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We were back at the Lake of Menteith for the third heat of the National and the 52 competitors had near perfect conditions with a mix of flat clam, a light breeze, sun and clouds.  A total of 686 trout were caught of which one was over 5lb and 15 were over 4lb.  

Top rod with with 40 trout for 82lb 8.8oz was Tyler Hay of Tartan Tyers.  In second with 33 trout for 68 lb 3.4oz was Calum Clark of Firecats and third with 30 trout for 60lb 7.4oz was Campbell Cree also of Firecats.  Tyler received a pair Vision sunglasses provided by sponsors Vision Fly Fishing UK and Fishers Direct.  The top 26 qualified for the semi-finals.

We moved to Harelaw for the second of the National heats where the competitors had to contend with unseasonable conditions.  It was cold and blustery and later in the day the rain came in which made for hard conditions for the anglers.  Stevie Plank of Johnstone FF however managed to cope with the conditions and netted 10 trout for 20lb 0.2ozs.  Stevie received a pair of Vision sunglasses provided by our sponsors Vision Fly Fishing UK and Fishers Direct.  Close behind in second with 8 trout for 17lb 5oz was Michael Ward a.lso of Johnstoner FF and Keith Renton of Tweed Valley Tanglers took the third spot with 7 trout for for 14lb 1.2oz.

33 competitors took part and the top 17 qualified for the semi-finals.

The first heat of the National was won by Darren Heenan of Arbroath AC who netted 25 trout for 51lb 10.8oz.  Joseph Wood of Snowbee Albacats  was second with 24 trout and Gil Farid of East Kilbride AC was 3rd with 23 trout.  The 45 anglers caught a total of 474 trout for 1011lb 2.1 oz.  The heaviest fish was 5lb 11oz and the catch included two fish over 5lbs and 7 over 4lbs.  The top 23 qualified for the semi-finals

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

Scotland took the gold medal in the autumn international by a wide margin.  Read the full report on the 2024 autumn international page..

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.”