Fishing

Image copyright Danny Lawson/PA Wire Image caption The Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship is held every year on the Yorkshire coast A champion angler has been stripped of his title after being caught cheating. Marty Booth from Hartlepool landed his prizewinning catch outside competing hours of the Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship, the BBC understands. Organisers have disqualified …

GONE: Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock and Bristol City manager Lee Johnson pictured ahead of Sunday’s game at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bristol won the Championship derby 1-0. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire

Tackle shops are struggling to stay afloat as fewer people are taking up the hobby fuelling a wave of closures. The number of independent fishing and angling shops has plunged by 63 to just 458 in the past year alone, according to the Local Data Company. Many are being sunk by the competition from online rivals, such as Amazon. They …

A dog walker has captured the jaw-dropping moment two fishermen floated dangerously close to a huge 66ft plug hole. Flo Neilson was walking with her two dogs past the overflow hole at Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire when she spotted the pair in the water. Stunned by the sight, she began filming as they paddled terrifyingly near to the massive hole. …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Poachers are decimating fish stocks with impunity, anglers say Environmental watchdog Natural Resources Wales is failing in its duty to protect fish stocks and prevent poaching, anglers have said. Stripping it of some of its responsibilities would improve the situation, the Welsh Salmon and Trout Angling Association (WSTAA) added. Members are calling for a …

British wildlife is increasingly being disturbed by people with jet skis frightening dolphins, kayakers scaring seals, and a growing number of day trips from harbours. Drones are also causing problems to the country’s marine environment, a review of 2019 by the Wildlife Trusts found. On a more positive note “thrilling” sightings of bottlenose dolphins off the Yorkshire coast and a …

This under-15 Osprey Cup quarter final between Tondu and Cwmavon was a one sided affair with Tondu displaying some very slick handling in atrocious conditions, running out as 43–0 winners. 3 hrs ago in Rugby 0

Four friends who went shark fishing for the first time in were shocked when they reeled in a specimen which is a cousin of the Great White. George Hill and his brother Zack, along with pals Rob and Tom Cunliffe, took to the water off Falmouth in Cornwall at the weekend with low expectations. They could not believe it when …

British wildlife is increasingly being disturbed by people with jet skis frightening dolphins, kayakers scaring seals, and a growing number of day trips from harbours. Drones are also causing problems to the country’s marine environment, a review of 2019 by the Wildlife Trusts found. On a more positive note “thrilling” sightings of bottlenose dolphins off the Yorkshire coast and a …

Image copyright Inverness Angling Club Image caption The cub was found exhausted on a bank of the River Ness An otter cub is in the care of an animal welfare charity after being rescued by an angler. James Buchanan, from Kirkintilloch, was visiting Little Isle Pool, an Inverness Angling Club-managed fishing spot on the Ness, early on Wednesday morning. He …