Good weather conditions and river improving all the time on the upper and middle beats as far as the Lugg. Today must be the day surely. Goin piking myself though.!!
LATEST. As of 6.30pm still no reports of our first springer. Starting to get a little worrying with the river for many in good condition today especially on upper beats.
Had a good view of 400yards of excellent water on a beat below Glasbury. saw nothing apart from canoeists, Goosanders and Cormorants. No pike either for that matter.!
Once one springer comes along no doubt others will follow in quick succession-won't they.
Mention of the RWGA cup included in the Newsletter below.
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Friday, 11th
March, 2016
All the latest
fishing news from the Angling Trust and Fish Legal ... including a legal
settlement for anglers who lost three days salmon fishing; success of the
'Check, Clean, Dry' campaign; the winner of the first Fish 'O' Mania
qualifier; and some great money-saving offers for members
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Anglers taking
action to stop spread of 'Invasives'
Anglers are
heeding the 'Check, Clean, Dry' warnings and taking steps to stop the
spread of invasive species (such as the quagga mussel, pictured) which pose
a threat to fish stocks and aquatic environments. Research conducted by the
Angling Trust showed that almost half of anglers surveyed cleaned and dried
equipment every time they returned from fishing – compared to just 21% five
years ago.
> Read more
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Voluntary
Bailiff Service goes 'live' across country
The national
roll-out of the Voluntary Bailiff Service continues with inductions for
volunteers being held in all six regions across England. The roll-out has
been made possible through the Trust's partnership with the Environment
Agency and means that Operation Clamp Down 4, the annual multi-agency initiative
focussing on illegal fishing during the coarse close season, will be a
national operation for the first time.
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Fish get new
champions in Westminster
Three MPs are
among the first ‘Species Champions’ in England after lending their
political support to the protection and restoration of threatened fish
stocks.
The three
have 'adopted' the Atlantic salmon, European eel and sea bass which are
among 20 iconic English species currently facing significant threats.
> Read more
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MPs back motion
over 'unfair' bass fishing
MPs have
backed a motion highlighting the unfairness of current EU restrictions on
recreational sea bass fishing following a three-hour backbench debate in
the House of Commons. The motion also claimed the restrictions failed to
address the real threat to the future viability of UK sea bass stocks. In
response, the government has agreed to work with recreational angling organisations,
including the Angling Trust, on a long term management plan for bass.
> Read more
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Now follow
Facebook in your Region
We’ve
launched new Facebook pages for the Angling Trust’s Regions providing
information relevant to where you live to keep you updated on local meetings
and forums, enforcement work, pollution issues, participation events and
other news.
Click here to
find a link to your Region’s page on the Angling Trust Facebook site – please
follow any that are relevant to where you live or go fishing.
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Ranger Dan is
king of the Water Park!
Six 'Let's Go
Family Fishing' sessions are due to be held at Kingsbury Water Park this
year - thanks to the excellent partnership between the Park Ranger Dan
Martin and the Angling Trust's Regional Officer Dave Evans.
Dave helped
Dan successfully apply for an Angling Improvement Fund grant to complete
his Level 1 Coaching Course and has advised him on his application for
further funding to do his Level 2 qualification. In addition, Dan secured
local authority funding to net and reshape the venue.
If you want
help like this contact your Angling Trust Regional Officer at anglingtrust.net/developmentcontacts
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Win a fabulous
day's shooting for you and 8 pals!
There's still
time to buy a raffle ticket to win a day's shooting at the prestigious
Hurdcott/Compton Chamberlayne shoot in Wiltshire for you and up to eight
other guns - and support the work of Angling Trust and Fish Legal at the
same time.
Tickets,
costing £100, are strictly limited to 300 - so the odds are good, particularly
if everyone in your team buys a ticket!
> Read more
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See you at The
Big One next weekend!
The Angling
Trust will be out in force at The Big One in Farnborough next weekend – so
if you’re planning a visit to the UK’s biggest tackle show pop along and
say hello!
We’ll have
guest celebrities visiting the stand throughout the weekend and graffiti
artist Dusto will once again be showing off his amazing work.
We’ll also be
pairing up with our friends from ‘Get Hooked On Fishing’ for some great fun
events for all the family (see below). We’re on stand 120 near to the main
catering area and theatre – see you there!
> Find out more about the
show
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Take the whole
family fishing for FREE at Farnborough
Next weekend,
come and have indoor fishing fun for all the family at our 'Fishing
Funfair' at The Big One show, Farnborough. Have a go at our fishy games,
fish-fighting machine, try 'Funky Fishing' in our lure tank, get 'Top
Tips!' from expert lure anglers Sam and Gary Edmonds plus a few other
surprises! Everything in the Fishing Funfair is FREE.
'Family
Fishing' is a collaboration between the charity, 'Get Hooked on Fishing'
and the Angling Trust. For more information go to www.ghof.org.uk
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Have a go at
Living Heritage Country Fairs
Our Coach
Volunteers at Living Heritage Fairs host 'Have a Go' angling sessions,
where you or your family can have a free 20-minute angling lesson.
Even if you
are a more experienced angler, you can still practice coarse fishing skills
and techniques in the fishing area. So pop along and 'Have a Go'.
For Living
Heritage Country Fair dates and locations click HERE
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Fish Legal News
You can read
more Fish Legal news HERE
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Anglers
compensated for loss of salmon fishing
Anglers in
Lancashire have been compensated for the temporary loss of fishing on a
river once so badly polluted it frequently changed colour.
Water giant
United Utilities has settled a £2,500 claim brought by Fish Legal on behalf
of seven fishing clubs with rights along the River Calder and the
downstream River Ribble to compensate them for the loss of three days of
fishing during the height of the salmon fishing season in autumn 2012.
> Read more
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Legal action
over Scottish Water acid spill
Fish legal
has initiated legal proceedings against Scottish Water for negligently
causing 12,000 litres of sulphuric acid to spill into the River Devon in
Clackmannanshire, killing an estimated 30,000 fish.
Fish Legal is
acting for its member fishing club the Devon Angling Association, whose
high quality wild brown trout fishery downstream of the Glendevon Water
Treatment plant was wiped out by the acid spill in 2011.
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Fish Legal
forces action on the Clyde
After much
research, Fish Legal has shown Scottish Environment Protection Agency
(SEPA) that the Dalmarnock Water Treatment Works has been spilling sewage
into the Clyde on a regular basis and that this was a material cause of a
massive kill in July, 2013.
SEPA has
responded by giving Scottish Water notice to produce detailed proposals for
the modernisation of the plant with appropriate timescales.
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New doubts over
Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
The
government has thrown the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project into doubt by
announcing a six-month independent review of the “feasibility and
practicality” of tidal lagoon power generation.
It follows
the extremely high subsidised ‘strike price’ being requested at Swansea.
> Read more
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Consultation
over 'fracking' licensing guidance
Fish Legal,
together with other non-governmental bodies, met with the Environment
Agency as part of their consultation on proposed guidance on licensing the
onshore oil and gas sector. The consultation will result in guidance being
issued to EA permitting staff as to how to handle applications to enable
exploratory and ultimately production activities to take place, the latter
including controversial ‘Fracking’ techniques.
> Read more
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Head Solicitor
moves on
After having
led the legal department at Fish Legal to some significant case victories
for the benefit of angling and the water environment over the past three
and a half years, William Rundle has decided to move on to pursue new
opportunities and challenges. We wish him every success for the future.
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General News and Classifieds
Events and articles of interest from the Angling Trust and the world of
fishing
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Wanted: angler
to sail across Pacific Ocean
Fancy testing
out your fishing skills and endurance to the maximum? If so, Windfall Films
are looking for an angler to join a team sailing across the Pacific Ocean
in an exciting new series for Channel 4.
The crew will
recreate a famous naval adventure in a replica vessel while using teamwork
to battle the elements, complete challenges and supplement basic rations.
For more
information email casting@windfallfilms.com
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Heaviest Wye
salmon in memory of Norman Owen
From this
year, the River Wye Gillies Association will be presenting the Norman Owen
Memorial Cup for the heaviest salmon caught on a fly each season from the
River Wye. Norman, who died last year, was one of the longest serving and
most respected gillies on the Wye.
In order to
enter a salmon, anglers need to provide a quality photograph along with
weight and length (nose to fork of tail) and/or a reliable witness. Send
entries to RWGA chairman Geoff Franks at uskside1@tiscali.co.uk
or treasurer Derrick Maund at orchard777@btinternet.com
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Members wanted
for trout fly fishing in West Sussex
Cinder Hill
Trouting Syndicate are looking for new members for trout fly fishing in
South East England. The syndicate has two, three-lake, venues just a mile
apart in the picturesque Ashdown Forest area, near Horstead Keynes in West
Sussex.
The fishing
is fly only for trout between the start of March and the end of November,
with membership at £280 for 25 visits. All applying must also be members of
either the Angling Trust or Salmon and Trout Conservation UK. More
information from Robert Nathan r.nathan@btinternet.com
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Places to fish
and much more on fishinginfo.co.uk
With coarse
fishing’s river closed season on the horizon you can still find plenty of
stillwater venues to fish on the Angling Trust’s Fishinginfo.co.uk website.
Plus there’s loads of information on tackle shops, clubs, coaches and
events. Check it out at fishinginfo.co.uk
– you can even buy your rod licence there!
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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. You can buy a rod licence through fishinginfo.co.uk
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Calling all
coaches ... get paid to get anglers back!
The Angling
Trust wants to inspire anglers to return to fishing after having a break
from the sport - and our new national programme 'Get Back Into Angling' is
designed to do just.
We want all
Level 2 coaches to get behind this exciting scheme by contacting their
Regional Officer to find out about how we’ll pay them to be part of the
project.
> Find out more
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Competition News
Read all the latest Angling Trust Competition news HERE
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Qualifiers
announced for Team England Game
Team England
Game Section has announced the dates and venues for this year’s round of
qualifiers. The heats are open to anyone who has aspirations to represent
England in the home boat fishing internationals next Spring and Autumn.
Heats are
being staged throughout the year at a dozen venues around England beginning
with Stocks Reservoir in the North West in April and culminating at Chew
Valley Lake in July. Successful anglers at the various heats will attend a
national final in September with the top 28 anglers making up next year’s
two teams.
More
information from Qualifier Organiser Ian Colclough on 01543 689117 or email
flyfisher1@btinternet.com
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Ossett boss the
Winter League final
The 2015/16
Winter League final saw 340 anglers and 34 teams from across the country
compete on the Fenland Drains and Decoy Lakes in Peterborough - and it was
Team Ossett from Yorkshire who delivered a superb performance to secure a
cheque for £3,000 and the title, their first win in the competition.
> Read more
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Jamie triumphs
in first Fish 'O' Mania qualifier
The 150
competitors arriving for the first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier of 2016 were
greeted by scattered snow showers and a biting North Easterly wind!
It was Jamie
Hughes, an angling coach from the Wirral, who emerged as the winner with
141lb bag of carp at Tunnel Barn Farm in Shrewley, Warwickshire.
> Read more
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Great Offers for Angling Trust Members
Some great special offers and discounts for our members. There are more
membership benefits on our website. To access these offers you will need
the membership number at the foot of this email.
> Read more
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Special offer
for members: 25% off Game Fair tickets!
A special
discounted rate of £15 per adult day-ticket is available to Angling Trust
members visiting The Game Fair at Ragley Hall this summer. To access this
discount, simply click HERE and
enter your Angling Trust membership number (printed on your membership
card).
You'll
benefit from The Game Fair's plans to make the event as inclusive as
possible for all visitors to Ragley Hall plus members of the Angling Trust
will have access to privileged rates and services as well as discounts on
packages including have-a-go sessions. More details to follow...
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Save 10% when
you book with Forest Holidays
Escape to a
luxury woodland cabin with Forest Holidays - and receive 10% off the price
of your holiday!
Angling Trust
members can choose to stay at any of the nine stunning locations across the
UK - all exclusively set on Forestry Commission land.
It's the
perfect getaway for families, couples and friends ... you can even take
your dog and stay at a pet-friendly cabin!
> Find out more
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SmartWater for
£9.99 - protect yourself from tackle theft
Angling Trust
members can purchase a SmartWater security pack to protect fishing tackle
including rods, reels, tackle boxes and ancillaries for a special discount
price of just £9.99 (incl. VAT and P&P).
SmartWater
makes fishing equipment uniquely identifiable and each SmartWater pack is
supplied with high-visibility deterrent signage to warn thieves off.
> Find out more
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15% off
Pallatrax bait and products
Pallatrax,
the innovative bait and tackle company, is offering Angling Trust
individual members 15% off all telephone orders. Pallatrax products can be
viewed online HERE
For more
information on benefits available to Angling Trust members click HERE
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