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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON PIKE CONSERVATION MEASURES - 15/08/2018
As we announced a few weeks ago, in June the Scottish Government issued a consultation (https://www.gov.scot/Resource/0053/00536300.pdf ) on measures for pike conservation. The consultation closes on 31st August. We urge all anglers and angling clubs who are interested in the … Read More
Scottish Government Consultation on Pike Conservation Measures - 08/06/2018
After extensive discussions between SFCA, pike anglers’ representatives, Marine Scotland officials and other stakeholders it’s great to be able to report that on 8th June the Scottish Government issued a formal consultation document ( https://consult.gov.scot/marine-scotland/pike-conservation/ ) containing three specific proposals … Read More
FISHING WITHOUT PERMISSION – A CLARIFICATION - 06/02/2017
The recent Scottish Government announcement about changes to the Wild Fisheries Reform programme contained an item saying: “The Scottish Government has ruled out … the criminalisation of freshwater fishing without written permission”. Subsequent postings on social media suggest that some … Read More
DO YOU FISH LOCH KEN? YOU COULD WIN A £50 TACKLE VOUCHER! - 06/02/2017
SFCA would like to ask you to support the Loch Ken Fisheries Study currently being carried out by Galloway Fisheries Trust as part of the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership Project. Among other things, this project will gather information about coarse … Read More
WILD FISHERIES REFORM PROGRAMME SCALED DOWN! - 05/02/2017
The Scottish Government has today announced that it will not now pursue most of the key elements of the programme of reform which it had proposed to carry out as a result of the independent Wild Fisheries Review in 2014. … Read More
