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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing-related Issues & News => Topic started by: speyghillie on August 23, 2011, 11:17:45 AM

Title: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: speyghillie on August 23, 2011, 11:17:45 AM
Looks like we will be having a Pink fishery in Scotland shortly, save me going to BC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-14616686

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Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: DragonSpeed on August 23, 2011, 11:23:42 AM
Quote from: speyghillie on August 23, 2011, 11:17:45 AM
Looks like we will be having a Pink fishery in Scotland shortly, save me going to BC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-14616686

Gordon Macleod
Scott Mackenzie
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Well - turnabout's fair play, isn't it? :) 
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: cutthroat22 on August 23, 2011, 11:37:48 AM
Neat article.

Go pinks go!
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: speyghillie on August 23, 2011, 11:51:30 AM
Should be good to see the river Tweed looking like the Vedder in Oct. snaggggggggggggggfest in Scotland. ;D

Gordon
DTX Pro Staff.
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: nickredway on August 23, 2011, 01:33:58 PM
Probably still work out cheaper to fly over here and fish for them lol.
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: speyghillie on August 23, 2011, 03:25:47 PM
Thats for sure,
maybe a Pink run would help improve the Salmon run over here, it aint cheap and it aint getting any better............ thats why i have my flights to BC all booked up for trip number 32.

Gordon
DTX Pro Staff.
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: nickredway on August 23, 2011, 09:24:24 PM
Do they have any idea how they got there?
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 23, 2011, 09:35:46 PM
Quote from: nickredway on August 23, 2011, 09:24:24 PM
Do they have any idea how they got there?

Bucket brigade ? ;D
Title: Re: Pinks in Scotland
Post by: speyghillie on August 24, 2011, 03:56:54 AM
Seems the pinks are coming down from the coast of Russia, and have been found in bigger numbers in the rivers in Norway, i know from my fishery management days that it has been illegal to introduce fish into the UK since 1952.
Norway will be getting it hard as some of the rivers are just finishing the Gyrodactylus clean up , if your not sure what this is, have a look......... really scary stuff, and so far we have avoided it in Scotland with strict rules for fishermen coming from abroad.


   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrodactylus_salaris

Gordon
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