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Fishing season casts off on River Ness after toast to the river by Inverness Angling Club present By Philip Murray Published: 19:30, 02 February 2021
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Inverness Angling Club president Alex Elliott blessing the River Ness with some whisky. Picture: Callum Mackay
THE pandemic was unable to put a stop to a fishing tradition when the president of Inverness Angling Club took to the waters of the River Ness yesterday.
Although lockdown meant that the club was one of several to cancel their annual âtoast to the riverâ whisky ceremonies, which mark the start of the new season, president Alex Elliott went to the river on his own to bless the waters with a wee dram.
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