SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING 12th JULY 2009
There is some good news and what could be extremely bad news for anglers, and also some disturbing news. Firstly the good news. After arguing strongly to maintain access for recreational sea anglers, the Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MP has told the Angling Trust that recreational sea anglers [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING 19th JULY
Andrew Grief of Jarrow was a clear winner of the Bob White Memorial shore match taking almost three times the weight of his nearest rival and almost half the total weight taken. Fishing at The Emblestones Andy took two wrasse and three codling for 12lb 3.75oz, his catch [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING 9th August
With the lack of really big fish many local anglers are now travelling to Norway to sample the fishing there and see the difference properly managed fisheries can do. Four Cleadon anglers Jason Haw, Anthony Shepherd, Paul Cunningham and Nigel Gemmell, found out for themselves, at a place called “Loppa” [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING 24th MAY
North East anglers almost swept the board in the Silloth Open with Peterlee’s Jim Dobie, winning £324, taking first place with nine dabs, five flounder, and two pliace for 445cm taken from peg 34 in zone “B”. Terry Dalton, of Middlesbrough, winning £243 came second with seven flounder, five plaice, [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING MAY 3RD
As you all know I attended a meeting in Birmingham on April 3rd, although I came away with many questions unanswered, angling bodies left knowing that an agreement had been struck, in that the national member of Natural England present would contact my colleague Sam Harris, chairman of the Angling [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING APRIL 26th TH
Boat angling is still on the up with small boats fishing around Longscar Rocks taking small codling with the odd better one going to double figures. Hartlepool boats Victoria Lee, Flamer 2, Gannet and private boat Father Ted taking reasonable numbers of codling with a few reaching double [...]
Alan Charlton
Press Sec NFSAS
Anthony Hynes
DEFRA
Re MCZ meeting 3rd April
This is the first time I have been able to contact you having just returned from short break away during which I attended the meeting on 3rd April which entailed a round trip of 280 mile. You did e mail me earlier asking if there was anything [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING MARCH 29th
Angling bodies and individuals are having great problems getting an answer to a simple question from Joe Borg member of the European Commission European. All we are after is what is the difference between a recreational Sea angler and a hobby angler, to me they are both the same? However [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING MARCH 22nd
I very rarely agree with the NFSA now the Anglers Trust, but on this occasion I share their fears. The new chairman Stuart McPherson like myself an outspoken person about the bias against anglers, fear that under this new Marine Bill, recreational anglers could be used as a sacrificial [...]
North East Match Fishing
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING MARCH 15th
The calm conditions have enabled boat anglers to get out with quite good results, Tyne boat JFK with a party of only five anglers aboard took thirty fish, half ling and half cod with the best around 8lb coming from a mixture of wrecks and ground. [...]
