The Rivers Trust think more needs to be done because an alarming 86 per cent of England’s river aren’t considered be at ‘Good Ecological Status’ within the Water Framework Directive.…
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River Close Season review – still time to have YOUR say!
Anglers who want the three-month river Close Season lifted may have to make a strong case now during the consultation. We have a link at the end of this story…
Stream pollution leads to £2 MILLION fine after 146 bullheads die
The company has an annual turnover of over £2 billion and were given a hefty £2 million fine after the stream case came to court. TW were also ordered to…
Brexit crisis and staff losses affect angling-related work
As the Brexit situation became increasingly unclear, eagerly awaited final recommendations on the river fishing Close Season review were postponed months until 2019. No actual date has been set for that. Now Angler’s Mail can…
Pike protection sought in angling laws review
As we revealed, a major review of the Close Season is well underway… but now the EA are in the process of updating their national and regional angling laws. The…
Environment Agency say ‘10,000 anglers’ caught out by rod licence websites
The Environment Agency can’t provide an exact number who have paid more than necessary but regards 10,000 anglers as a reasonable estimate for 2017-18. Some have paid as much as…
Heatwave has astounding effects on UK fishing venues
Rivers have dried up – including the upper River Teme where Environment Agency staff had to rescue fish (pictured above). And they’ve been busy at other rivers and lakes across…
Tiny fish bring big river hope
The Environment Agency believe a minimum of 100,000 prime fish died on Lincolnshire’s River Witham …. but the figure could be much higher. The first batch of tiny roach and…
What the rivers Close Season review of evidence says
Anglers have long debated the river fishing Close Season, which means that fishing on rivers for coarse species is banned between March 15 and June 15 inclusive.. The latest review…
River Witham decimation truth finally begins to emerge
As we reported in March, the EA wouldn’t reveal a figure of dead River Witham fish but Angler’s Mail estimated it to be tens of thousands. Now the EA have…