Special Interest

Spurdog Tagathon 2012 poster
To get your copy of the Spurdog Tagathon 2012 poster just click on the image. Thanks to Jan Drury at Salen Jetty – for their continued support there will be no charge for launching / parking and only £10 per night for those mooring on pontoon. NB take your own fenders. People using the pontoon […]

Update from the Dutch Sharkatag
Eleven charter boats, 230 participants, a truckload of ragworm, no less than 95 shark caught and substantial media interest. That’s the Dutch Sharkatag 2012 in a nutshell. Like our Scottish Sharkatag, the Dutch Sharkatag is a three day event; this year it took place over the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August off the coast […]

SSACN at Possilpark Gala Day 2012
Although the Scottish summer might not have lived up to expectations so far this year, the sun did shine bright for this year’s Possilpark Gala Day in Glasgow on the 11th of August. SSACN Education Coordinator David McNair and outreach coach Lewis Cowie attended the event allowing attendees find out more about angling and marine […]

Great tackle giveaway
Thanks to the guys at Glasgow Angling Centre we have two great giveaways ahead of Sharkatag – A rod and reel combo A selection of terminal tackle The following will soon be put up on to our Facebook page – all you’ve got to do to stand a chance of walking away with either is […]

PureFishing Tackle Voucher Giveaway #3!
For your chance to win a £25 PureFishing (Penn, Abu Garcia and Shakespeare products amongst others) tackle voucher click on the link or image below and tag yourself anywhere in the photo on the SSTP’s Facebook page! A winner will be drawn at random on Friday 18th May 2012, good luck! Click Here – SSTP […]

Sharkatag 2012 poster available
This year Sharkatag takes place 14-16th June from marks around the Solway and SW Scotland. NB :: Sharkatag is not a competition – its main aim are to highlight the urgent need for shark and ray conservation in Scottish waters, and to raise the public awareness of sea angling. As always, the focus is on […]

Spurdog Tagathon 2011 Welcome pack
SSACN’s Event Team would like to welcome back to all those seasoned Tagathon anglers and all the new faces joining in this year to help tag as many fish as possible in the name of conservation. They have created an information pack to provide all anglers with all the information they require to have a […]

Sharkatag 2011 – A quick review
Once again Sharkatag received terrific support with anglers fishing from over 50 boats and, reflecting the growth of this sector of our sport, a new record 20+ kayaks took part and although there were many tagging stalwarts a good number of newcomers to the sport and Sharkatag were also welcomed. Friday was very disappointing in […]