EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IS SEEKING LEAD BANProposal under way to phase out lead by 2015. Jan Kappel reports…The European Parliament is seeking to ban the use of lead in recreational fishing equipment by 2015, writes EFTTA lobbyist Jan Kappel.On 22 May, the Parliament voted to substantially increase an existing list of toxic substances governed by EU […]

Pentax U.K. and The NFA have signed a three-year sponsorship deal which sees one of the World’s leading camera manufacturers become the sponsor of the Division One National Angling Competition and supporter of other NFA initiatives such as the Junior National in July.The sponsorship deal was finalised only last week and allows Pentax full naming […]

What’s in the June issue of Match Fishing?  Match NewsAll the latest news from the wonderful world of match fishingGarbolino Club Angler Of The YearAll the action from the Midlands fish-off qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm, which proved to be a real cracker!     Big Wagg Baggin!Daiwa Dorking’s Ben Leach reveals his secrets for catching big […]

Do you fancy joining the Match Fishing team at the World Championship in Hungary, in September? Well, here’s your big chance! We’ve joined forces with leading travel agent Hallmark Travel to put together a package for our readers to join us on the big weekend, where you will be able to watch the likes of […]

This years ambitious plans to host a National Festival of Fishing have recieved an enormous boost, as the sports governing bodies announce their support.Over half a million people are expected to take part in the event this year which begins on the 21st July with National Fishing week and carries on right throughout the summer […]

A revamped fishing lake designed to accommodate people with disabilities is being officially opened by Shipley MP Philip Davies.Mr Davies, will visit the site at Cottingley New Road on Friday 8 June and meet staff from the Environment Agency, Bradford Council’s Adoption and Fostering Unit and Cannons Health Club.The health club has loaned the site […]

Staff at the Environment Agency in the North East have successfully reared 15,000 rare fish at their hatchery in Kielder.The fish are Ennerdale Arctic Charr which are unique to Ennerdale Water in the Lake District and have existed since the Ice Age.However, over recent years the numbers of Ennerdale charr have declined dramatically and now […]

The Environment Agency, Huntingdonshire District Council’s mobile CCTV squad and the police have joined forces in a summer-long campaign to crack down on antisocial behaviour around the locks and bridges of the River Great Ouse. Starting this week Huntingdonshire District Council’s mobile CCTV van will become a common sight around the county’s waterways in a […]

Three men were netted for illegal fishing in the sea at Fishguard.During the early hours of the morning, Environment Agency Wales enforcement officers apprehended a group of three local men fishing illegally with a net.The swoop was the result of a covert surveillance operation targeting the illegal removal of sea trout and salmon.A number of […]

Marc Jones from Wakefield won the Woodlands View Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier last weekend as the former champion goes for his second win in three years.With the return of the warm weather the competitors were optimistic for an enjoyable day with temperatures creeping into the mid twenties. Of course with high temperatures and bright sunshine […]

As angling increases its profile up and down the country, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) has added the NFA’s ‘Introduction to Angling and the Environment’ angling course to its range of innovative educational projects for young people.  RBFRS is the first Fire Brigade in the country to offer the NFA’s qualification and is […]

“This Government has an excellent record in delivering access to land for recreational purposes in England; and we are keen to see access opportunities extended further wherever possible and practicable. We therefore share canoeists’, and other user groups’, aspirations for more and better access to inland water and have been working, through our agencies, to […]

A Morpeth property developer has been fined £15,000 after it admitted polluting a stretch of the River Blyth – for the second time in under 12 months.Hartford Hall Estate Ltd, in Eshott, Morpeth appeared at Bedlington magistrates court yesterday (4.6).The case was brought by the Environment Agency and the company was ordered to pay £2225.16 […]

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Angling held a successful visit to Berkshire on to hear about the work that has been done to improve angling and the environment on the rivers Kennet and Pang. The Environment Agency hosted the visit to the Englefield Estate near Theale by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Angling, which […]

The Environment Agency has installed two new fishing platforms on the riverbank of the Tees at Yarm to encourage people of all ages and abilities to fish this part of the river.The two platforms are made out of non-slip fibre glass, and are the first to be installed by the Environment Agency in the region.The […]