Team Scotland ​fall short in home internationals on the Kent coast - Nigel Duncan

A spokesman on the federation’s social media page said it was not to be for the teams in Folkestone and added: “It was tough to take for all with the costs, time, preparation and commitment involved, but it’s a privilege to represent our little country and all should be proud to do so.”

Fine margins decide these championships, said the spokesman, not dissimilar to any open match or any other sport we partake in or watch, but the experience gained by all will be what we taken forward into the championships in 2026 and beyond.

Nuno Santos, team manager for the junior team, congratulated England whose under-16 ladies and men’s teams completed a clean sweep. He said it was a tremendous achievement and thoroughly deserved.

The Glasgow-based team boss said: “For Team Scotland, it wasn’t the result we were hoping for, finishing fourth overall. However, results don’t always tell the whole story. Every one of our juniors gave 100 per cent throughout the championship, showing outstanding dedication, commitment and determination from the first cast to the last. As a management team, we couldn’t ask for any more from them.”

Kevin Lewis, team manager for the four-strong ladies team, said he was super proud of how the ladies fished over the three days, adding: “With only having four anglers in the team, every score counted and the fishing was hard at times, especially in the heat.

“Special shout-out to Sarah [Barnett] on her first cap for the team and her zone and day win on Day One. She only joined the team recently. Also a special shout-out to Margo [Robinson] on her zone win and day win on Day 3.”

Advance warning now of the Keith Galloway Memorial cod fishing match on Saturday, August 8, with registration at Victoria Park, Arbroath, from 12.30 to 1.30pm and boundaries from Carnoustie to Ferryden.

Entry for seniors is £15 and juniors £5, and fishing is from 2pm to 7pm. The weigh-in is from 7pm to 8pm. High tide is at 10.18, low tide 16.40, and the rules are three hooks maximum, only three mackerel per person, only two pollock per person, and cod should be the legal size limit. No other fish can be weighed in.

On to coarse fishing now, and the Scottish Federation of Coarse Anglers (SFCA) hosts the Scottish Canal Championship on the Forth and Clyde Canal between Wyndford and Dullatur on Sunday, July 11. Fishing is from 10.30 to 15.30, and pike and eels don’t count.

Gus Brindle, the organiser, said that due to parking, and depending on numbers fishing, it is likely that one section will be at Wyndford Lock and the other at Dullatur. Every entrant needs to be a current SFCA member.

The first round of the Strathclyde Park evening series was held at the boating pond end of the water and Brindle, chairman of the Scottish federation, won with a bag of 965 grammes. He was well ahead of everybody else in A section. Second was Shug Smith with 95 grammes and third Scott Robertson with 25.

Section B saw Colin McKerrell win with 425 grammes and he was overall second with Alexander Kerr third on 210 grammes.

Dunfermline-based Brindle said: “There were plenty of small roach along the length, but the fishing was made extremely challenging by the large volume of sub-surface weed which extended out beyond 14.5 metres.

“This made shipping out the pole very difficult and landing fish on pole of wager virtually impossible.”

Brindle said he lost two or three fish in the weed for every one he landed, adding: “We will possibly consider raking pegs before the next round if we decide to use this end again.”

Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club remind members that the annual rod and reel match is on Saturday, July 18 at Drumtassie near Blackridge and, once again, they will be on the large, mixed coarse pond. The draw is at 9am and fishing is from 11am to 4pm.

Recent catch reports indicate that carp fishing is good at the popular water and one angler had ten and lost four with the fish weighing from 7lb to 16lb.

Fly fishing now and Allandale Tarn say their fishing is currently from 9am to 10.30pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Times on Sunday are 9am to 5pm and they are closed Monday and Tuesday.

Sport has improved at Pottishaw near Whitburn but a spokesman said it is still “not brilliant”, while Kevin Levell reported that he had a great day out at Glencorse near Penicuik with six fish all on dry flies. They were all over 3lb and “pulled like trains”.

Further afield, Lake of Menteith report that the water is fishing really well with stockies averaging around 3lb and all the action is at the top of the water.