Property specialists Savills are to revive what was, for 30 years, the most keenly contested angling award in Scotland. The renamed The Savills Malloch Trophy has been established by the River Tay’s Charitable Foundation to promote the conservation of large salmon and catch and release programmes on all Scottish rivers.

By reputation, it is set to once again be ‘the’ coveted award for any river, ghillie and rod to win. Anglers have been fishing throughout the 2009 season in the hope of catching the heaviest salmon. Fish over 20lbs may be contenders for the Savills Malloch Trophy and all fish to be considered for the Award must have been safely returned in order to qualify.


Savills Director, Roddy Willis said, “As managers of some two million acres of rural property across the UK, and specialists in all types of rural sporting activity, Savills is all too aware of the pressing need to protect the natural environment, and future salmon stocks in particular. We are confident that this iconic competition will be a powerful means of promoting voluntary catch and release.” Nice trophy, but not sure we’d throw a 20-pounder back...