The annual Viking Angling Festival went ahead this year in punishing weather for two days of the three-day event, but the hardy local and visiting anglers were undeterred and all participants completed three days of fishing without exception.

There was a strangely subdued atmosphere at Mavis Grind on Saturday morning as fly fishers met for the penultimate competition in this year’s Shetland Anglers Asso-ciation fly bank league.

With only three competitions left in this year’s fly bank league we’re down to the nitty gritty now as far as gaining points for next year’s Bank Team is concerned.

Last weekend Shetland Anglers Association hosted a visiting team of six anglers who represented the Dounreay Angling Club.

The annual Burravoe Eela Competition was held on Friday in perfect weather, the best conditions in years with a light north-east wind and bright sunshine.

Another good turnout of 15 fly fishers assembled at the Bixter Hall last Thursday evening for round six of the Shetland Angling Association’s fly bank league.

Despite the biting north wind spirits were high among the 16 anglers who assembled at Mavis Grind last Thursday evening for round five of the Shetland Anglers Association fly bank league.

A good turnout of anglers checked in on Saturday morning at the Ulsta ferry terminal to compete for the annual Shetland Anglers Associ­ation Excursion Trophy (Yell Lochs).

This is the second fly or spin competition of the year. With spin fishers clearly dominating the trophy for the last few years, fly fishers were out in…

Anglers are never happy. When they go out fishing it is always “too” something – “too bright”, “too cold”, “too windy” and so on.

Last Thursday, as fly fishers assembled at the Bixter graveyard for the fourth bank league competition of the season, was no exception. A beautiful evening saw the 13 at the check-in…

The annual trout festival organised by Shetland Anglers Association took place over four days last week and it was well supported with a total of 92 entries.

Catches were good despite the difficult conditions, which were mainly bright sun and cold easterly winds.

During the festival, competitors could fish in any loch they wished and…

WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SHETLAND

Friday, 12 March 2010 at 10:42

HEADLINES

TODAY: SCATTERED SHOWERS, COOL NW’LY WIND
TONIGHT: LITTLE CHANGE
TOMORROW: SCATTERED SHOWERS, BREEZY
DAYS 2-5: SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS, LIGHTER WINDS
DAYS 6-10: RAIN OR SHOWERS

Firms in Shetland are facing huge rate rises – some by as much as two-thirds – under the Scottish government’s revaluation of business property which will come into force at the beginning of next month.

Already Shetland’s Young Fiddler of the Year, Anderson High School pupil Chapman Cheng added the Young Musician of the Year title to an impressive list of achievements on the penultimate night of the 2010 Schools Music Festival on Wednesday.