Thu, 22 May 2008 11:15:16 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/ Online Anglers PostNuke Powered Site en-gb http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/images/logo.gif http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/ jimbo@onlineanglers.co.uk http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article229.phtml Think again – illegal anglers will have nowhere to run and hide over the forthcoming May holiday weekend (24-26 May) as the Environment Agency cracks down on people fishing without a valid rod licence. The reminder comes after nearly £610,000 was paid in fines and costs by 4,330 illegal anglers during 2007 for fishing without a rod licence. In addition 35 anglers received cautions from the courts, a man from Hastings was banned from fishing for one year and a man from Staines was banned for two and a half years. Thu, 22 May 2008 11:15:16 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article228.phtml Anglers are affected by weather every time they go fishing. However, the extent to which fish are affected by the weather has long been uncertain. Some meteorological conditions are known to have certain effects on some fish, but there is no scientific proof that all fish are affected in the same way. Some weather conditions are significant more for their effect on fishing techniques or the personal comfort of anglers than for any effect on the fish. Fri, 18 May 2007 10:14:41 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article227.phtml SEX-CRAZED toads killed prime carp worth £20,000 at a fishing lake — by dragging them down into an underwater ORGY. The prized fish, weighing up to 8lbs, suffocated when amorous toads in a mating frenzy jumped on them as they basked in the shallows. Each carp was attacked by up to a DOZEN randy amphibians mistaking them for lady toads. And more fish including roach, rudd and bream were killed by pollution from the rotting carcasses lying on the bottom of the lake. Mike Heelis, 49, who manages Wykeham Lakes, near Pickering, North Yorks, said: “It was a horrendous sight. Fri, 04 May 2007 14:21:17 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article226.phtml The Environment Agency is asking people to help trace pollution which is killing fish in a small Cornish stream. Agency officers say they believe a series of pollution incidents are responsible for wiping out fish in a tributary of the Penryn River. Fri, 04 May 2007 14:16:52 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article225.phtml A carrot and stick government promise of improved services and benefits but with a license scheme to fund them has been rejected by sea anglers' representatives. It is the core of proposals by the environment department (Defra) to develop recreational sea angling (RSA) in England and Wales by recognising both its economic importance and reliance on effective management of fishstocks. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:39:40 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article224.phtml Well ive just come back from lac cavagnac!!!!! we had gales and some really cold weather!!!!! Anyway, me and my mate caught 5 fish in 3 days and we lost 3 as well. I had a 17lb common and then another 17lb common. My mate had a 28lb mirror and then a 22lb mirror. The morning after the really bad gales we had i had a run about 7.30 am, it was just a few bleeps that lifted the swinger and bent the rod tip ever so slightly. After a tussle and getting the fish out of the weed a few times a landed a lump of a fish, the biggest i had ever caught. It was a mirror of 42lbs exactly. It was a fantastic trip and a personal best for me!! The lake is fantastic, the bailifs are fantastic and they cant do enough for you, all in all a magnificent place! we will be going back for sure!!! Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:36:27 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article223.phtml The National Team & Competition Group is pleased to announce that teams have been selected for various International events during 2007. The World Club Championships being staged in Belgium from 1/8 June is the first event. England will be represented by two teams: Worthing SAC comprising of Mike Perfect, Colin Carey, Alan Gilbert, Mike Kempster and Paul Stevens. SAMF will also be sending a team to the event, comprising of Malcolm Stote, Mark Pinder, Ian Bowell, Nick Hayward and Andy Gallagher. The NFSA will be hosting the Home International Boat Championships at Weymouth during June under the watchful eye of Manager Ray Ashby, the team comprises of: Steve Clements, Paul Hart, Cliff Newbold, Richard Russell, David Shay, Perry Dack (reserve). Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:52:26 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article222.phtml More disabled anglers to benefit from half-price rod licences The almost three million people who receive Disability Living Allowance in England and Wales are eligible for a half price fishing licence from April 1, 2007. The Environment Agency has extended the disability concession – which used to cover only Blue Badge holders with severe mobility problems – to include all people receiving Disability Living Allowance. New rod licences can be purchased from 15,000 Post Offices and other outlets which sell them. For more information telephone 0870 1662662 or visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/rodlicence. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:47:41 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article221.phtml The Government has published a White Paper outlining the proposed contents of a future Marine Bill, and a sea fishing licence is included in the proposals. Robert Gray, Countryside Alliance Director of Campaigns, commented: “Any legislation that seeks to improve conservation of our marine environment is to be welcomed, but we have concerns about the White Paper’s proposal to introduce sea angling licences. “England and Wales have over 2,500 miles of coastline, which will make the task of enforcing sea angling licenses expensive and almost-impossible. The revenue raised by the licences has been earmarked for a range of initiatives such as protecting shore access and improving parking, but it seems unlikely that the revenues will go any further than simple enforcement and administration. We are also concerned that holiday anglers should be liable for a licence that aims to raise revenue to pay for coastal parking. “It is unclear how much licences are going to cost or how much the implementation of this scheme is going to run to, but sea anglers know full well that it is commercial rather than recreational angling that is the biggest threat to marine conservation, which makes it hard to see any tangible benefits. “The sea angling industry is worth £538m to the economy, and we should be looking to increase participation and welcome people to the sport, especially coastal tourists, rather than scare them off with a layer of bureaucracy that simply cannot deliver benefits.” Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:18:20 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article220.phtml An angler has been banned from fishing for two and a half years and fined a total of £400 after leaving a rod unattended and fishing with three rods whilst only holding a single licence. Khan Marshall, 21, of Temple Dene Avenue, Staines, appeared before Woking Magistrates Court on February 9, 2007 and was fined £200 for leaving a rod unattended and a further £200 for fishing with three rods but only holding a single licence. In a rare move reserved for persistent offenders, the court banned Marshall from holding a rod licence for the next two and a half years after taking into account a string of prosecutions dating back to 2002. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:07:18 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article218.phtml Salmon and sea trout are being held up at the barrage Campaigners claim the Tees barrage is damaging fish stocks in the river. The Anglers Conservation Association (ACA) is now considering legal action if measures are not taken to protect fish such as salmon and trout. The organisation says the existing fish pass built into the 10-year-old barrage does not adequately protect fish from foraging seals. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:36:38 -0700 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article217.phtml Thousands of Rudd fish will be loaded onto military vehicles Army personnel from a military driving school are to transport an unusual load when they help to relocate 900lb of fish to a lake in Bradford. A pond in the grounds of the Defence School of Transport base at Leconfield near Beverley will be de-stocked of thousands of Rudd fish on Monday Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:48:41 -0700 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article216.phtml BRITISH RECORD (rod-caught) FISH COMMITTEE AIMS AND OBJECTS The Committee exists to recognise and publish record weights of both fresh and salt water fish caught on rod and line by fair angling methods in the waters of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and aims: 1.To provide an adjudicating body to which marine and freshwater anglers may submit claims for record fish taken by fair rod and line angling. 2.To investigate all such record claims to the fullest possible extent and maintain a permanent record of such investigations. 3.To establish and maintain accurately a list of British fish, marine and freshwater, of record size and to publish this list frequently and make it readily available to all interested persons. The activities of the Committee are voluntary, and claims are considered and adjudicated upon, only on the basis that the Committee shall be under no obligation whatsoever to claimants, that its decisions shall be final, and it shall not be obliged to give reasons for its decisions. Issued by the BRITISH RECORD (rod-caught) FISH COMMITTEE, 51A, Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2Ql (01626 331330). Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:32:13 -0700 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article215.phtml It is hoped the salmon will spawn in the river At least 10,000 baby salmon have been released into a Staffordshire river, more than 100 years since the fish was last found there. The salmon were released into the River Churnet at Consall Forge, near Leek. The Churnet was once a salmon river but stocks died away due to pollution. Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:12:36 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article214.phtml The signs are in Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Latvian and Portuguese A row has erupted between anglers and migrant workers who are accused of catching fish and taking them home to eat rather than returning their catch. Local fishermen claim eastern Europeans are catching fish illegally in private lakes and rivers without a licence. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:39:09 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article212.phtml Hundreds of fish died after storms forced sewage into the river in July The discovery of a salmon at a river which was once one of the UK's most polluted waterways has delighted Environment Agency experts. Salmon was among the commonest fish to be found in the River Don in South Yorkshire but numbers have dwindled. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:32:35 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article211.phtml Arrived on Monday 7th August and decided to have a change this year, I set up in the double swim on Bluebell as my nephew was going to join me on tuesday and my brother was coming down on the saturday (his first ever carp fishing trip) Tuesday was up with the larks and sat there watching the water to see where the fish were feeding, saw about 8 feeding about 60 feet out.Casting my rods out and there they sat for 2 days and never got a touch. Friday morning was up early again with a cup of coffee in my hand and notice a lot of bubbles rising just out from the tree on my right,reeling in my right hand rod and cast just to the left of it and lobbed a few freebies in and sat down for the wait. This was the result a 15lb 12oz mirror in the net Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:47:45 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article210.phtml > I decided to try the new stretch of river down stream from the lodge. After a walk along the bank I selected my swim and started to set up. That done and it was time for a brew and something to eat. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 06:37:20 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article196.phtml Just come back from my first trip at bluebell lakes and what a great trip it was! I went down to fish kingfisher but it was too busy so me and my mates ended up fishing swan lake. Anyway I ended up with a 30lb 2oz common, which is a personal best common for me then I had a 26lb common and a 29lb 4oz catfish. my friend caught a 37lb 4oz catfish. as you can guess, we will be going back! while we were there we spoke to a guy called Dave Ostapuik who steered us in the right direction,what a great bloke! very helpfull, thanks Dave Mon, 08 May 2006 07:35:50 -0600 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article195.phtml This was my first ever carp caught at Bluebell Lakes. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:54:16 -0700 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article194.phtml Anglers have descended on a Derbyshire beauty spot for the opening of a specialist fishing season. Carsington Fisheries, is the only designated brown trout fishery in England, according to its owner, Severn Trent Water. The fly fishing site near Ashbourne opened for its new season on Saturday. Manager, Terry Freshwater, said: "This is fly fishing at its best, in the heart of the countryside and there are chances for some top catches." Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:01:30 -0700 http://www.onlineanglers.co.uk/Article193.phtml This fish was taken at Bluebell Lakes o­n a 11 foot zigrig. With a white chocolate boillie mounted o­n a size 6 hook. 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