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July 08
New boat quite a catch for disabled anglers - Press & Journal
Custom-built vessel opens up Kyle of Sutherland even to wheelchair
users. The new boat is available for the Kyle of Sutherland
at Bonar Bridge. Details - Bookings and inquiries
should be made through Mr Williams on 07720 890711, angling association
secretary John Blackman on 01549 421303 or the fisheries trust office
on 01863 766536.
The article claims this is the first boat of its type for disabled
anglers and this may be true if not exactly correct in that the St
John's Loch Improvements Association right here in
Caithness has offered a wheel chair accessible boat for disabled
anglers for many years. See details
HERE
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June 08
Caithness
Angler Takes Record Fish
 When
Caithness anglers Ronald MacKenzie and Raymond Millard set out for the
day fly fishing on Loch Heilan, little did they know that they would
end up in the record books for the second time in the space of 12
months. On 8th June 2007 the pair were out fishing on Loch Heilan when
Millard hooked a huge Brown Trout which eventually tipped the scales at
10lbs 12ozs. At the time, this was recorded as the biggest wild Brown
Trout to be caught in Caithness in living memory. That record stood
until Monday 2nd June 2008 when this time it was Ronald MacKenzie who
successfully hooked and landed an absolute monster of a fish weighing
in at 11lbs 10ozs!
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June 07
Report From Stormdrift Davey
Benson
 Saturday
10th June 2007 saw us doing general sightseeing work for a charity that
supports local people with disabilities. So whilst very rewarding I’m
afraid there is not much to report on the fishing front.
However, Sunday
was set aside for angling with a party of individual anglers all
getting to know each other and fishing together.
We set of as the
morning fog wrapped herself around us and embraced us with her misty
presence, this was coupled with mirror-like seas. Our first stop was
The Grounds which producing very little apart from Coalies and a few
sparse Mackerel – After assessing the conditions I decided to take the
lads east as we drifted along Brigga the fog lifted and the scenery
unfolded before us. Nick decided to open the day with a
mini-species hunt and landed a bonny male Cuckoo Wrasse.
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June 07
First Fish Of the Season Caught At Forss
  Christopher
Brocklebank Fowler and his dog Simba with the first fish caught on
Forss River this season. The fish weighed 9 1/2 pounds and was caught
with a Lazy Mediator. Another similar sized fish was caught
the next day.
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May 06
Caithness Sea Angling Association
Open Boat Championships - Over 1000 Fish Landed
Anglers from as far south as County Durham visited Scrabster last week
to fish in the annual Caithness Sea Angling Association Open Boat
championships.
Despite a strong south easterly the
winds the competitors aboard the Karen and Hebridean Warrior found
excellent fishing with cod and pollack the main species. Over 1000 fish
were landed, the majority of which were returned after being marked on
the angler's score sheet. The cod, pollack and ling were of a good
average size and the largest of each as around the four kilo mark.
The keenly contested event was won by
Colin Mackay of Thurso who picked up �250 for his efforts. In a close
second place was Gus Mackenzie of Inverness followed by Fife visitor
Robbie Robertson.
Colin Mackay Thurso - Overall Winner
The team prize went to the local duo
of Derek Yuille and David
Proudfoot.
Best fish of the competition was an
87 cm ling captured by George Bell of Stirling.
The Association will be organising a
shore league this year with the first leg taking place at Scrabster
harbour on the afternoon of Sunday 21st May. Full details of this event
are available in the Wick and Thurso fishing tackle shops.
Caithness
Sea Angling Association
Karen and Scrabster in
Fishing Magazine in June 2006
The Karen and the Sea Angling competition and Scrabster are featured in
a five page article in the June issue of "Total Sea Fishing"
magazine - out from May
Loch Calder
Opens For 2006
 The 2006 season started at Loch Calder on 15 March
and anglers looking for some of the best value fishing around should
head over. At �2.50per week or �5 for the whole season this
is superb value. Boats are available for hire separately and
lessons can be booked.
1 November 05
'Go Fishing Ladies,' Says UK Government - OhMy news
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August 05
Sea Angling Competition Hotting Up
The latest sea angling competition of Caithness Sea Angling Club took
place on Reiss Sands on Sunday 21st August the catches were made up
with Flounders and small Turbot. Overall winner was ex England
international Patricia Heath from Freswick with a catch of 118cm, in
2nd place was Graham Finn from Freswick with a catch of 113cm and in
3rd place was Jim McCrenk from Bower with 78cm.
Pools winners were Patricia Heath with the longest flat fish and Dina
Hilton for the longest round fish.
This years competition series points so far ,
Patricia Heath 20 points
Graham Finn 20 points
Steve Nicholas 17 points
Paul Moffett 15 points
Malcolm Heddle 11 points
Jim McCrenk 10 points
With just 2 more matches left to fish this year the pace is starting to
hot up for the top league position and things are really close so good
luck to every one.
Now is a good time to get your rods out as catches all around Caithness
are excellent there are good catches of Cod coming from the boats at
Scabster.
 Good catches are coming in from boats on sea
angling trips at the moment and here is Patricia Heath again with a
13lb Cod caught from the "Karen"
this week). Shore fishing is also good with Flounders to 2 1/2lbs and
large numbers of Bass from Dunnett Bay. The next competition is The
Caithness Open Shore Angling Championship and will be fished from
Scrabster Pier on 23rd of September for further information call Graham
Finn on 01955 611496.
19 April 05
Biggest Salmon Caught On The Wick River
In Recent Years
 Wick Angler William Newlands landed this 24lbs 5oz
Salmon on Monday 11th April 2005 from the Taroull Pool on the River
Wick. It is the biggest Salmon landed from the river in
recent years. The last one over 20lbs was caught by Willie More back in
1979 and this weighed in at 22lbs 2oz, but the record for the Wick is
held by Mr Jaspair Mckain at a whopping 30lbs 8ozs. He caught this from
the corner pool in August 1958.
31 March 05
Another First Timer In Luck
With The Salmon On Wick River
 This is another "first" This time the lucky angler
is Dr Borja Echavarren from Lybster. He landed this 7 1/2 lbs springer
from the Tarroul Pool at Watten. This is his first Salmon on the
Wick. When not away fishing he can some times be seen at the
Caithness General Hospital. Looks like all you anglers should
be heading for Caithness pretty quick before these guys catch them all.
25 March 05
Salmon Season Gets Off To A Good Start
On The Wick River
 The
first Salmon to be landed from the Wick River this year was caught by
Wick Angler Mike Henstridge on Tuesday 22nd March in the Flag Pool. The
Killer fly was a 1 1/2inch Willie Gunn Waddington and weighed in at 7
1/2 lbs. This was Mikes first day ever fishing the Wick as he just
joined the Wick Angling Association on Saturday. It's been a good
season so far for Mike as he caught a 9lb Salmon on Monday from beat 9
on the River Thurso.
Want To Learn
About Sea Angling?
Perhaps Get Close To Dolphins And Whales?
See The Caithness Coast?
 Well now you can do all three with
the help of a new venture to be launched shortly in Caithness "The
Caithness Sea angling Experience". Graham
and Pat Finn who live near Freswick already run a fishing tackle
business Kingfisher Activities manufacturing a wide range of items for
fishing shops are now setting out to give the
benefit of their experience to others. The new
venture will bring anglers to the north to learn about sea
angling from start to finish. With breaks of up to five days
a wide range of skills will be covered as well as enjoyable trips out
in the boat to catch fish and experience the sea
life around the Caithness coast.
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