Fishing

A group of teens bragged to their friends that they were ‘on the run for murder’ after beating a fisherman to death in Surrey. Scott Wilkinson, 48, was battered to death with a plank of wood by brothers Lenny and Shane Crawt, aged 16 and 17 at the time, and their then 21-year-old cousin Charlie Smith. The Crawt brothers, now …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Concerns have been raised about the levels of non-native crayfish in the loch for a number of years A study of the impact of an invasion of non-native crayfish on a south of Scotland loch has found fish stocks in its waters remain “healthy”. Repeated concerns have been raised about the situation in Loch …

Fishing roads “with great sentimental value” worth almost £8,000 have been stolen from a garage in South Gloucestershire. The equipment was a present to the victim from his late mother and some of the rods have been engraved with the words “Something Special.” They were taken from a garage in Olympus Close in Little Stoke at about 9.40pm on February …

Champagne was cracked open to launch a new fisheries patrol vessel (FPV) that’s been built to protect Welsh waters from illegal fishing. FPV Lady Megan was officially launched and named at Conwy marina – at the same time as her predecessor was handed over to the Liberian Government. The old boat, FPV Aegis, will be renamed the “Pride of Wales” …

A 21-year-old man has been fined £440 for fishing without a licence which would have cost him just £30. Dillon Rudkin, of Coston Road, Melton, was prosecuted by the Environment Agency  He committed the offence at at Lakeview Fisheries, in Melton in July last year. The Environment Agency have released details of the case, which was heard at Northampton Magistrates Court earlier this month. The defendant …

ID bearing the name of a 38-year-old man was found on a human torso pulled from the sea between Cornwall and Ireland, according to reports. The remains of what is believed to be the lower half of a male torso were found on Saturday by the crew of fishing trawler. The remains, which became trapped in the trawler’s nets, were …

Something fishy is going on: Angler faces felony fraud charges after allegedly cheating during $10,000 freshwater bass fishing tournament Terry Keith Long, of Bridgeport, Texas was arrested Friday and charged with third degree felony fraud.  Authorities say he trimmed a largemouth bass’s tail to keep the fish’s length under the 16″ requirement for the McDonald Big Bass Splash The fishing …

Scott Wilkinson, 48, was murdered on an angling trip on the banks of the river in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey A fisherman who was beaten to death and his body tossed into the River Thames told a friend he was worried about three men camping next to him, a court heard. Scott Wilkinson, 48, was murdered on an angling trip on the …

An angler was beaten to death with a plank of wood by two teenage brothers and their cousin during a summer fishing trip after he complained they were making too much noise and dropping litter near his campsite. Scott Wilkinson was battered to death by Lenny and Shane Crawt, who were just 16 and 17 at the time, and their-then …

May 04, 2019 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, May 4 AUTO RACING 9 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: practice, Dover, Del. 10 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR Xfinity Series: qualifying, Dover, Del. 12 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: final practice, Dover, Del. 1:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The …