13th February: Findhorn Nairn and Lossie Rivers Trust, Forres Angling Association and Benromach bless River Findhorn

Findhorn Nairn and Lossie Rivers Trust (FNLRT) executive director-elect, Elle Adams, was honoured to open the season following her speech and an introduction from Forres Angling Association (FAA) president, Michael Barron.

He said: “The FAA’s members play an important part in the work of the trust so Elle was a natural choice to open the river in her first season as executive director.”

Ms Adams is succeeding FNLRT director Robert Laughton, who retires at the end of March. She was previously the strategy lead for the Findhorn Watershed Initiative, launched in 2022 to restore natural habitats and enable a nature-based economy.

“Anglers are so valuable in maintaining the health of the river,” she said, “including the conservation of wild salmon and sea trout.”