Awards for All, the lottery grants for local groups programme, has awarded Norfolk Anglers Conservation Association (NACA) £5000 towards their continuing aims to develop participation and good practice in angling. One of the aims of the Association is to encourage sound angling practice and fish care.  The Awards for All grant will enable NACA to […]

A mineral extraction company and its director have been fined for allowing a high level of sediment to enter a brook turning it orange and potentially having a serious effect on the spawning ground of dace and barbel. Specialist Groundwork Services (Construction) Ltd of Auckland Park, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes and company director Adrian Chiarello pleaded […]

The organisers of National Fishing Week are hoping that this year’s event will be the biggest yet. The steering group for NFW 2008 met at the recent Go Fish Show and announced the appointment of a new coordinator- Ed Parkinson. Steering group member Anne Moyle said, ” We are delighted with Ed’s appointment, we believe […]

Horse & Country TV will be out in force filming at this year’s brand new angling show, the TCF Showcase. The event at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire from April 25 to 27 is a showcase for the innovative new tackle and other equipment heading for the shops throughout 2008. Nick Ludlow of Horse & Country TV […]

The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has welcomed the decision by UK Fisheries Minister, Jonathan Shaw, to scrap proposals for a national sea angling licence. But the organisation, which represents the interests of more than 200 angling businesses across Europe, warned against complacency in the continued fight to ensure a sustainable future for recreational […]

Anglers have launched a campaign to save some of Britain’s most historic pike fisheries, after it was revealed they are under threat from plans to abandon coastal defences which protect parts of the Norfolk Broads. Proposals to allow the Upper Thurne system to be flooded by the sea have been discussed by the Broads Authority, […]

Prior to work commencing last Autumn, the pond had been suffering for several years.  Large numbers of wildfowl were amongst other problems contributing to poor water quality, algal blooms and fish deaths. The introduction of new vegetation will greatly increase the aesthetics, help to improve water quality and improve wildlife habitat. As part of the project, […]

Long Field High School, in Melton has been getting pupils hooked on angling over the last week with over 50 students receiving expert coaching from the National Federation of Anglers on Lakeview Fisheries. The school which is part of the Melton and Belvoir School Sport Partnership in Leicestershire had been looking for something different for […]

An all-new Midlands angling show is offering free fishing tuition for youngsters along with an incredible £50,000 worth of tackle giveaways. International fishing magazine publisher, DHP Ltd, is the organiser behind the first ever TCF (Total Coarse Fishing) Showcase, a three-day family angling show that will star world champions of the sport along with TV’s […]

An Ayrshire fishing club has sent a formal letter of claim to a farmer near Darvel in Ayrshire following the release of slurry into the Gower Water, a tributary of the River Irvine, in November 2006. The pollution caused a major fish kill, involving many thousands of mostly juvenile salmon and trout. The Darvel Angling […]

Environment Agency add new gravel spots  Another step has been taken to secure a sustainable breeding population of barbel in Norfolk’s River Wensum with the creation of new gravel areas. The site near Lyng, managed by Norfolk Anglers Conservation Association (NACA), has been the focus of many years of habitat restoration work led by the Association.  […]

The Broads is a very special area and has National Park status with some areas also designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The fishing close season, which was established in 1995 by the National Fishing Byelaw, traditionally runs from 15 March to 15 June inclusive to enable fish to spawn without disturbance from anglers.  […]

Following the success of last year’s ground breaking event, we are delighted to announce the launch of the 2008 Wales Carp Masters. The grand final is again being staged at the superb Celtic Lakes Resort and takes place between 29th – 31st August. There are 15 places available at each of 6 qualifying heats, all […]

The government today abandoned its current plans to impose fishing licences on a million sea anglers in Britain. The move follows several years of campaigning by the National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA) to convince successive fisheries ministers that because fishstocks were so seriously depleted by commercial overfishing, the few fish left for anglers were […]

SACN welcomes yesterday’s statement by Jonathan Shaw MP, the Fisheries Minister, that he will not be introducing a Sea Angling Licence. At the recent ‘Angling Summit’ held within the Parliament Buildings in Westminster, SACN repeated to the Fisheries Minister the advice previously delivered to DEFRA officials that now is not the time to talk about […]