Fishing

A day’s fishing has landed an angler with a penalty of nearly £2,500, thought to be one of the largest ever handed out for such a matter. Greg Henshaw, 35, has been fined £2,416 after being caught by an Environment Agency bailiff for multiple fishing offences, including obstructing a fishery bailiff and using an illegal bait at Ripple on the …

Two men had to be rescued after they were cut off by the tide and left clinging to a navigational mark while fishing. They were quickly surrounded by incoming water at about 12:30 BST on Saturday at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. A number of people dialled 999 and an RNLI lifeboat crew was called to rescue to men, who were safely …

This was the scene in Gloucestershire as a car ended up in a small fishing lake earlier today. Gloucestershire Fire Rescue Service was called out to rescue a woman who was in the car. She was swiftly rescued by firefighters in a boat and was uninjured. A spokesman for the service said it Saturday morning’s incident appeared to have been …

Welsh sea trout caught in a traditional coracle boats have been awarded special protected status by the European Commission. Just a handful of coracle-paddling fishermen are permitted to catch sea trout – known in Wales as “sewin” – on the rivers of west Wales in a tradition that stretches back hundreds of years. Now the fruits of their labours have …

A FATHER and son have been fined for fishing for cockles in the Burry Inlet when it was closed for health reasons. Brian Jones, aged 63, of Chapel Road, Crofty, and Ashley Jones, aged 36, of Penyrheol Farm, Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, changed their plea to guilty during the case at Swansea Magistrates Court today. It emerged during the hearing that …

A father has described how he found out his two sons had been swept into the sea by a freak wave while fishing when he saw one of them brought ashore in a lifeboat. Bristol brothers Dr Robert Allen, 30, and Charles Allen, 21, died after the incident near Treyarnon Cove, near Padstow, in north Cornwall on September 4 last …

Dog walkers say they feel ‘persecuted’ by new rules which will force them to keep their pets on the lead at a country park. Astbury Mere Trust, which runs Congleton’s Astbury Mere Country Park, is introducing controversial new dog control regulations in the new year, which will mean dogs will have to remain on the lead on about three quarters …

For us, it’s the simple pleasures in life that bring the most joy – such as nabbing a bargain at the shop or making a really good cup of tea. But one thing that never fails to bring us joy is stumbling across sassy replies to bad TripAdvisor reviews – and one café recently had the best response to a …

More than a dozen people have been caught allegedly committing offences at a North Staffordshire fishery this morning. The Environment Agency said it had detected and reported a total of 16 offences at the Cudmore Fisheries in Whitmore on Sunday. Dave Throup, a manager at the Environment Agency, urged people to get a fishing licence before going fishing. He said: …

A man from Ivybridge has caught a monster Wels catfish while fishing at a lake in West Devon. Chris Flook caught the 72lb 2oz (32.6kg) catfish, also called ‘sheatfish,’ from the Specimen Carp Lake at Anglers Paradise in Beaworthy near Exeter. Owner of fishing and holiday location Anglers Paradise, Zyg Gregorek told Plymouth Live he believes it is the biggest …