Sea trout are returning to the River Dunsop to spawn thanks to an innovative project designed to improve their habitat. In response to declining numbers of sea trout and salmon in the river, The Environment Agency and Ribble Catchment Conservation Trust took action by funding and creating specially designed spawning channels in a bid to encourage […]

The Environment Agency is inviting people to comment on plans for the first stage of a new 2-year study which will consider flooding on the whole catchment of the River Trent and many of its main tributaries, a total area of over 10,000km2. The first part of the study is the ‘River Trent Catchment Flood Management […]

The National Federation of Anglers (NFA) are pleased to announce the Fish ‘O’ Mania venues and dates have now been finalised for 2007. Once again there will be 16 qualifiers held around the country giving anglers a chance of winning the biggest prize in coarse angling! There are some familiar venues on the Fish ‘O’ Mania […]

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Suzuki’s National Boat Fishing League Final supported by the National Federation of Sea Angler (NFSA) and organised by Boat Fishing Monthly magazine came to a close in Guernsey recently.  This year’s competition attracted over 2000 anglers competing from 35 clubs across England, and with Suzuki donating £25 for every club that joined the league; Suzuki […]

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a West Sussex man for using an unauthorised fixed engine in tidal waters and using threatening and abusive behaviour towards Environment Agency staff who approached him.  Mr Colin Cooter of High Street, Selsey, West Sussex appeared before Worthing Magistrates Court on 13 November 2006. He was fined £1200, ordered to […]

Today (20 November 2006), the Environment Agency will be re-stocking Shenley Fields Duck Pond with baby fish, thanks to anglers who pay rod licence fees. Fisheries officers from our Upper Trent Area will release one thousand (1000) rudd, one thousand (1000) crucian carp and five hundred (500) tench into the pond at Weoley Castle, Birmingham. All the […]

Pike anglers were urged to follow the PAC’s code of conduct after two high-profile anglers pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle livebaits from the UK to Ireland. Holyhead magistrates heard Nigel Williams and Gary Banks were stopped in May as they boarded a ferry from Holyhead, North Wales, to Ireland. Customs officers found 100 carp, roach and […]

The world carp record has reached a new mark with the capture of an 84lb 8oz fish from Luke Moffatt’s The Graviers fishery on the Cote D’Or in France. The mirror, known as Scarred Fish,beats the old best from Rainbow Lakes by a pound and was banked by Liverpool builder Pete Fitzsimmonds. Pete (34) took the […]

 Cardiff angler Jonathan Mitchell’s first ever pike was a magnificent 22lb 8oz specimen, quickly followed another double.Both fish came from Merthyr Tydfill AC controlled Dolygaer Reservoir at Pontsticill, and fell for legered smelt deadbaits.Jonathan (23) was fishing with experienced piking mate Nigel Sprotson, who could only manage a six-pounder. Nigel wins a Specimen Pike award […]

 More than 300 cases of fishing without a valid rod licence were brought in front of the courts by the Environment Agency in October resulting in nearly £50,000 in fines and costs.   “Fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish and eels in England and Wales requires a licence from the Environment Agency. Failure to have a […]

A Sunderland man was placed under an electronically tagged curfew today (Friday) after the Environment Agency’s special enforcement fisheries team successfully prosecuted him for poaching salmon, only one month after being sentenced for a similar offence in the same court in July 2005. Joseph Carolan, of Hastings Street, Hedon, Sunderland, was given an 18 month conditional […]

A bumper new 212-page full-colour angling guide is now available for game, coarse and sea fishing enthusiasts who live in or are visiting the south west. The ‘Get Hooked Guide to Angling in South West England’ is the latest result of the partnership between the Environment Agency and Diamond Publications Ltd based in Devon. The guide, […]

Two Environment Agency Wales fisheries scientists have recently won the Contribution to Science award from the Association of Rivers Trust for their work in monitoring salmon and sea trout on the River Dee.  The 15 years of research carried out by Ian Davidson and Rich Cove as part of the Dee Stock Assessment project has […]

On 7 November 2006 two Worcestershire men were found guilty of fishing for coarse fish during the annual close season at Hereford Magistrates Court. Thomas Palmer (18) of Landsdowne Road, Worcester was fined £300 and ordered to pay £70 in costs, Robert Speed (18) from Erdiston, Tenbury Wells was fined £200 and ordered to pay £70 […]