Reports that water quality is deteriorating again on the lower river. No real surprise given the current conditions which must give rise to concerns for fish welfare, particularly salmon. Despite cooler water from the Élan V alley it's effects are only evident for a short distance down the river. With temperatures set to soar further the outlook is poor. Thunderstorms are not what we really want as a local cloudburst will give heavy colour are stir up all the settled sediment possibly causing further problems.
Wouldn't mind betting though that some lower beats are still being raked by flying Cs by some anglers who really have no need to catch another fish.!
Yesterday link to the situation on the Lune is now working.
www.salmonriverdata.co.uk/PDF/ Letter to EA 2014.pdf. Problems there with the EA are similar to many that we face with just as much lack of concern being shown. Many of Andy Hurst comments in red and at the end of his letter are very much valid. I particularly liked this one;
"Why is it that the EA prefer to listen to individuals with absolutely no knowledge of the Salmon runs in rivers rather than listen to the voice of anglers who collectively may have over thousands of years’ experience of the River and much more to offer?"
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It's now not PC to be seen to have anything to do with any mitigation or other stocking and as he suggests any EA staff probably now see it as a serious career inhibitor to think otherwise. Take the money, don,t consult, do what you want to feather your own nest and influence. Remind you of another organisation? Me Too.
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Thursday 17th
July 2014
All the latest
news stories this month from the Angling Trust and Fish Legal
This Weekend:
The CLA Game Fair - come and meet us at the show...
Find out
how the Angling Trust and Fish Legal are standing up for fishing and
fighting the threats to our sport in our stand at the House of Fishing,
right in the middle of the Fishing Village. Chat to our staff and
volunteers or just sit down, relax and watch some great angling videos.
- Meet Angling Trust Ambassadors: Malcolm
Greenhalgh, Carl & Alex Smith, Mark Everard, Chris Clark, Barney
Wright, Phil Smith, Neville Fickling, John Bailey, Keith Elliott
& Sarah Collins
- Watch expert lure fishing demos by Gary and Sam
Edmonds and try for yourself in our special lure tank
- Have a go on Get Hooked on Fishing’s charity fish
fighting machine - can you top our leaderboard?
- Learn all about angling enforcement and our
Volunteer Bailiff Service (VBS)
- Plus fish health and tackling invasive species
with Cefas
- Find out where your rod licence money goes and
check out the fish species in the Environment Agency’s impressive
fish tank
- Get some great hints and tips for catching those
‘bucket list’ fish at the Angling Trust / Selectafly Pro-Team Clinic
- Chat with Team England anglers and coaches and
learn about the new Talent Pathway programme
- Meet representatives from the Wheelyboat Trust
and Thames Water’s Angling Academy
- Buy tickets for the new Angling Trust Raffle
- for more info see story below...
- Come and put your questions to Mark Lloyd and
Martin Salter at the Open Forums in the ‘FishingTalks Area’ on
Friday at 3.15, Saturday at 3.30 and Sunday at 2pm
Book advance tickets online at www.gamefair.co.uk
or call the ticket hotline on 0844 776 7777.
SatNav for the Game Fair: Blenheim Palace, Oxon. OX20 1PP
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Win BIG in
the NEW Angling Trust Raffle!
Please take
part in our new supporter raffle. You could win the top prize of £5,000
in cash or one of six fantastic vouchers to buy up to £2,000 of coarse,
sea or game fishing tackle from our sponsors Daiwa. The proceeds from the
raffle will be added to the funds from our growing membership so that we
can do more to protect fish and fishing now and in the future.
> Read more |
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Read our
Latest Sea Update Email
Many
recreational sea anglers do not realise that the Angling Trust is working
very hard to represent our sport in many different areas and across many
different campaigns all year long to protect our fish and fishing from
the many threats out there. Check out our Marine Campaigns webpage
online for full details.
Please read our latest Sea Update
email for a snapshot of recent news in this area
which we hope you will find interesting, informative and perhaps
enlightening and encourage you to reccommend a sea-angling friend to join
us. Please forward them this email
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NEW: Guide
for Anglers Reporting Offences to the Police
We are
asking anglers to make it easy for call-takers and police officers when
reporting offences of Theft of Fishing Rights and Theft of Fish. For that
reason, and to overcome any confusion our Fishery Enforcement Manager
Dilip Sarkar MBE has produced a new Guide for Anglers Reporting Offences
to the Police.
> Read more |
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NEW MEMBER
BENEFIT: 15% Off Trespass Sports, Outdoor and Activity Kit for All the
Family
We've
negotiated a great deal for Angling Trust individual members with
Trespass on their range of sports outdoor and activity gear at www.trespass.com
Just use
the code AnglingTrust15 in the Voucher Code box and if you are asked for
your individual membership number 68355 please have that handy too to
verify your membership. |
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Working to
Protect Angling in Parks and Green Spaces
A report
published recently by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) reveals stark
threats to the future of the UK’s public parks. Some 86% of park managers
anticipate cuts to revenue budgets over the next three years, which may
force them to reduce spending on maintenance and upkeep.
> Read more |
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Protect Your
Fishing Tackle from Theft for Just £9.99
If you
still haven't purchased a SmartWater Fishing Pack to protect your tackle
from theft read more
about how for just £9.99 SmartWater deters thieves and makes stolen
tackle easier to recover. Then simply call SmartWater's Freephone sales
line on 0800 521 669 with your promo code ANG10 and your Angling Trust
membership number. You can't get SmartWater at this price anywhere else!
> Read more |
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Angling Trust
Welcomes Action to Remove Beavers from Devon River
The Angling
Trust has welcomed the decision by Defra to remove beavers from the River
Otter in Devon.
> Read more |
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Environment
Agency Blitz on Rod Licence Cheats
Environment
Agency enforcement teams continue clamping down on rod licence cheats,
notching up more than 13,000 licence checks across England in May. Of the
13,000 anglers checked for a valid licence, 965 were fishing illegally
and could face a court appearance and a substantial fine. A recent
penalty was more than £800 when an annual licence costs just £27.
> Read more |
Fish Legal News
Read all the latest Fish Legal news HERE
Make sure
your club, fishery or syndicate is a Fish Legal Member, so if the worst
happens you can obtain free legal representation to restore and restock -
call us on 01568 620 447 to sign up... |
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Fish Legal
Members: Book a Slot to Speak to Fish Legal's Head Solicitor, Will Rundle
Are you
coming to the CLA Game Fair on Saturday 19 July? Are you a riparian,
fishery owner or club officer who needs legal advice concerning your
fishery?
Then book a
20 minute slot to speak to Fish Legal's Head Solicitor, Will Rundle. He
will be on hand in the House of Fishing to answer member’s questions
between 10am and 3pm.
Slots can
be booked in advance by emailing admin@fishlegal.net
or contacting the legal team on 01568 620447. Please send us a
summary of the issue along with your membership details. Click here
to see our recent email about times available. |
Fish Legal:
Fighting Abstraction on the River Test
Southern
Water's plan to set up a massive new abstraction near Southampton and
deprive the lower River Test of critical flows under drought conditions
has been "postponed". The scheme was due to be adopted and
permitted this year in order to enable the nearby river Itchen to meet
conservation objectives under the Habitat's Directive.
Fish Legal,
with our member Testwood & Nursling Fisheries, met Southern Water's
Chief Executive and made it clear that 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' in
this way would be unlawful. Whilst it is important to make sure the
Itchen has a sustainable future it must not be at the expense of the
Test.
The plan
has now been shelved 'to enable other alternatives to be explored'
(notably desalination) for a more 'sustainable' result - code for a
solution that does not harm the Test. |
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Please Spare
10 Minutes for a Survey on IFCAs
Have you
had any dealings with your regional Inshore Fisheries and Conservation
Authorities (IFCA) or attended one of their public meetings?
Were you
impressed? Did staff appear interested in their jobs? Do you know what
IFCAs are trying to achieve or how they are going about it? Has
your regional IFCA introduced byelaws and, if they have, did you feel
your views were taken into account before they were introduced?
These are
some of the questions Dera is asking anglers in a current consultation on
whether or not IFCAs are meeting their statutory duties. Feedback
from anglers will go into a report which will be put before
Parliament. The more information Defra has to go on the better, so
if you can spare 10 minutes to fill in their online questionnaire follow
this link: consult.defra.gov.uk/marine/ifca-report
The
consultation closes on 1 August. Respond to the consultation and MAKE
YOUR VOICE HEARD. |
Competition News
Read all the latest Angling Trust Competition news HERE |
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Apply for the
Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust PAIRS Canal Championship
The Angling
Trust & Canal & River Trust are delighted to announce that entry
forms are now available for the PAIRS Canal Championship which will be
held on the Shropshire Union Canal in the Soudley area on Sunday 14th
September 2014.
> Read more |
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Meet Theo
Pike Author of The Pocket Guide to Balsam Bashing at the CLA Game Fair
You can
meet Theo at the CLA Game Fair this coming weekend in our stand at the
House of Fishing and hear how invasive species dump silt into rivers,
sabotage drains, cut off access to beautiful places and drive native rare
and iconic species to extinction. Theo will be at the Game Fair on
Saturday to answer your questions and give the best advice about how to
deal with these damaging species. He'll have copies of his excellent
field guide the Pocket Guide to Balsam
Bashing. Come to our stand in the House of Fishing to find
out more and meet the author.
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