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Norfolk river trout given help to reach spawning ground

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Trout Fisherman, 08 March 2010 11:34

Fish in Norfolk’s River Nar have been given assistance in reaching their spawning grounds. Brown and sea trout, the latter entering the Nar from the sea at King’s Lynn, have previously struggled to negotiate a three feet-high weir at nearby Pentney but now the Environment Agency and the Wild Trout Trust have spent £10,000 on special ramps to help the ...

 

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Norfolk river trout given help to reach spawning ground

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Trout Fisherman,
08 March 2010 11:34

Fish in Norfolk’s River Nar have been given assistance in reaching their spawning grounds. Brown and sea trout, the latter entering the Nar from the sea at King’s Lynn, have previously struggled to negotiate a three feet-high weir at nearby Pentney but now the Environment Agency and the Wild Trout Trust have spent £10,000 on special ramps to help the ...

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Catfish, sturgeon, zander and grass carp under threat

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Angling Times, 03 March 2010 13:00

Some of Britain’s most popular big-fish species face an uncertain future under a Government clampdown on non-native stocks. It has been revealed this week that a long list of stillwaters containing cats, sturgeon, grass carp and zander are coming under scrutiny as authorities look to rid fisheries of illegally-introduced fish. Current laws say that any venue wishing to stock these ...

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"Banning foreigners has worked" states fishery boss

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Angling Times, 02 March 2010 21:34

One year after controversially banning all foreign anglers from entering his venue, an outspoken fishery boss has this week insisted “I was justified in doing so - the results speak for themselves.” After suffering horrific poaching problems at his Grimsby complex, Tony Booth announced in early 2009 that all migrants would be prohibited from angling at Trentside Fishery. The contentious decision ...

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Altnaharra set to re-open to salmon anglers this Easter

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Trout and Salmon, 01 March 2010 11:23

One of Scotland’s most-celebrated fishing hotels, The Altnaharra Hotel, is to reopen at Easter following a two-year closure. The new owners are father and son, Roy and Duncan Mason, both keen fishermen for more than 30 years, who aim to put the hotel back on the fishing map. Surrounded by superb scenery in the North-west Highlands, the hotel offers salmon, brown ...

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River Nith sport opens to various bankside ceremonies

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Trout and Salmon, 26 February 2010 12:41

After some of the biggest floods of recent times, during the autumn and winter of 2009, the River Nith opened yesterday, February 25th with small ceremonies held on more than one location along the river. A hardy bunch of anglers and supporters turned out in Dumfries shortly before 9 am to toast the river and the hopes of good sport in the 2010 ...

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Gardeners could be fishing's newest allies

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Gofishing.co.uk, 25 February 2010 09:44

Draw up a list of reasons for wildlife extinction and you’ll surprise no-one by naming poachers, pollution or global warming. Careless fishpond maintenance, on the other hand, could raise some eyebrows, yet that very problem is behind a campaign to encourage Britain's gardeners to help in the war against invasive water plants which threaten Britain's waterways. Floating pennywort, New Zealand ...

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Gardeners could be fishing's newest allies

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Trout Fisherman, 25 February 2010 09:35

Draw up a list of reasons for wildlife extinction and you’ll surprise no-one by naming poachers, pollution or global warming. Careless fishpond maintenance, on the other hand, could raise some eyebrows, yet that very problem is behind a campaign to encourage Britain's gardeners to help in the war against invasive water plants which threaten Britain's waterways. Floating pennywort, New Zealand ...

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Hayfield promises to be the best commercial fishery in the UK

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Angling Times, 23 February 2010 12:08

“I’m going to turn Hayfield Lakes into the country’s ultimate fishery.” That’s the promise of former Fish O’Mania champion Rob Hitchens, who has just taken over the lease at the popular Doncaster complex and has high hopes of it once again staging the final of the £25,000 televised winner-takes-all event. Rob plans to leave no stone unturned in his quest ...

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Thousands of salmon return to Welsh rivers

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Trout and Salmon, 23 February 2010 11:53

Once thickened black with coal, Welsh rivers are now seeing the return of thousands of salmon, it has emerged this week. In 2009 the Environment Agency Wales and several local angling groups saw huge increases in numbers of the game fish on several venues, including the Taff, Ebbw, Ely and Neath. The news is the culmination of a 20-year clean-up ...

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Commercial carp set to be swimming in blue water this summer

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Angling Times, 23 February 2010 11:41

It’s bright, it’s blue, and it could be coming to a venue near you this summer. A radical dye, which is being heralded as a miracle cure for excessive weed growth and fish-killing algal blooms, is set to become an increasingly common sight at commercial carp and mixed species fisheries. This follows the Government’s decision to ban more conventional weedkillers ...

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