Items filtered by date: July 2019

Clinics close this week

The final Casting Clinic of the club series will be held at the Little Isle Pool this Wednesday evening (July 3) from 7 to 9 pm. This extension replaces the clinic cancelled earlier in June because of poor weather. All club coaches are asked to attend as indications from the last week’s class are that the final one will be well attended. Everyone is welcome - beginners who need an introduction to casting for trout and salmon and experienced anglers keen to iron out any problems with their casting.

Beautiful banks?

Club members were out over the weekend to trim the banks of the Ness, not just to give anglers easy access to the pools but to continue to meet conditions imposed by the club’s lease of the Ness fishings from Inverness Common Good Fund. 

While the club is responsible for the banks above the Ness Islands, the lease places similar obligations on The Highland Council to maintain the banks from the top of the islands downstream - often referred to by councillors and officials as the “Pearls in the City’s Crown”. 

Anglers and other local folk might have become used to the untidy state of the river banks, but one wonders what the many thousands of visitors think about the city with one of the most envied riverside locations in Britain!

Club care: Banks trimmed at the Mill Stream east (above) and west (below)

 

Untidy: Above and below - The Little Isle, 'gathering place' for anglers and visitors

Fence gate impedes access

A fence installed alongside the path between the MacIntyre Pool and the Whin Island play park is causing further problems for Ness anglers. The initial installation blocked access to the river, apparently to alleviate concerns about the health and safety of children using the play park. 

Following representations by Inverness Angling Club, a gate was installed to give anglers access to the area of the MacIntyre hut. But it appears that the gate, installed to open to the right, crosses over the path to the hut and continues to impede access by anglers who use bikes to get to the pool.

Restricting: The MacIntyre gate

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