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Anglers in Ross-shire and beyond are being offered the chance to hook some prime fishing at the peak of the season.

Data released as Government unveils plans for targets to cut pollution to protect environment and public health.

The Environment Agency released monitoring data showing raw sewage was dumped into rivers and the coasts 372,533 times last year, with discharges totalling 2,667,452 hours.

Two anglers have been fined over £900 after being caught removing fish and eels from the River Avon in Pershore.

A late-night fishing trip in Pershore has left two anglers owing hundreds in fines.

A spot of night-time fishing and removing fish and eels - a protected species - from the River Avon in Pershore, Worcestershire has cost two men £469 each.

A proposal for a huge reservoir comparable to the size of Abingdon has been looming over Southern Oxfordshire for 25 years.

A proposal for a huge reservoir comparable to the size of Abingdon has been looming over Southern Oxfordshire for 25 years.

The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that the close season for coarse fishing comes into effect today (Tuesday 15 March) and runs until 15 June inclusive.

THE ENVIRONMENT Agency is being threatened with legal action over fish farms and a sewage works which anglers claim is hitting fishing in a North…