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The Angling Trust issued the following information: Code for Theft of Fishing Rights 116/11 Quote this Code to the Police If You See “Fishing Without Permission” Every offence which the police are duty bound to deal with has a unique Home Office Code. We now have the Code for “Theft of Fishing Rights”: 116/11. If […]

WRT SHRImP 2013 project semi-quantitative electro-fishing report available here (opens in new window)

The following table gives approximate weights for Salmon and Sea Trout with lengths in inches weight in lbs.   Weights are reckoned to be within + or – 5% of the actual figure. John Roberts used NASCO data and 2.5 cm to 1 inch for the sake of simplicity and ease of calculation.  Tight lines. Length/ins

The Angling Trust web site to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers throughout the UK is still available: www.cormorantwatch.org

Eschewing the normal accoutrements of a chaps day out: charabanc, several cases of brown ale and boisterous singing, the AFA decided to fish the Avon Dam reservoir instead. The weather was typical of the summer: dull and blustery with the odd shower thrown in. Twelve hardy souls braved the elements and had a thoroughly good

Newspaper account of charges brought to court by South Hams Council.

Earlier this year the AFA worked in collaboration with other local river and estuary organisations to establish a South Hams River Improvement Project (SHRImP) for the Rivers Avon, Erme & Yealm. This local project, worth £380K, is part of a larger package of restoration work across rivers in the South West. The Westcountry Rivers Trust

South Hams Council decision notice on application to install a single screw turbine and associated switch gear to generate electricity and improvements to weir above Gara Bridge available here (opens in new window)

The EA considers that the proposal will be acceptable providing that the recommendations made by Devon Wildlife Consultants are followed. EA letter available here (opens in new window) AFA letter to SHDC available here (opens in new window) Devon Wildlife Consultants report available here (NB large file; opens in new window)

The Environment Agency objects to the hydrogeneration scheme at Gara Bridge because “elements of the current design would have a detrimental effect on the River Avon and because the application is not supported by an ecological assessment”. The EA letter of objection is available here (opens in new window) The AFA emails SHDC welcoming the Environment Agency’s submission