On 30 March 2007, Keiron Moss (24) of Anson Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, was found guilty in his absence by Worcester Magistrates Court of using prohibited hooks and bait during the coarse fishing close season. He was fined a total of £150 and asked to pay £150 costs.The court heard that in June 2006 […]

A COMPANY has been fined after causing an environmental “catastrophe” which killed thousands of fish over several miles of two rivers.N-Virocycle, which aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to fertilis-ation, spread brewery waste on agricultural land at Langho.Blackburn magistrates were told that the waste collected in a pond and drained away into a ditch […]

The winners of our exclusive Willis Worms competition are listed below. Each correctly answered three of the many flavours available in the the Willis Worms fishmeal free pellet range: Pineapple, Strawberry & Halibut, Crab & Mussel, CVL Green & Chocolate Orange.Many thanks to www.willisworms.com for their generous sponsorship.Overall winner (wins 15 vouchers for 1kg of […]

Flamingo Flowers continually polluted Childers South Drove at Spalding when they poured a flower nutrient chemical mix into a surface water drain, the town’s magistrates were told today (Tues).An investigation in June last year came up with evidence that it had been going on for at least a year because the company at Fulney Nurseries, […]

The Environment Agency has helped fund a platform that will enable people with disabilities enjoy the angling facilities on offer at Hailsham Country Park Lake in East Sussex.The Environment Agency paid £15,000 towards the cost of the platform that will help increase angling opportunities for all in this urban area. Look out for angling participation […]

On 19 March 2007 Simon Brown (60) of Poplars Farm, Brockton, Much Wenlock pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to a charge relating to pollution of the River Corve.The charge was brought by the Environment Agency under the Water Resources Act (1991). Simon Brown was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,500.Mr Brown […]

This April and May, Discovery Real Time Extra is dedicating every single second to the great British passion that is fishing. Tune in for some of the best angling adventures, presented by a host of the country’s most famous fishing faces:HENRY GILBEY DAYSunday 1st AprilHenry Gilbey is one of television¹s most energetic and enthusiastic fishing […]

Mick Brown will be heading the line-up of speakers at Piking 2007.Widely-acknowleged as one of the best all-round pike anglers of his generation, Mick is a fitting speaker for the club’s 30th birthday celebrations.PAC promotions manager and convention organiser Mike Kelly said: “We’re thrilled Mick has agreed to attend and speak at the anniversary convention, […]

The River Weaver and Wheelock look set to delight south Cheshire anglers this summer thanks to the generosity of Lymm Angling Club who have donated 6000 fish through the Environment Agency.Earlier this week (27 March) the Environment Agency released 5000 roach, bream and perch into the River Weaver above Beam Bridge, Nantwich, an area whose […]

A trawler skipper caught fishing illegally less than six miles off Hastings has been ordered by Brighton magistrates to pay a total of £10,300 in fines and costs. The prosecution on March 29 was brought by the Sussex Sea Fisheries Committee and the Marine Fisheries Agency (MFA) office at Shoreham, against Karl George, 43, of Brixham, […]

 ADVANCED CARP FISHING – APRIL ISSUEON SALE MARCH 12TH ON THE COVERLEWIS CLAYTON gives us all a timely reminder that you don’t have to be a time bandit to catch cracking carp like the one resplendent on our cover. Want to know how STEVE MOGFORD became top rod on CEMEX big-fish venue Frimley Pit Three? The […]

The latest edition of the FREE Anglers’ Lines, NFA newspaper is now available from selected tackle shops around the country. The lead article is looking for your views on the close season and gives you a chance to win a superb Pentax Digital SLR Camera worth £549.99.To be entered into the prize draw, all readers […]

The Environment Agency has published the first ever policy for managing water in rivers and streams in West Dorset.The newly published Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) for the West Dorset area is now available and sets out the policy for managing water resources on the Rivers Char, Brit, Asker, Bride and Wey over the next […]

The Environment Agency’s fisheries team is stocking nearly 70,000 elvers at two locations in Yorkshire and Derbyshire to give a helping hand to this increasingly threatened species.On Monday 26 March officers will stock the River Aire at Rodley with 63,000 elvers, and a further 6,000 in a lake at The Avenue Washlands Nature Reserve in […]

The ATA have just announced their plans to stage  ‘A National Fishing Festival’ from 21st July – 31st August. ‘Such a move will only prove to be a tremendous boost to all sectors of the industry’ according to Sean O’Driscoll, the new Chairman of the ATA, ‘the ATA have never been short of ideas and […]