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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.
Angler author Joseph D. Bates Jr. whose seminal works on Atlantic salmon flies include: Atlantic Salmon Flies and Fishing (1970) after polling the best of the world's fly tiers has been quoted as saying "The best are in Scotland, and of course Megan Boyd is the best in Scotland."
Aquaculture in the United Kingdom is dominated by salmon farming (mostly in Scotland), then by mussel production with trout being the third most important enterprise. [1] Aquaculture in the United Kingdom [ note 2 ] represents a significant business for the UK, producing over 200,000 tonnes (220,000 tons) of fish whilst earning over £700 ...
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 ...
The River Deveron (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Dubh Èireann) is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles (97 km), and has a reputation for its Atlantic salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing. In its upper reaches peaty water flows over a bottom of shingle and rock and is fast flowing. [1]
Laxford is a remote area in the far Northwest Highlands of Scotland around the River Laxford which runs northwest from Loch Stack to Laxford Bay. This bay is an inlet of Loch Laxford, a sea loch and Special Area of Conservation. The river is well known for its salmon fly fishing, indeed the name "Laxford" derives from the Norse for "salmon ...
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.
The loch is retained by the Pitlochry Dam which was built by Wimpey Construction between 1947 and 1950 [1] as part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme. [2] The dam incorporates a salmon fish ladder, allowing around 5,400 salmon to ascend annually, and is a popular visitor attraction.