Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/03/2016 - 07:47 The committee are delighted to confirm that they have authorised a series of improvements on the Rivers Endrick and Fruin with a significant number of stiles having been constructed and now in the process of being installed. The first works have commenced on the upper Fruin around [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/25/2016 - 12:31 It is with enormous satisfaction that the committee can confirm that the Lomond system has been re-categorised as a category 2 water for the 2017 season. After what was described as a very constructive meeting in late September attended by the Association Chairman, Carolyn Bryce the biologist [...]
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 19:53 As members are aware a request has been made to hold an EGM and this will be held as soon as possible. Given the motion tabled we are attempting to identify an independent chair that is suitable to both parties. A possible chair has been agreed but [...]
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/07/2016 - 18:14 Later this week the committee will start the process of circulating to members an update on the categorisation for season 2017 as well as full details with regard to a request for an EGM. This information will be forwarded by post and not published on line as [...]
Submitted by admin on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 07:52 As members will be aware the Lomond system was provisionally graded a category 3 water for season 2017. Your committee has strongly challenged this and is currently awaiting the result of our appeal. We believe this decision will be made sometime in the next few weeks and [...]
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 19:58 As many members will be aware Marine Scotland have recently announced the revised categorisations for individual river systems around Scotland. Once again catch return data has been pivotal in determining classification and the Lomond system has been judged to be a category 3, not because of catch [...]
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/21/2016 - 09:10 Membership Fees Now Overdue. In terms of the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association Constitution and Rules. ‘Any Member who has failed to pay his Annual subscription by the 1st day in March in any year shall be held in arrear, and any member still in arrear by [...]
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 21:08 Good News For a Change.. We are delighted to announce that after over 40 years of operation Scottish Water are finally considering a significant revision of river flows at the Leven barrage following a request by the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association. A number of modelling scenarios [...]
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/19/2016 - 14:00 As members are now no doubt aware last week the RACCE committee voted on party lines and rejected the attempt by Alex Fergusson MSP to annul the proposed conservation measures. While extremely disappointing this result was not unexpected as it has been apparent from very early in [...]
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 21:23 On 23 February the Scottish Government Salmon and Recreational Fisheries Team sent an email that many of you may have either received or heard about. The email begins: “Legislation was laid in the Scottish Parliament earlier today to introduce a package of conservation measures (including a [...]