second place with 18 fish for 39lb 0.7oz was Lochend FF "A" represented by Andy Boylan (11 fish), Kevin Malcolm (4 fish) and Kenny Dickens (3 fish).    West Linton AC "B" represented by Jamie McLeary (9 fish), Mikey Burke (6 fish) and Eck Moffat (1 fish) were third with 16 fish for 34lb 6.5oz and Select FF   "A" represented by Brian Fletcher (3 fish),  Stuart Lindsay snr (4 fish) and David Wales (3 fish) were fourth with 10 fish for 22lb 0.5oz.

1.  Andy Bolan of Harelaw FF with 11 fish for 22lb 13.2oz

2.  Jamie McLeary of West Linton AC with 9 fish for 18lb 14.9oz

3.  Cameron Kelly of Harelaw FF with 9 fish for 18lb 11.5oz

4.  Mikey Burke of West Linton AC with 6 fish for 13lb 10.9oz

5.  Shug Shaw of Harelaw FF with 6 fish for 12lb 5.8oz

6.  Andy Gray of Harelaw FF with 5 fish for 10lb 6.7oz

photo: Harelaw FF (from left)

Cameron Kelly,  Andy Gray and Shug Shaw

The top 12 qualified for the final.

It needed three fish to qualify and the 12th place went to Gary Wilkinson of Cupar AC with 3 fish for 7lb 11.9oz

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Stuart Malcolm, Kyle Courtney and Mark McNaughton

The second of the river heats was held on the River Don on 17th May and the top rod with 24 fish and 5 place points was Richard McHattie of Clatto & Stratheden AC  In second with 15 fish and 12 place points was Kenny Riddell of Aberdeen & District AA and third with 15 fish and 14 place points was Ian Jones of Lochgelly SRC AC.

The top 4 go through to the final.

The first of the river heats was held on the River Tummel ln 3rd May and the top rod with 16 fish and 8 place points was Ross McKean of Crown FF.  In second with 11 fish and 10 place points was Scott Hamilton of Tweed Valley Tanglers and third with 9 fish and 17 place points was Matthew Skeoch of Crown FF.

The top 9 go through to the final.

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Scott Hamilton, Ross McKean and Matthew Skeoch

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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.”