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Ogilvie back with a bang in top European fishing event

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Craig Ogilvie took a two-year break from competitive sea angling but last weekend he celebrated his best every finish in what is claimed to be Europe's biggest beach fishing event, beating hundreds of competitors who...

Sea and trout fishing latest plus retail news

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Match 5 of the seven leg Edinburgh New Year Shore League is at the west end of  Portobello Beach on Friday, fishing from 7pm to 10pm. The competition is sponsored by The Edinburgh Angling Centre,...

Charter owners booking for summer sea angling trips

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Skippers and charter boat owners around the Firth of Forth and further afield are beginning to receiving bookings for chartered sea angling trips now that the weather appears to be improving.Firms operate on both sides...

Kingdom champs, Tarn re-opens plus sea fishing updates

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Scott Mudie has confirmed the dates for the Kingdom Fly Fishing Championship which will have two heats and a final.Eden Springs hosts heat one on Saturday, June 1, and there are 26 spaces and...

Lothians sea anglers have Misty moments

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Sea anglers from the Lothians are among the growing number of clients heading off-shore with an Aberdeenshire-based charter firm.Misty Angling Trips based at Fraserburgh leave harbour throughout the year, weather permitting, with cod plus haddock among...

Bass Rock series update and match results from elsewhere

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Round Nine of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League's winter series will be held on Wednesday, February 14, and it will be a Dunbar Rover.Registration is at Dunbar Harbour between 6pm and 6.30pm...

McEwan catches big prize as temperature plummets

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Barry McEwan (pictured) braved sub-zero temperatures to win round eight of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League's winter series.The Scottish international from Port Seton hooked into a 23cm rockling to take the top prize....

Bass Rock match scheduled and Kyle at the double

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The Bass Rock Shore Angling League is back in business this week, weather permitting, with postponed Round Eight now scheduled for East Lothian on Wednesday, January 17.It's a North Berwick Rover and registration is...

Safety comes first say Bass Rock bosses

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The Bass Rock Shore Angling League were due to host Round 8 of their Winter League in East Lothian on Wednesday night, but the forecast is grim.So, they have postponed the leg in the...

East Fife cod sweep plus Scottish and Edinburgh match dates

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Another sea angling competition in the first week of the New Year. East Fife Sea Angling Club are hosts for the cod open sweep on Sunday January 7.Boundaries are from Carnoustie to Ferryden Light...

Bass Rock hosting New Year match on Wednesday

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Fancy a cast in a competitive sea angling match? Well, the Bass Rock Shore Angling League host the eighth leg of their Winter League at North Berwick on January 3.It's a Rover match so...

Burns takes St Serfs title and cheque for over £1,000

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Stevie Burns from East Lothian won the £1,250 prize with a 5lb 10oz cod in the 25th annual Xmas Open hosted by St Serfs Sea Angling Club.He beat a field of 123 other anglers...

Scots out to rise up civil sea fishing list next year

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Scotland host the Civil Service Sports Club shore angling championships next year and they are determined to make home advantage count.The three-man squad of Dunfermline-based Gus Brindle and Peter Smalls and David McKervail (Inverkeithing) finished...

Cunningham bags biggest cod in leg one

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Cameron Cunningham leads the chase for Mike and Chris's popular Winter Heaviest Cod League title having landed a fish weighing 7lb 8.5oz in leg one of the popular series.The East Lothian angler also won the best...

Hopes high for Portobello Beach sea fishing match

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Organiser Ian Campbell is taking names for Match 4 of the Edinburgh Winter Shore Angling League which takes place at Portobello Beach on Friday, November 24.This match is at the Joppa end of the...

Three Fife-based anglers go for Civil Service glory

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Three Fife-based fishermen carry Scotland's hopes in the Civil Service Sports Club shore championships on Friday.Gus Brindle (pictured by Nigel Duncan) and Peter Smalls from Dunfermline and Davie McKervail from Inverleithing will cast a...

Fly, sea and coarse fishing updates

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Millhall near Polmont report that the second of their weekend sessions took place in arctic conditions but those who did take part reported good sport from both The Shallows and the deeper water off The Dam.  Defrosting and removing the...

Buckley in top 20 as Scots finish 13th in worlds

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Billy Buckley finished in 16th position overall as Scotland ended the four-day competition in Sicily in 13th position in the world shore angling competition.The Uddingston angler moved steadily up the table during the event...

World and Bass Rock sea fishing updates

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Scotland men, including Barry McEwan from Port Seton, are currently lying in 17th place out of 21 countries in the World Shore Angling Championships in Sicily with two days to go.Portugal lead the chase...

Linlithgow extension plus latest on land and sea fishing

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Linlithgow Loch has been granted an extension so anglers can now fish on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm during November, and the prospects look good.Tom Lambert, secretary of the Forth Area...

Kyle hooks into cash prize in Reid Memorial

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Midlothian-based Mike Kyle won the Iain Reid Memorial sea fishing match over two days at Kirkcaldy and Leven beaches in Fife.Kyle, a Scottish international, landed 20 fish, 11 on the second day measuring 266cm,...

Lyall leaves the rest in his wake in Winter League

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Defending champion Davie Cooper hooked into 36 fish during leg two of the Edinburgh Winter Shore Angling League but he could not keep pace with the leaders.The self-employed Edinburgh-based painter and decorator was fifth...

Bass emerges from surf to kick-start Reid title chase

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It was fair but dull leaving Edinburgh. Crossing the River Forth at Queensferry you could see darker clouds over to the right. The twisty coast road is never appealing, and worse when you think...

Triple whammy for sea anglers this weekend

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Three days of competitive sea fishing are scheduled for this weekend around the Forth Estuary and around 50 anglers are expected to contest Day One of the Iain Reid Memorial Match at Kirkcaldy Beach on...

Tyneside angler triumphs in shore angling opener

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Steve Potts from Sunderland won the first leg of the Edinburgh winter shore angling league at Portobello Beach with 16 fish and nearly 400 points.Second was another Tyneside angler, Gavin Owen, with eight fish for 198...

Sea fishing competition dates for your diary

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Portobello Beach (pictured) is the venue for the first round of the Edinburgh Shore League winter series which runs from this month to December.The first leg is on October 27 and fishing on all legs...

New products to ‘excite’ anglers this autumn

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Manufacturers are currently bringing new products to market to excite anglers in fly and sea fishing and many are now in the shops.Glasgow Angling Centre's well-attended recent Open Weekend provided a showcase north of...

New members welcome for Bass Rock sea fishing winter league

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It's winter league time again for members of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League and club officials have confirmed the venue for the first leg.James Ogilvie (pictured), the club secretary, said the event is...
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Stafford wins final leg but misses out on title

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Edinburgh angler William Stafford won the final leg of the summer league organised by Bass Rock Shore Angling League on the Dunbar Harbour wall at a canter, but it was not enough to take the...

Campbell defies the mud to earn second at Cree

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Congratulations to Ian Campbell who came second in the individual competition restricted to members of the Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers at the Cree Estuary near Newton Stewart.The event was fished in great weather,...