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Farm company fined for trout deaths

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Trout Fisherman, 09 March 2010 14:41

A Hereford farm company must pay £1,848 in fines and costs after waste water escaping into a Devon stream led to the deaths of dozens of fish. Environment Agency officers were alerted to a pollution incident in the the River Dalch last summer and discovered a number of dead fish, mainly brown trout and bullheads, in the river at Crediton. ...

 

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Farm company fined for trout deaths

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Trout Fisherman,
09 March 2010 14:41

A Hereford farm company must pay £1,848 in fines and costs after waste water escaping into a Devon stream led to the deaths of dozens of fish. Environment Agency officers were alerted to a pollution incident in the the River Dalch last summer and discovered a number of dead fish, mainly brown trout and bullheads, in the river at Crediton. ...

Welsh Fly Fair comes to Pontardawe

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Trout and Salmon, 09 March 2010 14:33

THE RAPIDLY growing Welsh Fly Fair will take place this year on April 3 and promises a host of big names in the fly-tying and game-fishing world. It is also known as the Fisherman’s Fair and this gives a clue to its broader scope. In the featured fly tying theatre – with large screen for detailed viewing – will be ...

17lb rainbow trout breaks Toft Newton's 29-year record

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Trout Fisherman, 09 March 2010 11:55

This new Toft Newton record rainbow trout weighing 17lb was tempted on a Cat’s Whisker fly, fished on an intermediate weight line by visiting Sheffield angler Danny Peet. The specimen was part of a 38-fish catch made by Danny and boat partner Ricky Varley despite the less-than-ideal wintry conditions. The fish, which beat the north Lincolnshire trout fishery’s previous 5lb ...

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 ...

'Extinct' caddisfly found in Scotland

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Trout and Salmon, 08 March 2010 11:29

A caddisfly last seen in Britain in 1881 has turned up in Scotland. The tiny insect was discovered by David Pryce, one of the co-ordinators of the Riverfly Recording Schemes. It was found beside a river in Assynt, in north west Scotland while David was undertaking field work for his PhD at the University of Stirling. The Riverfly Recording Schemes ...

Dorset poacher fined for River Axe trout haul

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Trout Fisherman, 04 March 2010 16:43

It’s not quite ‘straight to bed with no supper’ but it’s not far off for Lyme Regis trout poacher Vincent O’Brien. He has been given a three-month curfew and ordered to pay £250 after being caught with trout worth hundreds of pounds taken from the River Axe. Environment Agency officers watched O’Brien, 47, and an accomplice use an inflatable dinghy ...

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 ...

Around the world in 80 fish to showcase in London

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Trout and Salmon, 01 March 2010 11:16

This picture of an autumn salmon on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick, Canada can be seen in St James’s, London for the next few weeks. The acrylic on board study is by Richard J Smith, himself a game-fisherman, whose show, “Around the world in 80 fish, from minnows to marlin” will be at Frost & Reed, 2-4 King Street, St ...

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 ...

Win an Autumn day's fishing on the River Tweed

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Trout and Salmon, 25 February 2010 11:38

A fly-fishing competition to be run by a Borders angling club in May offers something for everyone: trout fishing on St Mary's Angling Club in the Scottish Borders – and the chance to win a day’s salmon fishing on the Tweed in October/November. The club fundraiser will be held on May 16 and the first prize includes the Tweed day and ...

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