Tag: fishing

Comedian Whitehouse opens Dee salmon season

By Emma Hamilton   COMEDIAN Paul Whitehouse opened the 2012 season on one of Scotland's best salmon rivers today. The funnyman, who is a keen angler, took...

Anglers take fight against net fishing to Europe

FURIOUS salmon fishermen are taking legal action against the Scottish government inBrussels, claiming ministers have failed to protect stocks. The anglers claim the Scottish Government...

Prize winning salmon caught on the River Nith

By Naomi Mills A MAN’S 45 minute battle with a salmon has won him a prestigious fishing award. Sam Valentine was crowned this year's winner of...

Catch of the day: Top salmon beat could be yours – for £1m

A SALMON fishing beat on one of Scotland’s best fishing rivers has come up for sale – with a £1 million price tag. The Newtyle...

Fishermen call lifejacket plans “impossible to police”

FISHERMEN have hit out at plans to force them to wear lifejackets while at sea. They have claimed that the new rules would be "impossible...

Fishermen to be forced to wear lifejackets

LIFEJACKETS could be made compulsory for fishermen as officials look to make the job safer. New laws, set to be introduced next year, could force crews to...

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