Southern Water fined £500,000 for polluting the sea and a Kent watercourse
Southern Water Services Limited (Southern Water) has been ordered to pay £500,000 for polluting the Swalecliffe Brook and coastal waters around Whitstable and Herne Bay in Kent. The company were today fined £500,000 and agreed to pay costs of £19,224 at Canterbury Crown Court after an Environment Agency investigation found that untreated sewage was discharged […]
Saving Our Bass Petition – Don’t Let The EU Off The Hook!
For years, the EU and Fisheries Ministers have succumbed to pressure from commercial fishing lobbyists and set catch limits far in excess of what the scientists said was sustainable. The new Common Fisheries Policy (“CFP”) requires the EU to fish sustainably from 2015, by following the scientific advice about how much fish can be caught. […]
Tunnel Barn Farm November 11th
RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 9th NOVEMBER 2014 Date: Monday 3rd November MONDAY OPEN Pools: HOUSE No F/man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st W Sweetman TBF 101-1 31 2nd D James Moss UK 100-8 22 3rd J Johnson Notts AA 78-9 15 4th P Hancox Birmingham 78-4 9 5th C McGurin […]
Moorlands Farm November 11th
Tuesday 04.11.14 Super Cost Cutter 17 fished Silver 1st Mal Watson (DGL) 103.04.00 Peg 33 2nd Colin Pace (CPA) 95.02.00 Peg 06 3rd Bill Rathbone (ST Francis) 94.06.00 Peg 18 Wednesday 05.11.14 Over 50’s 24 fished Bank & Island 1st Graham Palmer (Moorlands) 53.06.00 Peg 21 Bank 2nd […]
Royal Artillery Carp Championships 2014
The Royal Artillery Carp Championships, or ‘Gunner Champs’ is an annual event that sees carp anglers from across the Royal Regiment of Artillery competing to be crowned top rod. This year’s Gunner Champs was held at Barston Lakes near Solihull. With the drawdown of troops from Afghanistan the turnout was a lot better than previous […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing November 10th
Our fishing lodges are open 8am to 2pm in November, seven days a week. Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105 Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021 Rutland Water Fish week 302 (season 40,018) Returns 178 (9,850) […]
Pole Fishing Pairs: Grant Albutt wins at Barston
Gianoncelli & Bowman win first round of PF Pairs. Frankie Gianoncelli and his partner on the day, Ian Bowman have won the first round of the Preston Innovations backed Pole Fishing pairs league at Barston Lakes and Packington Somers Fishery near Solihull. Taking place at four of the UK’s best commercial fisheries, the Preston Innovations […]
Packington Somers Fishery Form November 10th
Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 9/11/14 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (GRATS/WILLOW/SIBLINGS A&B) 1. Keith Winn (Lanes Bait) 73 – 8 Peg 11 GRATS Carp[ & Skimmers on Pole & Caster 2. Alan Dawson (Packington) 42-12 3. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 34 – 13 3. Don Suckling (Ridgemere) 30 […]
Angel of The North Fishery Form November 10th
Good bags still to be had considering the plummiting night time temprutures the water has now started to clear up so think carfully about tactics maggot and pellet ar producing the best nets of carp and silvers on bowes lake on look out fishing worm and caster on the pole is having good results producing […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery Form 10th November
9th November 2014 Sunday Open Match Reed/Canal – 22 pegs M Mcintyre, Doncaster Canal 20 91-8-0 Martin Mcintyre fished expander over micros to the far bank reeds for carp to 3lb S Quibell, Hallcroft Reed 23 87-1-0 Steve Quibell fished meat and pellet short and long for carp to 8lb M Hutchinson, Wellow Canal 12 […]
Sherwood Forest Fishery Nov 10th
Sherwood Charity OpenSherwood & Maunside lakes1st Ian Boyd, Woodhouse Angling Centre 52-02, peg 1 Maunside2nd John Holmes Jr, Open Water Angling, 28-06, peg 27 Sherwood3rd Dave Robson, Sherwood Forest Fishery, 25-10 peg 11 Maunside4th Dave Round, Woodhouse Angling Centre, 23-03 peg 26 Sherwood5th Nick Andrea, Sherwood Forest Fishery, 22-03, peg 9 Maunside40 Anglers turned out […]
Moorlands Farm Fishery Nov 4th
Tuesday 28.10.14 Super-Cost- Cutter 24 fished Island & Moors1st Bill Rathbone (St. Francis) 95.09.00 Peg 05 Moors 2nd Colin Pace (CPA) 95.06.00 Peg 17 Island3rd Roger Hinton (CPA) 86.03.09 Peg 11 Moors Wednesday 29.10.14 Over 50’s19 fished Bank & Middle1st Terry Homer (Club 2000) 190.01.00 Peg 07 Middle2nd Paul Gadd (Air Ambulance) 132.00.00 Peg 12 Middle3rd […]
Sherwood Forest Fishery Nov 2nd
Wednesday Open 29/10/14Holmedale Lake 23 fished 1st Sean Storey Gateford Angling Supplies peg 26, 75-7-02nd Brian Elliott Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 36, 48-8-03rd Paul Unwin Gateford Angling Supplies peg 17, 34-14-04th Gary Pilsworth Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 42, 34-3-05th Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 32, 32-7-06th Steve Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 21, 30-0-0A very […]
Anglian Water Trout and Pike Fishing November 3rd
Week ending 2 November 2014 It’s that time of year Anglian Water Fur & Feathers are here! Ravensthorpe Fur & Feather a huge success last weekend – won by Richard Slater weighing in at 19lb 12oz Pitsford Water (boat) 9 November Grafham Water (bank) 30 November Rutland Water (bank) 7 December […]
Operation Traverse: Targeting Illegal Fish Theft
Poaching and fish theft are of increasing concern to anglers and in addressing this issue the Angling Trust has achieved support from the Association of Chief Police Officers and National Wildlife Crime Unit. Currently Project Trespass aims to provide a coordinated response to poaching and raise awareness of this issue amongst police forces. Under the […]