The Environment Agency has kicked off the first consultation of a programme to identify what needs to be done to protect and improve rivers, lakes and groundwater to meet new European guidelines.River Basin Planning: Working Together is the first step in the consultative process of developing River Basin Management Plans for each of the River […]

Abattoir waste liquid ended up in Watton Brook near Saham Toney, Norfolk costing Bowes of Norfolk Ltd a £7,500 fine and £5,888 total costs including Environment Agency clean up costs.It is the tenth time the company has been convicted of environmental offences and all of them for breaching the same section of the Water Resources […]

Yorkshire Water has been fined £3,000 by Rotherham magistrates for polluting the River Rother.The company, of Halifax Road, Bradford admitted breaching its permit to discharge into the river in February, 2006, and was ordered to pay £1303.17 costs following the court hearing on February 14.Trevor Cooper, prosecuting for the Environment Agency, said officers discovered the […]

Environment Agency Fisheries Officers this week uncovered a rogue catfish whilst doing a fisheries survey in Canterbury, Kent.Catfish are non-native to the UK but are becoming more and more popular in recreational fisheries. They can pose a threat to the environment by competing with our native fish for food and habitat and spreading disease or […]

Concerns on the stocking of stillwaters were voiced at the Fish Welfare Group. It has become apparent that many fisheries have multiple fish suppliers which makes it difficult to contact trace any health or parasite problems back to any one supplier.  Viv Shears (Sparsholt College) took on the task of producing comprehensive advice on stocking […]

Chub have been confirmed for the first time in Ireland. The new species was located in the River Inny downstream from Ballymahon in Co. Longford. The confirmation was made during a major fish stock assessment survey on the mid section of the Inny River undertaken by the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board and the Central Fisheries […]

Total-Fishing.com through to second round of Supercup – at last!!!Here’s the result from Sunday – well done to all… Let’s do our best to make it through to the Tunnel Barn semi..peg 55 (longest walk!)Dave pritchard 20lb. (1sts) (3rd overall)3.71.6Henry Henson 5.4 (2nd)8.00.2Gareth Purnell 14.6 (3rd) (6th overall)17.10 (4th overall)21.10 (2nd overall)Pete Palmer 1.4 (3rd)2.812.10Pete […]

A regular and seasoned angler at Lee Valley Regional Park has made one of the biggest Chub catches on record in the UK.Known as ‘Bridge’ to fellow anglers, Brigepal Singh of Stoke Newington, caught a “phenomenal” 8lb Chub at Broxbourne Mill Navigation on the afternoon of Sunday 28 January. This measured only a few ounces […]

Mr Khan Marshall, 21, of Temple Dene Avenue, Staines, appeared before Woking Magistrates Court on 9 February 2007. He was fined £200 for leaving a rod unattended and a further £200 for fishing with three rods but only holding a single licence. In a rare move reserved for persistent offenders the court banned Mr Marshall […]

Anglers in Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are needed to help the Environment Agency create a better place. The Environment Agency is looking for two members to join the Regional Fisheries, Ecology and Recreation Committee (RFERAC) and two to join the Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committee (REPAC). RFERAC advises […]

Cyril Chauquet is Discovery Real Time¹s Fishing Adventurer, taking viewerson  a  spectacular  journey through the most unsuspecting fishing areas ofMorocco,  Iceland, Ireland,  Belize, Canada and Madagascar, to name but a few.   With  a genuine  love  of fishing and the excitement and knowledge obtainedthrough a passion for travel, Cyril doesn’t just educates viewers on  howto  catch […]