The Holo-back Bug provides a profile for a range of effective weighted patterns for rivers and lakes. In this red version the head comprises a red bead with a metallic finish while the back, the “holo” bit, is formed from a length of red holographic tinsel. Of course, these colours may be used to create a range of effective patterns, pink and red being two obvious additions.
Robert Harper, a River Dee gillie with 49 years' dedicated service, has won a prestigious double at this year's Scottish Gamekeepers Association awards
A salmon parr discovered in the River Don represents the first evidence of natural breeding in the waterway since the early 1800s