MEIKLEOUR, Scotland (Reuters) - The salmon-fishing season got under way on the banks of Scotland's River Tay on Tuesday with a whisky toast and pipe band and, more unusually, hopes of rain. Fishermen ...

FOR those who love their fishing, the traditional opening of the Atlantic salmon fishing season on the mighty Tay ranks with Hogmanay and Burns Night as one of the defining events of the Scottish year ...

The official sold-out opening ceremony of the River Tay salmon fishing season was held in cold but sunny conditions near Kinclaven Bridge yesterday. Always a popular fixture in the calendar, the ...

KENMORE, Scotland (Reuters) - On the banks of the River Tay in the Scottish highlands, a parade of pipers and a whisky-based blessing helped mark the start of the country's salmon fishing season on ...

ANGLERS gathered at the River Tay yesterday for the annual opening of the salmon fishing season. The event was marked by a ceremony at Meikleour in Perthshire, with the first cast of the season ...

William Jack, chairman of the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board, said catches of spring salmon rose in size to more than 12lbs last year, compared with 10lbs a few years ago. It is estimated that ...

The salmon fishing season has been declared open with traditional ceremonies being held on the banks of the River Tay. Crowds gathered by the waters to watch as the first flies were cast on stretches ...

ANGLERS on one of Scotland's leading salmon rivers will have to release every one of the fish they catch until June amid concern over dwindling stocks. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

The salmon fishing season got under way today with a traditional ceremony on the banks of the River Tay. A large crowd of anglers, local residents and members of the business community gathered by the ...

Net fishing on the Tay started several hundred years ago and, by the mid 1700s, had become a huge business, with exports to several countries. Trade blossomed further when ice (stored in ice houses) ...

A Springer Spaniel jumps over a fishing rod on the riverbank on the opening day of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay at Kenmore in Scotland, Britain January 15, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne ...