News
Otters, the BBC and the Angling Trust
The Angling Trust has written to the BBC to complain about the inadequate coverage of the impact of predation on fisheries in the recent Springwatch programme about otters. ... Full story
Re-stocking Gives New Lease of Life to Community Fishery
Environment Agency Wales has given a community fishing lake in Neath a new lease of life by releasing 12,000 mixed coarse fish into the lake. ... Full story
Environment Agency – “Failing to uphold its duties to maintain, improve and develop fisheries”
The Environment Agency has come in for severe criticism this week for failing to uphold its duties to ‘to maintain, improve and develop fisheries’ and to ‘consider and give due weight to fisheries’ when granting impoundment licences associated with hydropower schemes. ... Full story
Sea Anglers – Help to Protect the UK’s Coastline
Sea anglers are invited to take part in a research project into how they value the UK's marine environment. ... Full story
A FishingMagic Christmas
Want to know what’s happening on FM over the Christmas and New Year holidays? ... Full story
Funding for Angling - We’ve come a long way…
In his latest blog Martin Salter looks at the recent announcement of £1.8 million Sport England funding for angling. ... Full story
Taska to Sponsor two Major Carp Events in 2013
Taska is sponsoring two of the largest carp fishing competitions in the 2013 calendar: the BCAC and the UKCC. ... Full story
Martin Salter on the Bob James Bust...
Read Martin’s comments on the ‘Bob James Bust’, comment first posted on the ATr Facebook page, and re-printed here with Martin’s permission ... Full story
River Piking with John Watson
Norfolk pike fishing legend John Watson takes us on a journey through his beloved Broads in the latest issue of Coarse and Match Fishing, which is free-to-view here on FishingMagic. ... Full story
Scottish Fish Farmers use Record Amounts of Pesticides
A report in The Guardian suggests that farmers have been forced to increase amount of chemicals as sea lice become resistant to treatment. ... Full story
Spanish GOLDfish!
The story goes that the Roman General Caesar had a...
ATr News: Environment Agency Breaks Promises on Hydropower
The Angling Trust has written to Ian Barker, the Environment...
Black Death on the Irwell By Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews chronicles the rise and massive decline of Manchester's...
In a Spin, Part 4 - Choosing a Rod and Reel
In a Spin, Part 4: Jeff gives his thoughts on...
