Two fish from cadora Backs for mauirice Hudson. spinng with black F/C 8 and 10lns sea liced.
14lbs and 8lbs from Wyesham. One on fly one on mepps. Prime month now -should be their time alright.
I have been asked to highlight the possible demise of one of our famous chalkstreams, The Lambourn. Some of us may never get to fish it but its pristine environment is being threatened by a plan to dump secondary treated sewage into it , seemingly without consultation.
As I say you may never fish it but it takes just a couple of minutes to sign the petition and help those trying to prevent this discharge. Please see below.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/protect-the-river-lambourn-from-treated-sewage-discharge
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Thursday 30th
April 2015
All the latest
fishing news from the Angling Trust and Fish Legal
Angling Trust and Fish Legal Top News
Read how your vote could influence angling, sign a petition to prevent the
pollution of an iconic chalk stream, get involved with the issue of tidal
lagoons and their effect on fish and find answers on the bass issue... |
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Election 2015 -
Where the Parties Stand on Angling
With the
outcome of the General Election on a knife edge and polling just a few days
away, the Angling Trust has completed a review of what the main political
parties are offering to do for fish and fishing. A trawl through the
manifestos of the Conservative, Labour, LibDem, UKIP and Green parties has
revealed strengths and weaknesses in them all...
> Read more |
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Illegal Fishing
Lands Angler With £525 Bill and Criminal Record
Joshua
Egerton, from Knutsford was caught and later charged for illegally fishing
at Booths Mere, a private fishery managed by Angling Trust members,
Altrincham and District Angling Club. Our National Enforcement Manager
said: "This is an
excellent result and a great example of what we are all collectively
achieving through the Fisheries Enforcement Campaign: raising awareness
within the police service and beyond to the wider public, increasing
confidence and intelligence - and all involved working together."
> Read more |
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Permit to
Pollute River Lambourn Causes Outrage
The
Environment Agency has caused outrage amongst local campaigners in West
Berkshire by issuing a discharge permit which will allow poor quality
effluent from a new housing development to be discharged into the River
Lambourn
> Read more
Quick-link: Sign the petition
HERE |
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European
Commission Publishes Sea Bass Q&A
How were bass
managed in the EU until now? What does the common approach consist of? What
will be proposed under the third part of this package? If you've got
questions like these about how the European Commission intend to protect
bass then follow the link below...
> Read more |
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Angling Trust
Team Deliver More Angling Enforcement Training to Police
Dilip Sarkar
MBE, Angling Trust National Enforcement Manager and Rado Papiewski from our
Building Bridges Project provided training at Wiltshire Police HQ this
month in order to raise to raise awareness of our Fisheries Enforcement
Campaign. We have carried out these sessions in several police forces now
and will continue to develop vital knowledge with more sessions planned for
the coming months.
Pictured:
Rado Papiewski, speaks to Police Officers about the issues concerning
anglers from migrant populations.
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Tidal Thames to
Showcase TideFest Fishing Match
The Angling
Trust, Thames Anglers Conservancy and Thames Water are pleased to announce
the second annual angling competition to take place as part of the TideFest
event on the tidal Thames in London on Sunday September 20th.
> Read more |
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Book a Place at
the Next Fishery Enforcement Workshop
Our FEWs
(Fishery Enforcement Workshops) have been a vital part of raising awareness
and training anglers to respond to angling related crime - book a place on
the next workshop for just £20 and get a full day of quaility assured
training from Angling Trust, Environment Agency, IFM and Police experts.
> Booking: Open to all anglers
- ideal for clubs and bailiffs
Want your
club to book you a place? Click HERE to
forward this email to a club contact. |
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Error in
Natural England Cormorant Licensing Forms
Some
incorrect licencing return forms for piscivorous birds (cormorants &
goosander) were sent out in error from Natural England (NE), prior to the
new & correct return forms being released. If anyone has received an
older form they need to disregard it and send in the new form only. The new
form should have been accompanied by a covering letter from NE to explain
the error and to guide licence holders accordingly.
More Info:
Contact Angling Trust Fisheries Management Advisor Richard Bamforth - richard.bamforth@anglingtrust.net
or 07904 041518 |
Fish Legal News
You can read
more Fish Legal news HERE |
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Department of
Energy and Climate Change Ask The Wrong Question on Tidal Lagoon
Fish Legal
has responded to a last-minute request by Department of Energy and Climate
Change for arguments on how far to permit 'deterioration' in 'waterbody
status' likely to be caused by the proposed Swansea tidal lagoon, the
decision to grant consent for which is imminent.
Despite an
apparent determination to focus only on impacts to the habitat of some tiny
mud-dwelling invertebrates (...worms!), Fish Legal argued that more
attention should be paid to the serious risk to salmon and sea trout and
how to mitigate that.
Members
interested in learning about the development of a series of tidal lagoons
in the Severn Estuary can attend a meeting organised by Angling Trust and
Fish Legal next weekend. Details below... |
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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. |
General News and Classifieds
Events and articles of interest from the Angling Trust and the world of
fishing |
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The 2015 Wye
Litter Pick is Complete!
Angling Trust
and Fish Legal joined in with fellow volunteers from the Wye and Usk
Foundation and local volunteers last week to clear stretches of the River
Lynfi and Lynfi Dulas as part of the 2015 Wye Litter Pick. This was part of
an attempt to clear the banks of the Wye and it's tributaries from rubbish.
The final score for the day included: 28 bags of litter, 4 tyres and 2
picnic tables!
> Read more |
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Try Something
Different This Close Season...
For May only,
Thames Waters Flagship trout fishery at Farmoor Reservoirs will allow
coarse anglers the opportunity to come and fish the fly with their coarse
fishing gear. Buzzers below a waggler or blobs on a ledger and quiver tip -
your choice!
Anyone taking
part will be invited to a free fly casting lesson and the opportunity
to buy a discount fly fishing kit.
For enquiries
contact farmoor.fishing@thameswater.co.uk
or the ranger team on 07747 640 707. NB: No catch and release of trout
during the promotion. |
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Colwick Park
Trout Lake "Fish for a Fiver"
Nottingham
City Council, Sport Nottinghamshire and the Angling Trust have teamed up to
put together a fantastic offer to get more people fishing more often.
Throughout May, anglers visiting Colwick Park Trout Lake in Nottingham will
be able to purchase a Catch & Release ticket for just £5, a saving of
£10! A limited number of these reduced priced tickets will be available on
every Friday in May (starting from 8th May).
Anglers
wishing to take up this fantastic offer should quote ‘Fish-For-A-Fiver’
when purchasing their day ticket to qualify for the discount. More
information on fishing at Colwick and the offer, contact the Nottingham
City Council Park & Open Spaces Team on 0115 9870785 or visit www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/colwickCP.
Further
information & enquiries should be directed to Angling Trust Regional
Officer James Roche 07791 786 251 or james.roche@anglingtrust.net |
Competition News
Read all the latest Angling Trust Competition news HERE |
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Entry Forms
Available for the England Ladies National Fly Fishing Championship 2015
30th August
2015 at Eyebrook Trout Fishery, Great Easton Road, Caldecott. LE168RP.
Closing date for applications 1st August 2015.
> Download an application
form PDF here |
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Winning Anglers
on Shropshire Union Canal
The second
qualifying match in a prestigious new national angling competition, aimed
at encouraging people to rediscover their nearby waterways took take place
on the Shropshire Union Canal on Sunday 26 April. The Canal Pairs
Championship is being organised by the Canal & River Trust together
with the Angling Trust and is aimed at encouraging local anglers.
> Read more
>More
Canal & Rivers Trust Competitions news HERE. |
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RiverFest
Qualifiers: Update for Entrants
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
us during office hours. Please have your card details ready. Thank you.
> Read more and view
RiverFest 2015 competitor lists |
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