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Friday 16th
October 2015
All the latest
fishing news from the Angling Trust and Fish Legal
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Angling Trust
Flies the Flag for Fishing at Party Conferences
The Angling
Trust, as the national representative body for all recreational fishing,
has once again joined forces with the British Association for Shooting
and Conservation (BASC) to fly the flag at this year’s party political
conferences at a series of Rural Receptions.
> Read more |
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Angling Gets
A Voice At Heart Of BBC Programming
Mark Lloyd,
Chief Executive of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal, has been appointed
to join the BBC’s Rural Affairs Advisory Committee, an influential body
that provides advice and feedback on BBC output across all broadcast
platforms, and in particular programmes dealing with rural, agricultural
and environmental issues. This is the first time that angling has ever
been represented at this level.
This
appointment will not only provide an opportunity to highlight issues of
concern to Britain’s three million anglers, such as the plight of marine
and freshwater fish stocks, but also to get more coverage of angling on the
many BBC TV, Radio and Digital channels.
> Read more |
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Angling Trust
Carp Team England Bring Home Spanish Gold
Team
Manager Rob Hughes and his England Carp Squad have brought gold back to
UK shores from this year’s World Championship in Spain. In a tense 3-day
battle on the banks last week, which ended in a nerve-wracking stewards
enquiry for final places, England's hopes for their first ever gold medal
spot were finally rewarded.
Congratulations
to the team which consisted of England regulars Billy Flowers and Jamie
Londors, UK No. 1 seeds Alexei Bygrave and Harry Charrington, former
British Champions Neil Rivers and Chris Holmes, big hitter Mark Bartlett
and Ebro expert Paul Booth. To keep in touch with Carp Team England
subscribe to their Facebook
page. |
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Earth's
Wildest Waters - The Big Fish
Don't
forget to tune in to BBC2 at 8pm this Sunday 18th to see Angling Trust Ambassador,
Matt Hayes and Ben Fogle, presenting episode two of "The Big
Fish". This new show heralds the welcome return of angling to the
BBC.
> Find out more about
The Big Fish and meet the contestants and presenters
It’s great
to have angling back on mainstream TV and the first show included some
fine camera work, good production values and a stunning, if cold,
location. But most important of all, lots of non-anglers watched too and
we hear that viewing figures were excellent. You can watch the repeat of
episode one tomorrow, Saturday night or watch now on BBC iPlayer. |
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Winter
National Fishing League Coming Soon!
Register and get involved NOW!
The Angling
Trust and Angling Times National Fishing League
Winter Season runs from 7th November 2015 to 7th February
2016. We want our members, clubs and fisheries to enter the League so
please forward this email to your
members and customers. The League is a great way to
compete against other anglers and gives anglers the chance to be crowned
the National Fishing League Champion. Plus, it’s totally FREE to take
part!
Anglers,
clubs and fisheries can register to host matches or take part by
contacting their Angling Trust Regional Officer - contact details HERE.
> More info about prizes
and entry |
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Fish Legal News
You can
read more Fish Legal news HERE |
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Fish Legal
Secures £6,500 “Fish Kill” Compensation for Todmorden Anglers
Fish Legal
has secured £6,500 compensation for its member club, Todmorden Angling
Society, following pollution to their Grove Lodge coarse fishery near
Rochdale, cause by a factory fire and explosions at Multiroof Building
Products in May 2012. The inferno caused residents to be evacuated,
destroyed several buildings and businesses and required 21 fire engines
to attend. The devastation caused a toxic solvent sludge to enter the
Lodge water killing hundreds of fish.
> Read more |
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Tidal Power
‘Gold Rush’ Slowed
The
pioneering tidal power developer Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd (TLSB),
with whom Fish Legal and south Wales member clubs have been arguing for
over two years about the risks to migratory fish (particularly salmon and
sea trout) from its proposed £1 billion Swansea Bay tidal lagoon,
recently announced that construction will not now begin as planned in
spring 2016, mainly because there has been a delay in securing the
exceptionally high ‘strike price’ (£168/MWhr) it had requested from the
Government.
The fishing interests regard the delay as vital in order to do tagging
and other studies to identify the precise movements of salmon and sea
trout within the bay, information which should have been the basis of the
company’s predictions of ‘encounter rates’ with, and thus mortality from,
the lagoon’s 16 massive turbines. TLSB – without having done this
research – had modelled the mortality as ‘negligible’. |
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Funding Cuts
Lead to Hydro Re-think
A
council-backed hydropower scheme on the River Aire at Salts Mill, near
Bradford, has been ‘shelved’ because of proposed cuts in government
subsidies and a fall in electricity prices. Fish Legal had argued, on
behalf of member club Saltaire AA, that the hydro diversion would
seriously deplete flows into the club’s weirpool fishery. The
postponement (or possibly abandonment) of the project, which had been
assessed under the pre-2014 hydro ‘good practice guidelines’ (since
superseded by provisions that are more protective of river flows) -
should allow this issue to be properly addressed if a similar project
resurfaces. |
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Your Right To
Know
Following
Fish Legal’s major victory subjecting water companies in England & Wales
to a legal duty of disclosure for environmental information they hold,
Fish Legal has produced a factsheet which includes guidelines on what you
can ask for and how to get it.
If you are a Fish Legal fishery, riparian or club member and would like a
copy of the ‘FOI - Your Right To Know’ factsheet, please email us at admin@fishlegal.net
to request a copy and include your membership details. |
Angling Surveys - Please Take Part and Make a Difference
We currently have these three surveys running - if you haven't taken part
yet please take a few minutes to let us have your input. Thank you. |
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Closing Date
Extended:
Major Survey On Angling Participation
We'll use
findings from our major national survey on angling participation to help
get more people fishing more often. We've already had over 11,000
responses but particularly want to hear from anyone who no longer has
time to go fishing or who only goes occasionally - so if that's you or someone you know,
please take part now.
> Take the SURVEY here
Congratulations
to the winners of this survey's Glasgow Angling Centre
£900 prize draw which ended on 4/10/15: 1st - S Kelman, 2nd - R Davies,
3rd - P Hayes. |
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Invasive
Non-Native Species Survey
Please help
Emily Smith,
our "Invasive Non-Native Species Manager", with her survey
looking into the awareness of British anglers of conservation issues
which affect our waterways. The findings of Emily's work, produced in
partnership with University College London, will be used to improve the
information available to anglers about conservation issues and help
anglers learn how to protect their fishing venues. The questionnaire
takes less than 10 minutes.
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Please help out at www.anglingtrust.net/invasivesurvey |
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Fish-Eating
Bird Management Trial:
Questionnaire for Licence Holders & Fishery Owners
A brief
online questionnaire aims to get feedback about the one-year trial of our
Fishery Management Advisors
(FMAs) and area-based licences (ABLs), aimed at improving the management
of conflicts between fisheries and fish-eating birds, principally
cormorants. Please only complete this questionnaire if you have had
direct contact with an FMA or are an ABL or individual licence holder.
> Go to the questionnaire |
General News and Classifieds
Events and articles of interest from the Angling Trust and the world of
fishing |
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Live River
Level Information Free of Charge at FishingInfo.co.uk
The Angling
Trust and Environment Agency bring you free river level information at FishingInfo.co.uk.
Our mobile-friendly site lets you search and locate your closest river
level gauges, fishing spots, clubs, coaches and tackle shops. If you
register for a free account too, it means your saved favourite fishing
places will always be available on any device wherever you are. |
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Updated Top
50 Coarse Fish Lists from the BRFC
The British
Record Fish Committee maintains an accurate list of British record fish
and Top 50 Coarse Fish Lists.
The
Committee has just updated the Top 50 Coarse Fish Lists and these are
available for download from our website.
There are
some absolute huge fish listed so have a look and find inspiration to
target a whopper!
> View the lists |
Please Help
Save Our Salmon
We won the
readers' vote in the July issue of Trout & Salmon magazine for a
project that aims to return the salmon to abundance and get UK, Welsh and
Scottish governments to act now. Anyone who donates will get free
supporter stickers and their name published in Trout & Salmon
magazine.
> Find out more and donate
via www.saveoursalmon.org |
Help us get more people fishing more often...
Our participation events and competitions are for anglers of all
abilities. Get involved, come along, bring a friend and have a go! Don't
forget that occasional anglers and newcomers can buy a one-day or eight-day
rod licence. |
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Sea Angling
Species Hunt: Have You Registered Yet?
Our popular
Species Hunt for sea
anglers has got even better prizes and a new structure
with more chances to win - find out more at www.anglingtrust.net/specieshunt
and get hunting!
The Species
Hunt has been developed to appeal to all Sea Anglers and to get more
people out there fishing more often. Check out the Hunt's Facebook page.
The Hunt is
sponsored by TronixPro
with fantastic prizes
and badges for monthly Specimen Hunt winners plus cash prizes in the
annual Species Hunt awards to be announced in March 2016. Register now
for your chance to win! |
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FREE: Lure
and Predator Fishing at Coventry Canal Basin
Level 2
Coach Dave Mutton is leading a programme to teach you all about lure and
predator fishing at the Specimen Fishing UK tackle
shop in Coventry.
Sessions
are free and open to anyone aged 19 to 25, for the next 5 Saturdays
(incl. tomorrow), from 2pm.
Bring your
own tackle or use the kit provided, but be quick as spaces are limited
and sure to be taken up quickly.
For more
info contact Angling Trust Regional Officer Dave Evans on 07854 239 721
or dave.evans@anglingtrust.net |
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Improve your
Lure Fishing with Northampton Nene AC
Northampton
Nene AC are running a Lure Fishing Workshop to help anglers improve their
skills.
The session
will be hosted by local licensed level 2 coach Paul Douglas who will
provide loads of useful tips to help you up your catch rate.
It's on
Sunday 18th October at 8am on the Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne.
The session
costs just £5 and include expert tuition, a day ticket and a selection of
terminal tackle. It's a bargain!
Contact
James Roche on 07791 786 251 or james.roche@anglingtrust.net to
book your place or for more info. |
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FREE: Get
Back into Angling at Bulwell Hall Lakes
Get Back
into Angling this October at Bulwell Hall Lakes.
We want
anglers of all abilities, ages and experience to come along and
rediscover their love of fishing.
Dig out
that old tackle or borrow what you need on the day.
There will
be advice on techniques & tactics to help you catch more fish.
Absolutely
FREE with bait provided too! It's on Friday, 23rd October.
Contact
James Roche on 07791 786 251 or james.roche@anglingtrust.net
for more info.
For more
events like these in your area contact your Angling Trust Regional
Officer.
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Competition News
Read all the latest Angling Trust Competition news HERE |
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Fish ‘O’
Mania XXIII Dates & Venues Announced
The Angling
Trust and Matchroom Sport have announced dates for Fish O Mania XXIII.
The 2016 competition will feature 28 qualifiers, an increase of 12 on
previous years, with 19 venues and 4,380 tickets to enter to scoop a cool
£50,000! Applications for tickets will open on Wednesday 6th January 2016.
Ticket prices for qualifiers will remain at £25 each and applicants must
be a member of the Angling Trust.
> View the full list of
qualifier venues and dates |
Job Vacancies
Find Angling Trust jobs and volunteer positions HERE |
Two Current
Vacancies - Applications Close Midnight Today
- Coaching Support and Administration Officer.
Closing date 16th Oct.
- Safeguarding and Protecting Children Officer.
Closing date 16th Oct.
> Job descriptions and
application forms |
Member Offers
We've got several new special offers and discounts for our members coming
online soon.
Watch out for a dedicated membership benefits
email next week with more news... |
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The Angling Trust is the national representative and governing
body for angling in England. It is united in a collaborative relationship
with Fish Legal, a separate membership association using the law to protect
fish stocks and the rights of its members throughout the UK. Joint
membership packages with Fish Legal are available for individuals, clubs,
fisheries and other categories.
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