Tag: sea fishing
Sea fishing – Scotland boss launches hunt for women anglers
Scotland's women came second to Ireland in the Home International shore angling championships in Tralee in County Kerry last year.
Now the Tartan Team's ambitious coach Kevin Lewis is looking to recruit enthusiastic women anglers...
Fishing – Festive cheer on offer with Bass Rock SAL
It is Christmas Hamper time for the boys from the Bass Rock Sea Angling League on Wednesday (December 18).
A host of goodies goes to the best bag winner and the venue is North Berwick.Anglers...
Fishing – McHale hooks prize in latest Bass Rock event
Jamie McHale won the ninth round of the Bass Rock winter league with two fish for 2lb 15oz.
The event was an East Lothian rover and Derrick Morrison was second with two fish for 2lb...
Fishing – Cooper brushes aside opposition in latest Bass Rock round
The hardy Bass Rock anglers will be out again on Wednesday, December 4, and this time the venue is Whitesands Beach near Dunbar.
The beach is approximately five kilometres south of Dunbar and registration is...
Fishing – Fairbairn bags big prize but suffers late scare
Stuart Fairbairn from Haddington won the sixth round of the Bass Rock Winter League, then he lost his rod over the breakwater.
Luckily, he went back later, after high tide, and recovered the rod, much...
Fishing – McHale wins fifth leg of winter series
Bass Rock Sea Angling League host the sixth leg of their popular Winter Series on Wednesday, November 20.
The venue is Dunbar Harbour and registration is 6.30pm at the harbour. Non-members are welcome at all...
Fishing – Dunbar venue for latest Bass Rock SAL match
Bass Rock Sea Angling League host the fourth round of the Winter League at Dunbar on Wednesday, November 6.
Anglers can fish where they wish on both breakwaters or in between and registration is 6.30pm...
Fishing – Tweeddale winter league start date
Tweeddale Millennium boss Jacko Jackson has confirmed that his Winter League will start on Saturday, November 2.
There are ten rounds and the entry is £20. There are cash prizes. Anglers kill their first two...
Fishing – Craig finished eighth in Erskine Open
Craig Ogilvie (pictured left with Barry McEwan) won his zone in the latest Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, Erskine Open landing 35 fish and he finished eighth overall.
The North Berwick-based angler was one of...
Fishing – Bass Rock, Iain Reid Memorial and Mike and Chris cod league
Interest is encouraging in major angling events in the East of Scotland later this year.
Pegs are filling fast for the Bass Rock Sea Angling League charity open pegged match, which incorporates Scottish Federation of...
Fishing – Ferguson defied the elements to land winning bag
Darrin Ferguson won the latest Saturday League match organised by Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club.
The draw proved a huge advantage and Darrin fished his long pole throughout a windy day with gusts of...
Fishing – Empson emerges from the gloom with winter league win
It’s nearly 9pm and pitch dark on a mild Autumnal night in the River Forth in mid-September with the tide going out rapidly.
Passers-by noted lights flickering 600 yards off the beach at Fisherrow in...
Fishing – local pair contest major British event
Local anglers Mike Connet and Jock Kettles are in the Scierra Pairs final, one of Britain’s biggest fly fishing events, this weekend.
The pair motored south earlier this week to practice and Mike side: “We’re...
Fishing – mackerel kept jumping on our hooks off Eyemouth
Dolphins suddenly emerged and every angler on board the busy Aquamarine Charters boat stopped.The dolphins did not stay long but off Burnmouth in the Borders but it was just one of the memorable moments...
Fishing – East Fife Open proving a draw for Lothians anglers
Lothians anglers are heading for Fife on Sunday for the Anyfish Anywhere Summer Open.
Hosts are East Fife Sea Angling Club and the boundaries are Elie Harbour to St Andrews Harbour.Registration is between 7.30am and...
Fishing – free summer holiday fishing places for kids still available
Pottishaw near Whitburn (pictured) has been fishing well with the best fish of week - a 9lb blue trout - landed by Michael Cuthbert.
Evening sessions are best with big sedges hatching. Intermediate lines and...
Fishing – disappointment for Kyle in Home International
Mike Kyle from Dalkeith was in the Scotland side defending the Home International Shore Angling title in Ireland but the Scots slipped from pole position after day one to finish third behind England and...
Fishing – charter firms are busy and report big bags in the Forth Estuary
Sea fishing is at his prime in the Forth Estuary, according to local experts, and charters from several local ports report being busy as the holiday period continues.
Mackerel are definitely in and fishermen on...
Fishing – mackerel arrival in Forth sparks social media frenzy
Great excitement among anglers on social media which has been buzzing with news that mackerel appear to be in the Forth Estuary.
That was confirmed by local skippers Trevor Springford of Andara II in Dunbar...
Fishing – McEwan leads as Bass Rock series enters fifth round
Barry McEwan leads the chase for silverware in the Bass Rock Sea Angling League summer series.
The Port Seton-based angler is pictured above in the van with Thomas Slow of Portobello has 24 points going...
Fishing – Darrin delight as he lands massive haul to win latest league match
Darrin Ferguson landed an astonishing 62lbs 5oz of fish to win the latest round of the Saturday League hosted by Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club.
The forecast for Orchill, Perthshire, indicated it would be...
Fishing – bailiffs appeal after find of nets and set lines
Forth District Salmon Fishery Board bailiffs have been on patrol on the River Tyne and found nets and set lines hidden near the banks of the River Tyne at a well-known poaching hotspot.
A spokesman...
Fishing – joint winners of the third round in the Bass Rock SAL
Two anglers shared first place in the third round of the Bass Rock Sea Angling League and the first four places were separated by only three centimetres after three hours of fishing in heavy...
Fishing – hooked after a day out with Aquamarine
The alarm sounded at 4am on a Sunday morning and I drove from Edinburgh through the rain - it was bucketing - to a dreich, deserted quayside at Eyemouth.Several other anglers were also soaked...
Fishing – Water of Leith coming to life
Action seems to be picking up on the Water of Leith with several anglers reporting good catches including John Dingwall. His success has generally been with self-tied Droz nymphs.
Lee Windram, the chief fishing officer,...
Fishing – Glencorse boss makes plans for midweek evening fishing
Glencorse boss Bill Taylor has scrubbed plans for a summer evening league but plans to have midweek evening sessions from 5.15pm to around 10pm for three boats or more at the popular reservoir which...
Fishing – Scotland urgently need YOU for trip to Ireland
Scotland's sea fishing bosses are urgently seeking one lady to compete their five-strong squad for an international clash with Ireland in the summer.Four ladies – one from Dumfries, two from Cumbria who have Scottish...
Fishing – anglers raising funds for RNLI
Scottish sea fishing boss, Mike Horn, alerts anglers to The RNLI Fundraiser on Sunday, February 24.Registration is at Arbroath Cliffs from 9am to 10am and fishing from Carnousie Beach to Ferryden is from 11am...
Fishing – Cooper lands Sonik double-whammy
David Cooper (pictured) had a 33rd birthday to remember as he hooked two major prizes in one of the biggest sea angling competitions on Britain’s East Coast.
The self-employed painter and decorator landed the heaviest...
Fishing – Bass Rock host Christmas hamper event
Bass Rock SAL fish their Christmas hamper event on Wednesday (December 19), weather permitting.The venue is Dunbar sea wall with registration at 6.30pm at the Dunbar Harbour bridge.Craig Ogilvie invited anybody interested to come...
