Lots of smaller species are dominating shore angling at present with just the odd chance of a bigger spring flounder or whiting among them. Fishing down the pier sides for…
THE European Parliament Forum for Recreational Fisheries welcomed more than 40 participants to an event entitled “Long term management of the European Sea Bass recreational fisheries” on April 14. After…
After an early, warm start to the spring, local commercial boats out of Hartlepool report mackerel are now only around 6 miles offshore, and one local skipper qoutes “thornback rays…
A group of seven MPs have been praised by the Angling Trust for their efforts in helping to protect Britain’s bass stocks. The politicians – from the both sides of…
Last week’s comments regarding the possibility of being too early to travel to the west coast for thornback rays and dogfish might have been slightly unnecessary as they are already…
Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority have set up three areas within their boundaries of authority where commercial fishing is restricted. The areas are covered by a voluntary…
A bit of a northerly sea early last week, in conjunction with some of the biggest tides of the year, brought some cod inshore but not in the numbers that…
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, DEFRA, have issued the the following statement regarding proposed bass conservation measures. The major item of interest from a sea angler’s point…
The MMO is advising all marine users that the release of live or fresh slipper limpets (Crepidula fornicata) into the wild is an offence. The slipper limpet is a marine mollusc and is…
The Council of the European Commission today has adopted measures to help sea bass recover. For recreational fishing, which accounts for 25% of sea bass mortality, the decision will mean…