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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. ...

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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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Mike Hodge catches 15lb rainbow trout from Shimano Felindre

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Trout Fisherman, 08 February 2010 12:14

FISHING has been excellent at Shimano Felindre (01792 796584), Glamorgan, as the weather improved after days of rain. Even a bit of ice on the lake didn’t affect the sport. Bill Bradley led the field with eight fish for 51lb 11 oz including specimens of 9lb 2oz, 9lb and 8lb, all taken on Montanas and mini Cats. Local angler Phil ...

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Greys Winter League latest round result

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Trout Fisherman, 08 February 2010 12:08

THE latest round of the Greys’ Winter League at Woodford Fly Fishery (02893 360225), Co Antrim, was fished in much better weather conditions than earlier events, and several five-fish limits were brought to the scales. As the morning progressed the sun warmed the air and a few fish began to rise. Local angler Campbell Baird made a quick change to ...

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Ellerdine Lakes trout fishing form hots up in the cold

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Trout Fisherman, 08 February 2010 11:42

SPORT at Ellerdine Lakes (07964 381056), Shropshire, has been a lot better since the weather got colder. Stuart Smitham, from Market Drayton, had 44 fish in four visits on his Straggle flies. Chris Taylor, from Perton, had 23 fish in two visits including one of 13lb, on Bloodworm and Cat’s Whiskers. Eric Hindmarsh, from Winsford, had 22 in three visits ...

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Kevin Hunt and Scott Cleary win Chalk Springs Brass Monkeys match

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Trout Fisherman, 08 February 2010 10:55

THE annual Brass Monkey’s competition at Chalk Springs (01903 883742), Sussex, was won by Kevin Hunt and Scott Cleary. The best fish of the day were rainbows of 11lb 4oz caught by Paul Carroll and 11lb 1oz caught by Scott Cleary. Fishing continues to be excellent with rainbows to 13lb and blue trout to 9lb regularly being caught. The water ...

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Walthamstow Fur and Feather match won with four trout

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Trout Fisherman, 08 February 2010 10:44

THE hotly contested Fur & Feather competition at Walthamstow Reservoir (0208 808 1527), London, is normally won by anglers fishing the Booby, but this year Tony Fox won the competition, catching four trout in the first hour on a floating line and size 14 Diawl Bachs. The biggest fish of the competition weighed 4lb 6oz and was caught by Alistair ...

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