The salmon-fishing season got under way on the banks of Scotland's River Tay on Tuesday with a whisky toast and pipe band and, more unusually, hopes of rain.

Salmon fishing season at Scotland's River Tay. Jane Barlow/AP. Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily.

Two of Scotland's most renowned fishing spots have gone up for sale. The sites are situated along the famous River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. Thought to have been used going back to the 12th ...

Meanwhile, the first loch in Scotland named by the experts as among the best fishing locations in the country is Loch Awe. Situated in Argyll and Bute, it is the third-biggest freshwater loch in ...