Here is an example of the complete hypocrisy of the EA, this was taken from their face ache page.
Otters, which were nearly extinct in the 1970s, have recovered thanks to a ban on harmful pesticides. They are now present in every English county.
They have also been helped by a significant improvement in water quality over the past 20 years, bringing fish back to rivers that were once grossly polluted.
Otters are at the top of the food chain, and are therefore an important indicator of the health of rivers
Bringing fish back to rivers? yeah right, that's why they have constant restocking programmes with tens of thousands of small Barbel stocked every year.
Significant improvement in water quality? last time I looked they were failing miserably to meet targets for water quality that have been set.
An important indicator of the health of the river? if that were true and Otters relied totally on riverine species they would once again be on their way towards extinction.
As I said I wouldn't mind paying the angling tax if it was used by an organisation that wasn't so anti angling and full of bu!!$+!t