Fishing

MONSTER: Brit angler John Harvey has caught the world’s biggest carp (Image: BNPS) John Harvey landed the enormous Siamese carp after a knee-trembling fight to reel it in at a lake in Thailand. The 42-year-old , from Westleigh, near Bideford, Devon, couldn’t believe his eyes when the monster broke the surface of the water. It tipped the scales at 16.5 …

The UK cannot continue to accept the unequal application of a deal with the Republic of Ireland over fishing rights, a UK Government spokesman has said. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) representative was speaking on Thursday evening after two UK fishing boats were seized by the Irish Navy amid an ongoing impasse over their right to …

The company responsible for an oil spill which saw thousands of litres of oil pour into a Welsh stream has avoided a fine – but made a donation to a river charity. In October, 2016, routine maintenance was being carried out alongside the A40 outside Carmarthen by Mainline Pipelines Limited, a subsidiary of oil giant Valero. Damage was done to …

The father-of-one, of St Mary’s Bay, in Kent, said: “I have never felt anything like that in my life. “The battle lasted 35 minutes, I had cramp in my arm and my back was spasming. “Thankfully there was no long-term damage, but I was really sore. “It was just such a slow battle, after it took I picked up the …

He celebrated the catch with a beer and steak dinner afterwards. Mr Ludbrook was fishing at the Holme Fen Fishery in Colne, Cambs, when the monster from the deep went for his special bait mix which included white chocolate and krill. Mr Ludbrook said: “When it first took my bait I could tell it was a good fish but I …

“The dispersal of muscle heat is a particular issue and can lead to the animal, in effect, cooking itself from the inside out. “While recreational fishing measures are being considered we remind anglers that this is an endangered species and it should not be targeted.” Bluefin are one of the largest species of tuna and can live up to 40 …

Anglers have come under fire after a distressed herring gull was hooked by three discarded fishing barbs. RSPCA Cymru said the bird’s multiple injuries highlighted the “devastating impact” fishing litter can have on wildlife . Hooks, weights and lines are thought to kill thousands of wild animals across Britain every year. The animal welfare charity was contacted after a gull …

A salmon fishmerman whose medieval methods were consigned to history by the Environment Agency has won over £180,000 compensation in a landmark case. Fishermen have been using picturesque ranks of “putchers”, a type of basket, to trap adult salmon in the Severn estuary for hundreds of years. And Nigel Mott was one of last surviving proponents of the technique when …

New fishing byelaws are to be introduced in Wales next year after a Local Inquiry rejected complaints from anglers. Rural affairs minister Lesley Griffiths is backing recommendations made by planning inspector Declan Beggan, who concluded the proposed byelaws were “appropriate, reasonable and proportionate” given the declines in salmon and sea trout stocks. Mandatory catch-and-release (CR), bait bans, slot limits and …