Visitors to a popular pond are being warned not to touch the water due to a suspected blue-green algae outbreak. Newport City Council is urging visitors to Lliswerry pond between Lliswerry and Alway to have no contact with the water, while they investigate. The council is also warning people not to let their pets drink or swim in the water. …
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Angler breaks season record with huge Llyn Clywedog trout
“Biggest fish of the season so far!” Llyn Clywedog Trout Fishery told more than its 4,700 followers on Facebook. “The big fish just keep coming at the moment John Todd with a huge 16lb 12oz rainbow taken from the bank on a Dawson’s Olive beating Dave Wild previous best of 13lb 7oz . “I wonder how long John will hold …
Read More »Britain’s most upmarket seaside towns (that don’t get depressing in winter)
We’ve all fantasised about living by the sea. But in the past two years an ‘if not now, then when?’ mentality has meant that increasing numbers of people are making fantasy into reality and demand to live by the ocean has soared. Coastal sales across the country were up 19 per cent in 2021 compared to the five-year average and …
Read More »Finding ‘Funny Girl.’ Finally.
Boyett said an open theater on Broadway had accelerated plans before crucial creative decisions could be made. And he was unable to raise the money for a lavish show budgeted at a whopping-for-the time $13 million to $14 million. He swatted away scuttlebutt that casting Ambrose was the problem, while agreeing that it was part of what made investors hesitate. …
Read More »Meet Erica Nelson, a Female, Indigenous Fly Fishing Guide
I lived in Wyoming, so anyone I’d meet online would be three hours away. Some men, many of them fishing guides, were open to answering questions (and I had lots). After establishing some trust, I’d visit for a fishing weekend where I learned basic casting, insect hatch patterns, rigging techniques and equipment maintenance. That first fish is so many things: …
Read More »Brecon brothers fished illegally in River Usk | brecon-radnor.co.uk
The angler contacted an enforcement officer at NRW, who, with the support of a police officer seconded to NRW, relayed the information to Dyfed Powys Police in Brecon. Officers were dispatched to the scene and subsequent enquires led to one of the men being detained within 30 minutes of the initial report being made, and the identification of the other.
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Two men have been found guilty of illegal fishing charges after being detained following close cooperation between Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Brecon Angling Society and Dyfed Powys Police. Brothers Carlos and Dimitri Davies of Brecon were spotted fishing the River Usk in Brecon by a local angler in January 2021. Both men were known not to be members of Brecon …
Read More »Man died after Romsey fishing lake fight, inquest hears
At about 02:00 BST, he tried to punch a member of his party, Robert Brown, before fleeing and invading a stranger’s tent, the coroner was told.
Read More »After Mounting a Comeback, Eagles Face a New Threat
Many hunters, concerned about effects not only on wildlife, but also on game meat consumed by humans, have been moving away from lead ammunition and have begun using copper bullets. Sporting Lead-Free, a hunters and anglers group based in Wyoming that seeks to raise awareness about the adverse effects of lead ammunition, posted a short film with testimonials from hunters …
Read More »Man swept to his death by ‘rogue wave’ in Cornwall
Tyler Westlake, 24, was fishing with two friends at Tubby’s Head, St Agnes, on the north Cornwall coast, last November when the incident happened.
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