Seems there was just the one fish yesterday.  8lbs from Legge Meadow to Don Macer Wright.
Nothing seen or caught yesterday on the lowest beats despite reports of 2sw fish being seen, though mostly from the usual source one has to admit.
Under the present conditions the lower river should be doing much better.

LATEST.  10lb fly caught fish from Wyesham today apparently.
The two fish reported at Ingeston on Friday were both caught by regular Mike Pritchard spinning.  He now has five for the season.

Small shoals of smolts have been seen migrating recently at Hereford and below Ross down to the tide.


  Some people are easily satisfied -saw this comment on one of the forums;    Says it all really when seeing a couple of fish or getting a 'significant pull,' a huge pull or a ' tightening'  even is worth a mention.. Sad times we live in!!

"Very quiet today..but what an amazing day to be on the river which was very much alive! Saw two fish, that's it."

Friday 17th April 2015 All the latest fishing news from the Angling Trust and Fish Legal Angling Trust and Fish Legal Top News This edition we bring you news of our challenge to political parties to continue their support for angling, Fish Legal's concern that the EA have let off a slurry polluting farmer with a donation to charity rather than prosecution and a great member discount on holidays and tackle... Recreational Bass Angling At The European Parliament The Angling Trust represented sea anglers at the highest level in Europe this week at an event on the long term management of recreational sea bass fisheries. David Mitchell, the Angling Trust's Marine Campaigns Manager, attended the event at the European Parliament in Brussels organised by the new Forum for Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment. > Read more Need for Coordinated Response to Prymnesium Fish Kills It was encouraging to see our involvement in the issue of toxic Prymnesium algae and the resulting fish kills being given national coverage in publications and websites this week. Angling Trust Eastern Region Chairman Kelvin Allen (pictured left) is quoted in this article on the Guardian website. Please Join Us For a Meeting About Tidal Lagoons in the Severn Estuary All angling clubs, riparian owners, anglers, hoteliers, guides and anyone else concerned for the future of salmon, sea trout, shad, lamprey, eels and sea fish in the Severn Estuary are invited to a meeting at the Chase Hotel in Ross on Wye on Saturday 9 May from 10am to 12.30pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available. > More details about the meeting The meeting will be chaired by Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal and will include presentations from Fish Legal solicitors, angling clubs from South Wales and fisheries experts and is open to members and non-members. Please RSVP to admin@anglingtrust.net as space is limited. Angling Trust Parliamentary Bass Champions Awards On the eve of the General Election the Angling Trust has acknowledged the 'sterling work' of seven MPs from the Conservative, Labour and LibDem parties in pressing for measures to save threatened bass stocks. The MPs have all been raising the bass issue in debates in the House of Commons, by tabling parliamentary questions and in direct representations to ministers. > Read more Take Part in the Spring Raffle and Win a Fishing Holiday in Venezuela! Take part in the Angling Trust and Fish Legal Spring 2015 raffle and you could win one of 10 great prizes. Top prize is a dream fishing holiday for two in Venezuela worth £8,500 provided by Roxtons Field Sports. Other prizes include a short-break holiday at one of the Forest Holidays centres in the UK, Daiwa tackle vouchers worth a total of £3,000 and annual subscriptions to Bauer Media Group angling titles including Angling Times, Sea Angler and Trout & Salmon. > Full details and entry at www.anglingraffle.net Leading the Way for Migrant Angler Communities "It can be hard to be a migrant angler who always fishes by the rules but get tarred by the same brush as others who continue to poach." Read more from our Building Bridges Project Manager Rado Papiewski in his latest blog. Shooting Day Raffle Winner Announced Thank you to everyone who took part in our raffle to win a day's shooting, which raised nearly £18,000 to support our work fighting for fish and fishing. Mr Ashe from Oxfordshire was the lucky winner and is greatly looking forward to taking seven friends on an unforgettable day next winter, courtesy of our very generous donor. Take A Friend Fishing Have you ever challenged your other half to a fishing match? Our own Regional Officer James Roche did and writes "I took the opportunity to take my wife Elizabeth fishing over the Easter weekend and whilst I took victory for catching the most fish, Liz's common carp secured victory in the biggest fish challenge." How about taking a non-angler fishing this weekend? Fish Legal News You can read more Fish Legal news HERE Fish Legal Call On SEPA to Protect Clyde Salmon Pictured Left: Small sample of the total amount of fish killed in 2013 that have been dumped in a skip Fish Legal has sent a legal notification under the Environmental Liability Directive to Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) asking that they take immediate action against Scottish Water, to stop a repeat of the devastating 2013 sewage pollution incident on the lower Clyde that killed up to 20% of the entire Clyde salmon run.   Fish Legal has discovered that a major factor in 2013 fish kill was poor operating practice at Scottish Water's (SW) Dalmarnock sewage treatment works, one of Glasgow's largest. In particular the poor state of Dalmarnock's storm tank facilities has resulted in frequent emissions of raw sewage into the Clyde. SW's Dalmarnock licence requires it to have event monitors that record the duration and frequency of sewage spills into the Clyde. Unfortunately SEPA has chosen not to enforce this condition, and so we suspect that Dalmarnock sewage treatment works is pumping raw sewage into the Clyde much more frequently than the regulator realises.  Fish Legal solicitor Robert Younger is pressing for action. Fish Legal & Angling Trust Respond to Water Framework Directive Consultation Fish Legal, the Angling Trust and WWF, have jointly submitted a response to the Environment Agency’s consultation on the second cycle of draft River Basin Management Plans. The consultation was an opportunity for the organisations to assess the Government’s performance and whether it had achieved its commitments in the ‘Statement of Position’ - agreed commitments which resulted from legal action taken by Fish Legal, Angling Trust and WWF against the Environment Agency in 2010 - regarding the then new plans. To read the consultation response in full click HERE. Competition News Read all the latest Angling Trust Competition news HERE Big Players Back Team England Carp Squad In an unprecedented move, the major players in the carp industry have put aside commercial and political differences to throw their weight behind the National Squad in readiness for this years World Carp Fishing Championships on the River Ebro in Spain in October. > Read more RiverFest Qualifiers: Update for Entrants The Angling Trust RiverFest 2015 draw has now taken place. Full lists of competitors for all the qualifiers are now available on our website HERE. We are in the process of calling competitors to take payment or if you have been successful and would like to pay for your place(s), you are welcome to call our part-time RiverFest Administrator Ian Shepherd when he is next in the office after Tuesday 21st. Please have your card details ready. Thank you. > Read more and view RiverFest 2015 competitor lists Dates For Your Diary Meet the Angling Trust and Fish Legal at the following shows and events... The Angling Trust North West Fisheries Forum The Angling Trust North West Fisheries Forum in Cooperation with the Environment Agency. April 21st 2015 at Croft Village Hall (off J22 M6), Mustard Lane, Croft, WA3 7BQ Tea and Coffee served at 6.45pm meeting begins 7.15pm The meeting is OPEN TO ALL and FREE TO ATTEND To register to attend the meeting please just email john.cheyne@anglingtrust.net Family Fishing Fun Day - Walthamstow Saturday 18th April.  11am - 4pm,  GHOF Walthemstowe, Walthemstowe Reservoir N17 9NH Call Grant Fear: 07969 645201 > Read more Family Fishing Fun Day - Ealing Sunday 19th April.  11am - 4pm,  GHOF Ealing, West London UB5 6UR Call James Thornhill: 07837 980210 > Read more Membership Offers You can check out the full list of great membership benefits and offers HERE. 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