I am very impressed with the Environment Agency video concerning where Licence Fee money goes to.
If you have not seen this yet, you can view it here: http://www.onlinefishing.tv/channel/feature/your-licence-your-money/low/
I didn’t know this was where it all went!
Well it has certainly been a while! Sorry that the blog has been pushed to the back-burner for so long, and it’s great to see some comments from you all. Life has been a little hectic having finally managed to move into a farmhouse we have been renovating - which you can see at www.waterloo-farm.co.uk
However, I have managed to catch a couple of ‘A Passion for Angling‘ fishing shows and with the lighter evenings and brighter mornings I am twitching to get back by the bank side.
I am really not sure when that might be, I need to purchase a rod license first, which brings me onto a plug for the Environment Agency. I received a great email from them a couple of weeks ago, it was the Spring Edition of ‘Reel Life‘. I was very impressed the professionalism of the email, and also the excellent content and material in articles it was promoting. I shall add a couple of blogs about those in due course.
However, in thoughts of turning back to the bank, I would really like to find a venue within a 15-20 minute drive where I can find some decent Tench fishing. I wonder if there is anyone out there who can recommend any?
Cheers, Nigel
A huge relief for The River Thurne, Hickling Broad, Horsey Mere and also the two Martham Broads as they are not at the moment affected by the deadly algae prymnesium.
Thankfully levels are still below those which can cause a threat to fish stocks yet the situation is being monitored. Local anglers can help and anyone who spots dead, dying or distressed fish are asked to call the Environment Agency emergency line on 0800 80 70 60 as soon as they can.
Well done to Norfolk Anglers Conservation Association (NACA) on being awarded £10,000 by the Environment Agency.
The award is to fund a project to assess the feasibility of sustainable river restoration projects covering the River Wensum at Lyng and at Costessey. The project will also produce outline designs to support The River Wensum Restoration Strategy.
Woo hoo - the rod licence is in the bag! I am officially once again licenced to fish. The online ordering process available from the Environment Agency website was really simple and certainly beats queuing in a Post Office.
