Fishing

Dalbeattie Angling Association is set to reel in a bright future after a vital fishery was saved. The group has floundered since Buittle Reservoir was emptied and poisoned to kill American signal crayfish. But now members can fish the water for the first time in years when Scotland’s trout season officially opens on March 15. According to club secretary and …

It is the activity with built-in social distancing, and now the age-old past-time of fishing has had an unprecedented revival. After the government sanctioned angling as an acceptable activity during the loosened lockdown, applications for fishing licences soared by 230 per cent, the Environment Agency has revealed. Between 13 May 2020, when the restrictions were lifted, and 9 June 2020 …

Image copyright Google Image caption Broadstone Park, near Coleford in Gloucestershire, has two fishing lakes next to England’s border with Wales Welsh anglers are being asked not to travel to a park on the English border. There are two fishing lakes at Broadstone Park, between Coleford in Gloucestershire and Monmouth in Wales. In Wales, the stricter stay-at-home rules remain in …

BRITS are eager for lockdown measures to finally be relaxed – with fishing enthusiasts keen to know if lakes will reopen. Boris Johnson set out his “road map” for lifting the coronavirus lockdown on Sunday May 10, which included allowing the public to take part in some sports. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news updates Fishing …

A DAD-of-five died after a row with poachers when yobs threw rocks at his boat, it is claimed. Charles Hilder, 66, was allegedly pelted from the bank as he fished with his two elderly brothers in the grounds of Lullingstone Castle in Eynsford, Kent. The man who died following a “disturbance” at the medieval castle has been named locally as …

FOLLOWING over a month’s work to improve angling facilities at Margam Country Park, it has re-opened for fishing and the top lake, home to bream of specimen proportions, is now also being fished for the first time. As well as day ticket fishing there is a new club to cater for regular visitors and more information on this can be …

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A family who drove through the night during lockdown to go fishing have been slapped with fines. Devon and Cornwall Police Control Room Supervisor Mike Newton said the group were located in Torquay in the early hours of this morning, after driving from London to Devon, according to Devon Live. On Twitter, he said: “Officers locate a family from London …

A film showing the true-life experiences of Welsh fishermen will have its premiere in North and South Wales later this month. ‘Meet the Fishermen’ introduces a handful of Welsh fishermen and explores their contribution to the Welsh seafood economy – past and present. The short film aims to present a candid account, from the fishermen’s perspective, of an industry and …

A project to create an economic ‘super region’ that stretches from the West of England across the Bristol Channel into Wales is planning to bring together an all-party parliamentary group of MPs and Welsh Assembly members to drive the initiative forward. The Western Gateway is a plan to boost local economies by encouraging cross-border collaboration between businesses and authorities in …