Fishing

Image caption Scientists have been tagging bluefin tuna caught in the sea off the Western Isles Researchers are investigating the reappearance of Atlantic bluefin tuna off Scotland. The fish were once a common sight around the British Isles, before disappearing in the 1990s. In the last five years, tuna have frequently been seen from late summer to winter. The Western …

A schoolboy from Atherstone has spoken of his shock after finding a GUN while fishing in the canal. Aiden Masters, aged 11, from Mancetter, was magnet fishing in the Coventry canal off Manor Road on Monday evening when he felt something heavy. With help from his elder brother the pair pulled out an air rifle and could not believe their …

In a statement the BHA said: “British racing has a long history of collaboration with recognised welfare organisations such as the RSPCA, World Horse Welfare and SSPCA, which over recent years has resulted in a number of measured, evidence-based enhancements to the sport’s high welfare standards.” The controversy is just the latest to surround the RSPCA, whose patron the Queen …

It was the most watched show on Christmas Day, with more than 11million people tuning in to find out what had become of Gavin, Stacey, Nessa and Smithy. And of course to find out if we would ever discover what happened on that fishing trip between Uncle Bryn and Jason. Alas, despite coming desperately close to revealing the biggest secret …

Lisa ClarkExecutive Producer Fish don’t take direction very well. Nor do Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, at least not in Mortimer Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. The fish are fully in charge on this show from start to finish and Paul and Bob are too focused on their potential catches to think about the finer points of the production. So, how do …

It is suspected that the animals were deliberately killed by anglers who were angry that they were interfering with their fishing (Picture: SWNS) A pregnant seal whose body was found washed up on a river mudbank had been deliberately shot in the heart with a rifle, it emerged today. The discovery of the bodies of two pregnant common seals in …

Image copyright Christine Johnstone Image caption Hundreds of fish were killed after sewage leaked into Walton Colliery Nature Park A water firm has agreed to pay an angling club £20,000 in compensation after a pipe burst, spilling raw sewage into a lake killing hundreds of fish. The pipe maintained by Yorkshire Water ruptured in October 2013, allowing raw effluent to …

Comedy stars Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse paid tribute to a popular River Tay angler in the latest episode of their hit BBC series. The duo travelled to Perthshire to try their luck at catching salmon. Episode three of Gone Fishing, which was broadcast on Friday and available on the iPlayer streaming service, saw them larking about on a rowing …

“It is a disgrace that these ships are allowed into British waters. I know that the Marine Management Organisation boarded the Margiris in the Channel. “However, without full-time observers on board, no-one knows what these things are catching and killing. In terms of damage to the ecosystem, fishermen often say that it’s not what you catch, but what you kill!” …

Image copyright Angling Times Image caption John Wilson was named the greatest angler by the Angling Times in 2004 About 400 people were at a memorial service to pay tribute to a British “fishing legend” once voted “the greatest angler of all time”. Angler John Wilson died aged 75 at his home in Thailand on 13 November 2018. He had …