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Over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend of 27-30 May, Environment Agency officers caught a number of rod licence evaders when checking rod licences in targeted fisheries in the Midlands region, which are known to have a higher-than-average evasion rate. Officers in the Environment Agency's Midlands Environmental Crime Team took part in a national rod-licence blitz across the Midlands. They struck at known high rod licence evasion hot-spots where they checked 1,110 anglers and detected 82 offences. Anglers who were unable to provide…
After a successful trial for Anglers with Disabilities that was held at Packington Somers Fisheries, Meriden on Saturday 21st May 2011 the Angling Trust is pleased to announce the England team that will be competing in the World Angling Games Championships in Italy from 28th August – 4th September 2011 The team will consist of; Mark Eves, Andrew Lakey, Mark Russell, Alan Chadbone and John Dickens and John Weedon (Manager). It will be the first time John Weedon has managed…
Three of the current England Ladies Team dominated the top three places with the newest member of the England team for 2011 becoming this year’s Angling Trust Ladies’ Individual Champion on Saturday 11th June on the Kennet & Avon Canal, Seend Park. Samantha Sim drew peg 15 where she fished the 16 metre pole across the canal into 2ft of water feeding chopped worm and caster to net a steady stream of skimmers and a few bream plus 5 decent…
Barnsley & District’s AAS bid to become the first team to win the coveted FIPSed World Club Championships failed to materialise in Serbia. The team consisted of; Alan Scotthorne, Sam Wildsmith, Lee Kerry, Dave Brooks, Simon Fields, Andy Geldhart (Reserve both days), Glenn Lawrence (Captain) and Mick Vials and Denis White (Assistants). Not since Essex County won the then Browning World Cup in 1982 has a team representing England taken Gold. Essex won gold on the River Arno in Florence…
Fish Legal is considering legal action against Perth and Kinross Council after its Community Safety Committee rejected a proposal to introduce a bye-law restricting commercial rafting on the Upper Tay. Fish Legal made the application on behalf the Tay District Salmon Fishery Board which has a legal duty to protect and enhance salmon fisheries on the River Tay. The Upper Tay has been swamped by rafters since the introduction of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act in 2003, making fishing virtually…
The Salmon & Trout Association: influencing national decision makers over the management and protection of salmon, trout and sea trout, and the conservation of water and the diverse environments upon which all aquatic life depends. This is their latest nbewsletter - May 2011 Aquaculture Campaign On April 7th, we published a dossier, compiled by Guy Linley-Adams, on hitherto unpublished Scottish Government Fish Health Inspectorate reports of inspections of Scottish salmon farms from 2009 and 2010, obtained by the Salmon &…
Environment experts are springing into action to save hundreds of fish in a stretch of North Yorkshire river. Water levels in the River Rye, near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, usually drop at this time of year, but are exceptionally low due to the shortage of rain over the last few months. This is causing problems for river life, with fish obviously struggling to cope with the dryer conditions. Tomorrow (Thursday), a team from the Environment Agency will be netting as…
Thousands of fish have been killed in a pollution incident on the tidal Thames in West London after nearly half a million tonnes of sewage poured into the river over the weekend. Anglers were out on Monday evening trying to rescue dying fish stranded on the river’s beaches. The fish included roach, dace, bream, eels, perch, pike, sea bass and flounder. The tidal Thames is an important coarse fishery as well as being a vital nursery area for marine fish…
Robert Pelling a Welder from Ashton-under-Lyne fished only his second qualifier on Saturday 4th June 2011 at Partridge Lakes, Culcheth, Warrington to win the twelfth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier. He fished soft pellet across at 13 metres over micros and groundbait to catch a mix of F1’s, mirrors and commons to around 1 kilo for a total weight of 38 kilos 420 grammes from peg 10 on Marsh Lake.. Richard had a two line approach and fished one at 5…
Caerphilly angler Richard Aherne (AWA Shima) an Area Sales Manager joins the line up for the grand final for Fish ‘O’ Mania in July after qualifying on Saturday 28th May 2011 at Moorlands Farm Fishery, Hartlebury, Worcestershire. Richard had a two line approach and fished one at 5 metres and the other at 13 metres to fish paste over sweet corn from peg 51 on Meadow pool to win the match with 124lbs 10ozs of carp to 12lbs. For the…
The AGMs of the Angling Trust and Fish Legal were held in central Birmingham last Saturday, 21st of May. Individual and club members attending heard presentations from the Chairmen of the Angling Trust and Fish Legal and a report on a string of successful campaigns and legal actions over the past year from the Chief Executive Mark Lloyd. The accounts were presented to the membership; both organisations reported a surplus in 2010 due to a reduction in overheads and administrative…
Thank you to everyone who has already input their event dates onto www.nationalfishingmonth.com - there are over 120 events now registered. There is still have time to register an event and take part - deadline is 31st June. For those who have registered, National Fishing Month now need your approximate numbers so that the team can start sending out your forms, certificates, carrier bags, stickers, booklets etc in time for your events. National Fishing Month starts to send the information…
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the Ladies World Coarse Championship team for 2011 representing England in the World Angling Games in Firenze, Italy from 27th August – 4th September 2011. The England Team Managers have named an unchanged squad to the team that brought home the silver medal last year in South Africa. The England Ladies Team for 2011 are; Helen Dagnall, Julie Abbott, Samantha Sim, Emma Pickering, Samantha Perkins, and Wendy Locker and David Brooks (Manager). The…
Asfordby & Melton Society of Anglers will become the first Angling Club in Leicestershire and only the third in the East Midlands to receive the prestigious Clubmark for Angling award this month. When : Wednesday 1st June, 6pm Where: Lake View Fishery, Landyke Lane, Holwell, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4SX Clubmark is a nationally recognised indicator of quality. The Sport England initiative enables Parents and Carers to identify those clubs who are committed to providing a safe, effective, child friendly…
We are very sorry to report the death of Fred French MBE after a long illness on Sunday 15th May 2011 at 5.00 p.m. Fred had been a lifelong stalwart of angling from his early days in London, onto the River Lee and then into the North West. Fred will be sadly missed by his many friends at the Angling Trust and in the world of angling and fisheries. The funeral will take place on 1st June. There will be…
Before the draw nobody could make their minds up as to which lake at Tunnel Barn Farm Fisheries on Saturday 21st May 2011 would produce the winner. Whilst superstitious people may consider 13 to be unlucky for some this proved otherwise for Simon Christian (Stimech Anchor AC) a Memorial Mason from Bilston who drew peg 13 on Club pool where he fished luncheon meat on the pole to the island and down the edge to net a succession of carp…
