Yearly Archives: 2011

Consumer water demand is putting river wildlife at risk

Our Rivers media Release,  Issued by RSPB, WWF-UK, the Angling Trust and the Salmon and Trout Association Conservationists and anglers are calling on the Government to act over the one third of rivers in England and Wales which are threatened … Continue reading

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Minister Promises to Involve Anglers in Decision-Making

Press Release, Angling Trust 25th March 2011 Minister Promises to Involve Anglers in Decision-Making At the Angling Summit, held on Monday, Environment and Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP promised that the marine and freshwater angling community would be closely involved … Continue reading

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TAC Staines Riverside Clean Up

Sunday 20th March saw volunteers from the Thames Anglers Conservancy out to the River Thames at Staines for a clean up. One of our river guardians reported an area of concern, so we arranged a day to get down and … Continue reading

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Anglers Embrace the Big Society, 3rd Riverfly Conference

ANGLERS EMBRACE THE BIG SOCIETY!  3rd RIVERFLY CONFERENCE DEMONSTRATES HOW RIVER SCIENTISTS CARVE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR UK RIVERS Lord (Chris) Smith, Environment Agency Chairman, champions rivers Big Society working in partnership with the angling community. Riverfly Partnership’s Anglers’ Monitoring … Continue reading

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Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill

Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill A water company which allowed thousands of litres of raw sewage to discharge into gardens, allotments, homes and streams over a ten-week period has been fined £204,000 for 15 environmental … Continue reading

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New Information about Rod Licence Spending

The Angling Trust warmly welcomes the publication by the Environment Agency of new reports explaining how freshwater anglers’ rod licences are spent regionally and nationally.  These reports are the product of a series of meetings, initiated by the Angling Trust … Continue reading

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Kingston Margin Clean Up – Trolley Madness

The Sunday dawn on 27th February in Kingston was met with the sound of boats arriving and TAC volunteers preparing for a day of more rubbish removal. We all met outside the John Lewis Centre at Kingston riverside 8.30 am for … Continue reading

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Anglers’ Fury as Hydro Project Given Go-ahead

Tuesday 22 February 2011       Anglers’ Fury as Hydro Project Given Go-ahead Anglers expressed dismay and anger that a hydropower project at Pershore on the Warwickshire Avon has been given the go-ahead by the Environment Agency, despite evidence … Continue reading

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An Evening with the TAC – Mike Wilson

The Thames Anglers Conservancy were delighted to host an evening with Carp Angling Legend, Patron  and true gentleman Mike Wilson. An audience of around 50 people enjoyed a historic journey through our sport blowing away many myths and probably creating … Continue reading

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Changes on the River Thames

Perhaps borne out of many blank sessions on a notoriously moody river, the list of complaints from most Lower Thames anglers is a long one. “Too many mitten crabs”, “Cormorants eat all the fish”, “Where’s all the fish gone?”. From … Continue reading

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