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Work starts on new anglers' lodge and car park at Fisherwick
 Work has started on the construction of a new anglers' lodge at Fisherwick Lakes which will replace the previous large timber cabin. The improvements will also include the creation of a new car park at the Staffordshire venue.
When completed, the new lodge will incorporate a kitchen area with tables where anglers will be able to prepare their own food as well as new toilets with disabled facilities, a shower for night anglers, a fish cleaning area and a small office for staff. Work is expected to be completed in late Spring. |
Angling tuition for juniors during the schools summer holiday, night fishing sessions on Canal and Pine pools and free beginners' angling taster sessions with all the bait and tackle supplied are just some of the forthcoming angling events scheduled at Kingsbury Water Park for summer/winter 2010. For full details of what's happening - Click here. |
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Figures from the Environment Agency show that angling has seen a dramatic resurgence in popularity over the past decade with a record 1.5 million rod licences having been sold in 2009 – a 12 percent increase on 2008 and an all-time record. In 2000, sales were around one million. Click here for the full story. |
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The Environment Agency is asking anglers to comment on its proposal to introduce new byelaws under which anglers will reportedly face fines of up to £5,000 if they catch and remove freshwater fish including pike and carp to take home for the table. The new byelaws do not affect trout and salmon. Adrian Taylor, Fisheries Manager at the Environment Agency, said: "Pike and grayling have historically been taken for the pot. We don't want to stop this, nor do we want to stop predator anglers catching and using bait fish. However, we do want to prevent specimen coarse fish from being taken, to protect the valuable fisheries they support, whilst giving stillwater fisheries the option to allow fish to be taken. We also need to protect threatened stocks of eel and shad. We hope these byelaws achieve the right balance." For the full story and details of how to comment on the proposals, please follow this link. |
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We had hoped to issue a newsletter before Christmas, but a severe case of rampant Swine Flu ravaged the offices and has set us back. However, we're back on track to issue in the next couple of weeks when we'll be focusing on some of the fisheries which offer top-class accommodation, making them ideal for an opportunity to combine a family summer holiday or break with fishing on your doorstep. In addition, former World Champion Ian Heaps will explain how to tackle those deep swims with a slider float. If you haven't already joined the thousands of anglers who have signed up for our FREE newsletter don't miss out - just follow this link |
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Packington Fisheries has carried out a major restocking of four of its waters, introducing 1,000lbs of traditional carp and 3,000lbs of F1 hybrid carp into Molands; 1,000lbs of F1 hybrids into Little Gearys; 300lbs of F1 hybrids into Willow and 400lbs of traditional carp into Gearys. Further restocking is planned to be carried out on Anniversaries and Siblings where it is expected stocks will be boosted with the addition of silvers and tench. In addition, Anniversaries has received a facelift with the removal of overhanging trees and bank clearance work. Further work to put in pathways and pegs is to be carried out over winter. |
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Cigarette butts are toxic to fish and should be labeled as toxic hazardous waste, US researchers say. According to a report on the Canadian news service CBC, scientists at San Diego State University say that a single cigarette butt containing a small amount of unburnt tobacco is enough to contaminate a litre of water and kill half of the fish swimming in it. As a result, the scientists say cigarettes should be considered toxic waste and new requirements established for how they are disposed. Cigarette butts were left soaking in water for a day before fish were placed in it for testing. Whole cigarettes and cigarette butts with unburnt tobacco were found to be the most toxic, but even filters that had been smoked and that had no tobacco left on them were found to be toxic. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose-acetate, which does not biodegrade. According to the report, cigarette butts are considered the most littered item in the world. It was recently estimated that 767 million kilograms of cigarette butts or about 4.5 trillion butts end up as litter every year. |
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Day ticket fisheries in Lancashire which offer carp to over 30lbs and catfish to nearly 50lbs seem fairly thin on the ground, so it's not surprising that Four Seasons Fisheries at Staining on the outskirts of Blackpool is already proving popular. Opened in Spring this year, it has two specimen lakes and a pleasure/match lake as well as stylish modern cafe. Anglers can also take advantage of a special winter offer - unlimited carp fishing for just £200.00. An offer not to be missed for us folk north of Watford Gap!
Whether you are a specimen carp angler looking for your first 40, a keen tench, bream or pike angler after some good sized fish, or simply a devoted pleasure angler looking for a holiday offering luxurious accommodation with four lakes and a stretch of the beautiful River Wensum, Kingfisher Lakes and Apartments at Lyng in Norfolk offers it all. Ideal for three, four or seven day breaks, Kingfisher has two and three-bedroomed apartments in 65 acres of parkland with some cracking angling. |
Offering fishing for carp to the mid 20s, the new Spring Rock Fishery near Lampeter in mid-Wales is a pretty reed-lined lake situated in some pretty stunning scenery. With few facilities apart from a car park and toilets, this is a venue where you can get away from it all in the heart of the best of the beautiful Welsh countryside and enjoy some uninterrupted angling. Accommodation is available locally. |
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Peatling Match Lakes - Leicestershire  |
Flight Match Lake - West Midlands |
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