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More barbel for the Stour
THE Environment Agency, in partnership with local angling organisations, is releasing 2,000 barbel into the River Stour on Wednesday (17 Dec), half way through its five-year programme to restock the river.This is the third year of the programme to bring back to the waters of the River Stour a sustainable barbel population.. Numbers had reached a […]
Salmon Don good
SALMON have been spotted trying to scale Sprotbrough Falls on the River Don near Doncaster for the first time in nearly two hundred years. A local angler contacted the Environment Agency to congratulate their fisheries staff on the efforts they have made to improve fisheries stocks on the Don. Staff from the local team were delighted […]
Dee day
COARSE fish numbers on the River Dee received a boost on 11 December 2003 with the ntroduction of an additional 12,000 one-year-old fish. They will be introduced at Farndon , Almere Ferry and Eccleston Ferry. Environment Agency Wales will be using extra funds generated from increased rod licence sales to fund the operation. The fish comprise some 6,250 […]
Xmas present for north west coarse anglers
CHRISTMAS has come early this year for Lancashire anglers. Around 130,000 roach, dace and chub have been released into the rivers Alt, Lune, Douglas, Ribble, Darwen and Wyre as part of the EA’s fish stocking programme.The stocking is being carried out to improve and maintain healthy fish populations in Lancashire’s rivers. The fish, bred at the […]
New fish pass finished
WORK has been completed on a new quarter of a million pound fish pass on the Western Cleddau at Haverfordwest. Town Weir Fish Pass, incorporating the latest in fish pass technology, will improve access for all species of migratory fish including salmon and sea trout, eels and also the rare and endangered sea lamprey.The previous fish […]
The indefatigable sea trout
THE Environment Agency has found an unexpected environmental hero in the sea trout.Small numbers of the determined fish have swum against the odds to migrate upstream to their spawning grounds at the headwater of the River Rother in Kent.The fish need high river flows to allow them to complete their ‘run’, which usually happens during […]
Maryport – Cumbria
MARYPORT is a place well established among plaice anglers the length and breadth of the country. When it fishes you can have some tremendous sport. It situated where the River Ellon meets the Solway Firth, so the sea fishing is greatly influenced by the strong tides, a feature of this area. Flounder and plaice will […]
Start Bay – Devon
Start Bay is a huge bay that consists of many beaches – some big and some small. Located just five miles south of Dartmouth, you will find ample parking and short walks to where you will fish. The area consists of six top marks spread over three beaches – Hallsands, Beesands and Slapton. These beaches […]
Alnmouth to Warkworth – Northumberland
THE Northumberland shoreline has a unique charm and beauty all of its own. The shore fishing in this part of the world can be outstanding with many of the marks closely-guarded secrets, fished by only a handful of locals. In summer the beaches are popular with day-trippers but even on the busiest day there is plenty […]
River Soar – Aylstone, Leicester
THE word ‘navigation’ can strike terror into some anglers and conjures up images of miles of featureless water and continuous convoys of boats. Not so with Aylestone ‘Up and Down’ because although boat traffic does use this piece of water, there are not enough to cause anglers any undue stress, even during the course […]
Government fisheries debate
SEA anglers whose activities now contribute £1 billion a year to Britain’s coastal economies need to have a say in Government decisions on managing fish stocks, parliament was told this week. During the annual fisheries debate, Bob Blizzard the Labour MP for Lowestoft, said that politicians should “give some thought to how we manage the […]
Wyrley Essington Canal – Little Wyrley, Shropshire
Midland Angler magazine joins Maver rod Paul Boothby on the Wyrley and Essington Canal for a masterclass in fishing chopped worm in cold, clear water conditions… GETTING the best from a canal swim through the colder months can be demanding task. The water is often very clear and cold at this time of year and […]
River Severn, Bewdley December 11th
Waggler and stick float, coupled with a bait apron full of bronze maggots (or white ones coated in tumeric – ed!) will do the job, and if you venture onto any of the pegs between 71 to 80, chub and roach will nail them and make your day. The BAA water at Arley is another […]
Is this your fishing rod sir?
EIGHT fishermen were fined for fishing without a rod licence in cases heard at Bridgend Magistrate’s Court on 25 November 2003. They were all seen fishing at Hazel Court Lakes near Bridgend on 18 May 2003, contrary to section 27(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. They were fined a total of £625 and […]
Angler fined for faking rod licence
A PLYMOUTH angler has been fined £100 with £50 costs for fishing without an Environment Agency rod licence and for falsifying the date on the licence he subsequently obtained. The case was brought by the Environment Agency and heard at Plymouth Magistrates’ court. Brian Andrew Vandyke of Ernesettle, Plymouth was fishing at Milemead Fishery, Tavistock […]
