£1000 fine for illegally stocking fish
A Selby man was fined £1,000 at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court today, after pleading guilty to introducing fish to a lake in Fatfield, Washington, without consent from the Environment Agency. Colin Forsyth, aged 60, of Cliffe, Selby, North Yorkshire, was also ordered to pay full costs of £70 to the Environment Agency, which brought the case. Helen Ferguson, […]
Canoe access study
A two-year study by the Environment Agency into how landowners can open up more rivers across England for canoeing has been completed and the findings released today (October 3, 2006). The Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs, Barry Gardiner, and the Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, will hear about the successful conclusion of the project, […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery October 10th Weekend Results
Saturday 7/10/06 18 fished 1st Dave Madin Mossella Ultimate Anglers peg 35, 158-8-0 2nd Neil Wilkinson Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 38, 62-2-0 3rd Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 32, 60-4-0 4th John Moseley James Maude AC peg 26, 58-7-05th Eddie Eagan Chesterfield peg 21, 45-0-0 Dave again drew peg 35 and fished pole corn and paste on 2 […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery October 9th Mid week results
, Wednesday Fun League open 4/10/0625 fished 1st Dave Madin Mossella Ultimate Anglers peg 35, 126-2-0 2nd Carl Brown CB Home Improvements peg 17, 93-4-0 3rd Craig Brazier Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 21, 87-12-0 4th Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 38, 63-5-0 5th Rob Ward Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 4, 56-11-0 6th Neil Wilkinson Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 27, […]
Mosella Moorlands Farm October 10th
Moorlands Farm Coarse Fisheries – Results Wednesday 04.10.06Over 50’s15 fished on Bank 1st Brian Perry (Harris Match) 86.13.0 Peg 10 2nd Jon Cook (Angling 2000) 52.4.0 Peg 12 3rd Colin Bennett (Worcester) 50.12.0 Peg 19 Thursday 05.10.06Cost-Cutter17 fished on Meadow 1st Carl Astbury (SBS) 79.11.0 Peg 192nd Des Ravenall (Moorlands) 65.12.0 Peg 11 3rd Pete Wellington (Moorlands) 63.11.0 Peg […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery 8th October
Hallcroft Fishery latest results 02.10.06Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Monday) Reed (14 Pegs) 1 D Taylor, Doncaster, 105-12-0; peg 6Darren blitzed this Monday field with another 100lb from peg 6.Daryl fished pole with pellet and corn at 11m and in the margins for carp to 9lb. 2 J Hobson, Hallcroft, 48-2-0; peg 10Jack fished catmeat over pellet at 8m […]
Angel of the North Lakes Oct 8th
Angel of the North Fishing Lakes Catch Report to Oct 8thSome great catches still coming out even though mixed weather conditions, and slightly cooler water temperature fishing slightly further out on the ledge now. Lookout Water temperature at 14.7 deg, with all fish species still feeding, Plumbing up to dead depth is essential in cooler water […]
Salter joins Firefighters’ Angling Scheme
Reading West MP Martin Salter who is also the government’s Spokesman for Angling will be joining members of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) to celebrate the success of their pilot Youth Angling Project with personalities from the fishing world at a special event to be held at the purpose built angling centre […]
Ultima launch Power Plus line in 1/4lb Spools
Due to increasing demand from Carp anglers nationwide who have been impressed with Power Plus but need more than a 300m spool Ultima are launching 1/4lb spools. Since July Power Plus has been available throughout the country and has received universal acclaim from anyone that has used it. It has been particularly gratifying how many people […]
ACA delivers clear message to polluting farmers
The Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) has issued formal court proceedings in relation to severe damage to fisheries caused by two separate agricultural pollution incidents. The first case relates to farm pollution of the River Brue in Somerset which caused a massive fish kill and affecting the fishing for six different ACA riparian members as well as […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery October 3rd
Local Angler Norman Clarke had one of his best days fishing on the Sherwood Lake peg 44 fishing the pole and meat over pellets down the margin he had 15 carp his biggest 15lb 4oz, 2 at 14lb, 5 just over 10lb and 7 others between 6 and 8lb estimating his total catch at over […]
British and Dutch trawlers fined
The Master and owner of UK-registered fishing vessel Success III, KY211, has been ordered to pay a total of £8,000 for fishing illegally within British Fishery Limits. The defendant pleaded guilty yesterday (2 October) at Grimsby Magistrates Court to using a multiple-rig trawl with a mesh too small for the area of the North Sea […]
O’Brien has the Method
CRAIG O’Brien ran away with the 60-angler Meadowlands Fishery Festival, fished over three days at the Ryton-upon-Dunsmore venue.Craig had a perfect 30 point score and a massive 317-1-0 total, and actually won two of the days, weighing in exactly the same weight (135-12-0) on day two on Lambsdown as he’d put on the scales on […]
Arthur continues great year
COVENTRY’S Jon Arthur set a new record for the Hankat AS section of the Walsall Canal after drawing what even he admits was a flyer in the Warwickshire Winter League Practice.UK Chamsp winner Jon arrived to find roach exploding out of the water all over the place trying to escape the attentions of a number of […]
Dynamite’s Alex Bones Wins Midland Match Angler of the Year Title
Dynamite’s Baits’ Alex Bones has taken the prestigious title after fishing two three hour matches on the 20th September against 29 of the Midland’s and county’s best anglers.The venue, Nigel Harry’s Barston Lakes near Solihull was the event for the yearly showdown.The match was fished along one bank of the big lake and on the […]