Visitors to a Perthshire designer outlet will be greeted by one of Scotland”s former top fishing awards.
The silver salmon trophy, rescued from a cupboard after 10 years, was unveiled at House of Bruar to promote voluntary catch and release programmes.
The trophy was the most coveted award in Scottish salmon fishing for nearly 28 years, but little is known of its origins.
The catch has been given pride of place on the mantelpiece within the luxury retailer’s country sports department and the search is on to trace its sculptor.
Beth Hocking from Savills, which reinstated the trophy, said, “The River Tay’s Charitable Foundation took steps to acquire the beautiful silver sculpture in 2008 and we are hoping that someone will come forward who has information relating to the original creator.”
Salmon over 20lb may be contenders for this year’s Savills Malloch Trophy. All fish must have been caught on the fly and safely returned, to qualify.
The competition, which ends in December, is already keenly contested with the first large contender over 30lb caught on the Newtyle beat of the Tay near Dunkeld.
Entries from other Scottish Rivers including the Tweed and Spey are expected throughout the year.
All entries for this year must be received no later than December 9. The winners will be announced by December 17.