On the 8th January 2007 Mr Joseph Perks, an angler from Worthing, West Sussex was fined  and made to contribute towards prosecution costs for retaining undersize sea bass after pleading guilty to the offence at Worthing Magistrates Court.  Officers with the Sussex Sea Fisheries District Committee boarded Mr Perks vessel in July 2006 and upon […]

Congratulations to the following Total-Fishing.com users who each win a pair of tickets to the Carp Spectacular Show off Junction 8 of the M25 on Jan 13th, 14th.  For more information see www.carpspectacular.info Brian DaviesSwanseasa5 9ey Steve FlightMaidstone Tessa HambleyBedworth Simon FarrelLondon Glyn J ParkerWard End Charlie McConvilleLondon Elliot DeanMaidstone Rio Bryan-EdwardsChesthunt  

Anglers in South West Wales are celebrating following fish stocking at five angling locations. Fisheries officers from Environment Agency Wales released over 8,000 coarse fish into ponds and lakes around south west Wales. The fish were introduced to help increase stocks and give many people the chance to experience angling for the first time.  The […]

If you bought someone aged 12 years old or over a fishing rod for Christmas, make sure they have a valid rod licence before they try it out. The reminder comes as nearly 300 anglers were prosecuted by the Environment Agency in December, resulting in more than £44,000 in fines and costs.    “Fishing for salmon, […]

If you bought someone aged 12 years old or over a fishing rod for Christmas, make sure they have a valid rod licence before they try it out. The reminder comes as nearly 300 anglers were prosecuted by the Environment Agency in December, resulting in more than £44,000 in fines and costs.    “Fishing for salmon, […]

Environment Agency officers will be releasing thousands of fish into the River Don to restore stocks killed in a freak pollution incident last July. Around 10,000 fish including roach, bream and dace will be brought from the Environment Agency’s Calverton Fish Farm at Nottingham and released at locations in Kilnhurst, Conisborough, and Thrybergh as well as […]

The Environment Agency has prosecuted Watson Dairies for the third time since 2002. The latest offence was a diesel leak from Hawksnest Farm into a tributary of the River Meon in Hampshire. In their third water quality pollution offence, Watson Dairies Limited appeared before Fareham Magistrates on Wednesday 3 January 2007 and pleaded guilty to the […]

2006 has been a record year for the ACA.  Its most important achievement as been to recover £141,238 in damages for its member clubs, fishery and river owners in 18 separate legal cases.  We also provided free expert advice on angling law to more than 100 angling clubs.   This is the best performance for at […]

The Environment Agency Midlands Region has published a consultation document for the Severn River Basin District called ‘River Basin Planning: Working Together’.  This document is the first in a series of three Water Framework Directive (WFD) publications for public consultation, allowing anyone with an interest in the water environment or the river basin planning process […]

The almost three million people who receive Disability Living Allowance in England and Wales will be eligible for a half price fishing licence from next year. The Environment Agency will extend the disability concession – which currently covers Blue Badge holders with severe mobility problems – to include all people receiving Disability Living Allowance.  A review […]

The Environment Agency’s Worcestershire Middle Severn Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy has been launched. For the next six years, it will form the basis for all our decisions on the management of the water resources of the Worcestershire Middle Severn area.  This is an area stretching from the southern edge of Telford south to Worcester and […]

A Somerset fisherman has been ordered to pay £1,075 in fines and costs after being caught illegally fishing for eels in East Sussex. Edward Gilbert, from Culmhead, Taunton, was arrested by Agency fisheries officers with help from Sussex Police on April 12, 2006 after he was seen fishing for elvers on the Scots Float Sluice in […]