Angler (89) makes first cast to mark the start of salmon fishing season in Inverness
An 89-year-old angler has made the first cast of the salmon fishing season in Inverness.
Members were piped to the River Ness where honorary member George Skinner had the honour of the first cast to mark the start of the season.
Today’s event included a traditional ceremony at the Inverness Angling Club near the James Pringle Weavers Holm Mills.
The ceremony included the dispensing of a quaich of whisky into the water.
The six-mile long River Ness, which starts its journey at Dochfour weir and flows into the Moray Firth, has a strict policy of releasing the fish back into the water after being caught.
“The early spring fishing in 2024 was arguably the best part of the season, and there are reasons for optimism that 2025 will be similar,” he said.
“January fish are rare nowadays so it is very pleasing to be able to report that the first fish of the season, and the second in Scotland this year, was caught by Ronnie Fraser on the River Moriston on January 20.”
