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POLICE have defended fining a fisherman who travelled from Barrow to Windermere after charges of breaching lockdown were dropped.

A MAN who was charged with breaching lockdown rules by going on an overnight fishing trip says it has been proven he is in the right after…

Two men fined for poaching in Northumberland Two men have been fined hundreds of pounds for poaching with an illegal fishing net in a Northumberland river. From: The recovered gill net and some of the dead fish. David Moore, 30, of Staffen Court, Amble, and Adam Nyberg, 39, of Leslie Drive, Amble, were both charged with illegally fishing for salmon and sea trout with a gill net in the river Coquet near Amble. They pleaded guilty when they appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court ...

20 May 2021 The Environment Agency has launched a campaign calling on all potential and seasoned anglers to see their licences as more than just a legal entitlement to fish. New research reveals people have formed long-term plans to reconnect with nature through a surge in popularity for new hobbies such as fishing, gardening and birdwatching. Post-lockdown attitudes have shown a newfound appreciation for incorporating nature into lifestyles and long-term hobbies with the average person...

Covid physical-distancing rules also reel in more women to apply for rod licence applications

MORE than a thousand anglers are set to descend on Hampshire this summer as part of a new international fishing competition. The Sea Angling Classic, a photograph, catch and release event is set to be a competition “like no other”, say organisers. The event, which will be held annually in The Solent from next summer, will offer “the largest and most valuable prize table ever offered in sea fishing”, they add. But, a special media event will be held this July, to introduce the fu...

Full Year Results Delivering profitable growth in a year of significant strategic and operational progress Angling Direct plc (AIM: ANG), the leading omni-channel specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer, is pleased to announce its Full Year results for the 12 months ended 31 January 2021 ("FY21"). Financial Highlights · Group revenue increased 27.1% to £67.6m (FY20: £53.2m) · Online sales up 39.9% to £35.3m (FY20: £25.2m), with int...

Last modified on Wed 5 May 2021 10.24 EDT Plans to build an energy-hungry desalination plant in the New Forest national park to provide drinking water for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been condemned by campaigners including the broadcaster Chris Packham. Southern Water’s proposal for a £600m plant at Fawley to convert saltwater from the Solent into tap water during droughts has been formally opposed by the New Forest national park authority. A separate petition against the plan has a...

Move is part of growing trend towards social prescribing to boost mental wellbeing David Lyons, 37, from Rochdale, is part of a group which meets to go fishing. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian David Lyons, 37, from Rochdale, is part of a group which meets to go fishing. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian Tue 4 May 2021 07.32 EDT Last modified on Tue 4 May 2021 12.38 EDT They talk with almost mythic reverence about the 24lb common carp. It is the prize fish in this quiet Manchester fish...

A GROUP of friends who met in Ilkley in the 1970s have written a book called The Ilkley Connection: Forty Years of Angling Friendships, edited by Dave Tipping. David Martin, the Secretary of Ilkley Angling Association said: “I am one of those friends who met, initially, at Ilkley Grammar School. Any profits from the sale of this book will go to the Angling Trust, the UK’s main angling organisation which campaigns for clean rivers and lakes.” The book details how in the 1970s a group...