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 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 [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING FEBUARY 22nd
We have all heard of the Marine Conservation Zones that are planned for certain areas around the coastline, part of this was the survey that was put into shops at the behest of Natural England (English Nature) I e mailed Natural England, asking about the survey’s, they declined to [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING FEBUARY 15th
Some great news for shore anglers about article 47, in a speech on 10th February Jo Borg Member of the European Commission – Responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, has declared that and I quote “The most famous words contained in our proposal must be the words “recreational fishing”. In [...]
SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING FEBUARY 8th
Monster cod are on the agenda these days, if you are out fishing don’t be deceived by that tiny little bite as big cod are noted for giving small bites and that is exactly what happened when John Wilson fished the Tyne when he hooked into his monster cod of [...]
