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[1] [2] The award is given for the largest salmon caught on the fly and safely returned to the water in Scotland each year. [3] The award was founded in 1972 by the noted fishing tackle manufacturer and retailer Mallochs of Perth and first presented to Lady Burnett for a 43lb salmon caught on the Tay.
The River Oykel (Scottish Gaelic: Òiceall or Abhainn Òiceall, pronounced [ˈa.ɪɲ ˈɔːçkʲəl̪ˠ]) is a major river in northern Scotland that is famous for its salmon fishing. It rises on Ben More Assynt, a few miles from Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland, and drains into the North Sea via the Kyle of Sutherland.
Freshwater pearl mussels are one of Scotland's most endangered species and the country hosts two-thirds of the world's remaining stock. [7] The Tay is internationally renowned for its salmon fishing and is one of the best salmon rivers in western Europe, attracting anglers from all over the world.
It has one of the largest non-firth estuaries in Scotland. The river is c. 100 kilometres (62 mi) [2] long [a] and the catchment area is 1,300 square kilometres (500 sq mi) [4] The river provides excellent salmon and trout fishing and is popular with anglers from around the globe.
Fishing was important to the earliest settlers in Scotland, around 7000 BC. At this stage, fishing was a subsistence activity, undertaken only to feed the fisher and their immediate community. By the medieval period, salmon and herring were important resources and were exported to continental Europe, and the towns of the Hanseatic League in ...
Loch Naver is a loch in the Farr parish in Sutherland in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It is situated upon the B873 main road. [1] [2] Upon the loch are also the settlements of Kilbreck, Redhackaistelll and Dailmallhart. Additionally Alltnaharra and Achanaes are nearby. [1] Fishing is very popular on Loch Naver and the River ...
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At 98 mi (158 km) [3] it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom and the second longest [4] and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. (The Tay is the longest with the Clyde third in Scotland. [4] It is an important location for the traditions of salmon fishing and whisky production in Scotland.