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Environment Agency Fisheries South West Newsletter January - March 2015
This newsletter is a quarterly update on some of the fisheries work undertaken by the the Environment Agency and other partners including the Rivers Trusts, within Wessex and Devon & Cornwall Fungal outbreak in Devon rivers A number of rivers in Devon have seen salmonids with relatively high rates of fungal infection over the past two years. Help for the River Cale Post pollution re-stocking The River Cale in Wincanton suffered a pollution event two years ago following a fire at a cheese factory. This resulted in a significant fish kill on the river. This event combined with noticeable amounts of litter in the river gave birth to the local community group ‘CATCH’ (Community Action to Transform Cale Habitat), who were fed up with the state the river was in.
After an initial visit from our Fisheries team with recommendations of how to improve habitat, we arranged for the Wild Trout Trust to visit the affected reach with CATCH, to provide an advisory report on habitat improvements and river restoration that the group could undertake themselves. We also surveyed the river.

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
WHEN
Saturday June 20th 9.30am—15.30pm
WHERE
Bridgwater College
Conference Hall
Cannington Centre
Rodway, Cannington, TA5 2LS
Some of the topics covered :
Latest disease threats
Fishery management techniques
The new fish movements process
OPEN TO ALL
Particularly suitable for fishery owners and
angling clubs, but suit-able for anyone with an
interest in fisheries.
PRESENTATIONS FROM
The Environment Agency
West Country Rivers trust
Fishery managers
The National Fisheries
Laboratory
FREE!
Just ring or email on the number below to book your place. Limited
spaces, so book early to avoid disappointment.
CONTACT
Iain Turner on
01278 655087 or [email protected]
To book your place

I just wanted to let you know about my new Ladies Fly Fishing Group - The Damsel Flies......

We fish mostly at Sutton Bingham Reservoir near Yeovil, Somerset for Brown & Rainbow Trout. You don't need your own fishing Tackle to start with and Tuition is affordable & can be easily arranged.

I only started Fly Fishing 2 months ago - but I am already addicted and realise that this amazing traditional sport must get more Ladies involved if it is to survive. To begin with I am fishing out of Sutton Bingham Reservoir (Wessex Water) to learn the basics but can't wait to get out on the Rivers.

So many people are being so supportive, and I'm getting help from all manner of people - and even got a mention on Radio 2 last week!

a quarterly update on some of the fisheries work undertaken by the Environment Agency and other partners including the Rivers Trusts, within Wessex and Devon & Cornwall
Nicky Noo nicked
A joint operation between the Environment Agency and the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (CIFCA) has led to the successful prosecution of two fishermen found guilty of illegally setting nets in the River Camel
Two banned for elver fishing
Two men have been ordered to pay nearly £2,300 in fines and costs and banned for a total of five years for illegally fishing for elvers (baby eels) on the River Parrett in Somerset.
Devon drift netting
We are looking at the impact of drift netting on
salmon and sea trout stocks on some of the
Devon estuaries. Typically netting for mullet, this
drift netting activity can have a significant impact
on salmonids, which are caught as a by-catch
and must be returned to the river, usually dead.
Lyn fishery restrictions
Restrictions will be placed on the River Lyn
fishery (owned by the Environment Agency) for
2015 to try and help conserve salmon stocks
which have been hit hard with disease for the

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Fisheries newsletter
Wessex and Devon & Cornwall
July to September 2014
This newsletter is a quarterly update on some of the fisheries work undertaken by the Environment Agency and other partners including the Rivers Trusts, within Wessex and Devon & Cornwall
Angling participation in Devon
We have helped to organise four angling days with two local colleges, South Molton Community College and Bideford College (with 20 students per day), in partnership with Bideford & District Angling Club (BDAC). The venue was the BDAC lake, 'Tarka Swims', which we helped fund nearly 10 years ago; it has full disabled access from the entrance gates, parking, pathways and access to all swims, plus full toilet facilities. It is managed and looked after impeccably by the BDAC.

a quarterly update on some of the fisheries work undertaken by the Environment Agency and other partners including the Rivers Trusts, within Wessex and Devon & Cornwall
Investigations on the Biss and Frome
Mike Blackmore of the Wild Trout Trust has been investigating the River Biss, Wiltshire and Bristol Frome to try to understand why the fish populations (especially the brown trout) are failing under the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Retyn bridge works help fish passage
Emergency works by Cornwall Council were required to repair a seriously undermined bridge at Retyn on the River Gannel, which had to be closed to traffic. With a swift turnaround, we helped guide the emergency bridge repairs at Retyn to include improvements to aid upstream passage for sea trout and brown trout using a rock ramp, and for eels by installing a sloping ramp of eel tiles.
Braunton Burrows eel pass installed
Fish rescue on the River Kenn

A Great Free Evening For All Anglers!                                                                        

PhD project “Assessment of adaptive genetic variation for management and conservation purpose of European Grayling”

Sampling Rivers:   Hampshire Avon, Wylye, Yorkshire Derwent, Ure, Pickering Beck, Dee, Irfon, Severn, Wye, Clyde, Eden, Itchen, Aire and River Dove

I have started to work on my PhD project “Assessment of adaptive genetic variation for management and conservation of European Grayling”, jointly funded by Manchester University and the Grayling Research Trust, last year in September.

5th May 2014

FISH MORE WITH MARS MILK - Cash awards to sports individuals and clubs in need of extra funding

Half term Holidays - May 2014
 

Are your kids over 12 years old ???  Do they like being outdoors and active?

If so why not book them on to a day’s introduction to fly fishing in Cornwall