| Description | Programme for the Freshwater Fisheries Forum number 1. |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Official Print Publication Date | |
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| Website Publication Date | July 15, 2005 |
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3. Background and Scene Setting
Scotland is blessed with salmon and freshwater fisheries
resources of world renown. Rivers such as the Tweed, Tay,
Dee and Spey are synonymous with both salmon fishing and
Scotland. Loch Leven is world famous for its unique brown
trout population, and some of our large, deep lochs, such
as Loch Awe, are home to the famous 'ferox' trout,
attracting specimen anglers from far and wide. Our rivers
attract grayling anglers from throughout the UK. Coarse
angling is now well established in Scotland, and increasing
in popularity.
Salmon fishing in Scotland is not restricted to angling:
there is a long tradition of netting for salmon in
Scotland. As with all salmon fishing in Scotland, rights
to fish are private, heritable titles that may be bought,
sold or leased. The industry is much smaller now than in
the past, but still provides employment in rural areas, and
provides high quality salmon for a discerning market.
Andrew Wallace, Director of the Association of Salmon
Fishery Boards, will give a short presentation on the
background, setting the scene of freshwater fisheries in
Scotland.