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Angling Lands £1.8 Million Sport England Investment

Submitted by Mandi on December 19, 2012 - 9:34am

Angling lands £1.8 million Sport England investment

The Angling Trust has welcomed the announcement today from Sport England that it has been successful in securing £1.8 million in funding over the next four years for some specific programmes of work to grow angling participation. This award represents an increase on the £1.56 million that was paid over the last four years to build an infrastructure of 1,400 coaches, 35 County Angling Action Groups and 91 Club mark-accredited clubs. While the award is less than the £2.35 million maximum bid submitted by the Angling Trust, most sports have had reductions in their funding due to cuts in the grant to Sport England from the Government.

Tiverton Canal to be re-stocked following fish losses

Submitted by Mandi on December 14, 2012 - 4:36pm

The Environment Agency is to re-stock part of the Tiverton Canal following fish losses caused by a spectacular bank collapse. Thousands of fish including pike, perch, bream, tench, roach and eels were washed out of the canal after a section of bank near Halberton gave way following torrential rain.
Water from a two mile section of the canal flooded surrounding fields creating a temporary lake. A team of Environment Agency officers assisted by members of the Tiverton Angling Club launched a rescue operation and successfully returned more than 400 fish to the canal.
However, they only caught a fraction of the fish trapped in the lake. Agency officers are keen to rescue as many of the larger fish as possible as these are an important part of the canal’s breeding stock.
There was some welcome news this week when the Environment Agency’s national fish hatchery at Calverton in Northamptonshire offered to supply young fish to help restock the canal. The hatchery was set up with the specific purpose of replacing fish lost through pollution and other unforeseen incidents.

Environment Agency prepares to rescue trapped fish

Submitted by Mandi on December 3, 2012 - 10:29am

   Environment Agency prepares to rescue trapped fish

Thousands of fish washed out of the Tiverton Canal and into a flooded field following the collapse of a section of canal bank are about to be returned to their former home thanks to a major fish rescue organised by the Environment Agency. The sudden collapse of the bank following torrential rain sparked a flood alert in Holbeton after it flooded a field on the outskirts of the village. Fish including, pike, bream, roach, tench, perch and eels were washed into a lake that quickly formed following the breach. On Monday (Dec 3) a team of Agency officers helped by members of the Tiverton Angling Club will set to work rescuing the fish that will die if left in the flooded field. Pumping has reduced the size of the lake that still measures approximately 150 by 60 metres and is up to 7ft deep in places.

Level 1 Course Dates 2012

Submitted by Mandi on October 12, 2012 - 12:04pm

 Angling Trust 

  

           ************** Level 1 Course Dates 2012 *************

Level 1 courses are taking place on November 18th and December 1st at the Watersports Centre, Roadford Lake in Devon.

  Details and application forms etc are available on the Angling Trust website.

     Applications need to be submitted to the Angling Trust by 20th October.

2013 Coaching Opportunities For Dorset Anglers

Submitted by Mandi on September 14, 2012 - 9:43am

Dean Asplin

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to become a level II angling coach. The course will take place in Dorset on January 12/13 and 26th/27th with a single day on March 2nd and the final assessment on March 23rd.

Some funding support may be available so interested anglers or clubs with members who would like to become a qualified coach should contact Dean Asplin (pictured), our regional development officer in the South West by email at [email protected] This is a fantastic opportunity for sea anglers and clubs to take advantage of the benefits that Angling Trust Development can offer!

Avon & Tributaries Angling Association

ATAA is a small club providing secluded River fishing for Trout and Coarse fish, located very close to Bath.  

We control roughly 10 miles of river including the Midford Brook, Wellow Brook, Cam Brook, Somerset Frome and Bristol Avon. Fishing on the brooks is for Brown and Rainbow Trout, along with a few Grayling.  The small membership and extensive water means very low fishing pressure.

There is a variety of fishing available, with some sections stocked (trickle stocking throughout the season), whilst the upper sections of the Cam and Wellow are left for wild trout to thrive and fished on a strictly catch and release basis.

Coarse fishing is available on the Bristol Avon near Freshford, the lower reaches of the Somerset Frome and the Midford Brook.  You can expect all the usual species, with large Chub, Barbel and Perch.

  ******** Annual membership covers both trout and coarse fishing **********

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