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River Wear fish protected from birds by ‘hedgehogs’
Devices called hedgehogs are coming to the rescue of fish in the River Wear in the first project of its kind in an English river, reports the BBC. The Environment Agency have placed 12 spikey, plastic refuges in the river near Prebends Bridge in Durham to give fish places to hide from predators. To read the [...]
Angling News for the North East up to December 3rd 2011
North East Angling News and Info for the region for the week ending December 3rd. Reports compiled from the Evening Chronicle and The Journal. Game Angling (The Evening Chronicle) Coarse Angling (The Journal) Sea Angling (The Evening Chronicle)
EA Stocking Boosts Coarse Angling on North East Rivers
There’s great news for coarse anglers in the North East this week, as the Environment Agency have stocked over 15,000 coarse fish into several of the region’s rivers. 4,000 dace and barbel were introduced into the river Wear during the week ending 18th November and a further 8,000 fish were stocked at different locations this [...]
Angling News for the Whole North East Region up to November 26th 2011
North East Angling News and Info for the whole of the region for the week ending November 26th. Reports compiled from the Evening Chronicle, The Journal, The Sunday Sun and the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. News & Info for the North of the Region (click on the links): Game Angling (Evening Chronicle) Coarse Angling (The Journal) [...]
Angling News for the Whole North East Region up to November 4th 2011
North East Angling News and Info for the whole of the region for the week ending November 4th. Reports compiled from the Evening Chronicle, The Journal and the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. News & Info for the North of the Region (click on the links): Game Angling (Evening Chronicle) Coarse Angling (The Journal) Sea Angling (Evening [...]
North East Angling News & Info for the week ending 22nd September
North East Angling News and Info for the region for the week ending September 22nd. Reports compiled from the Evening Chronicle and The Journal. Game Angling (Evening Chronicle) Coarse Angling (The Journal) Sea Angling (Evening Chronicle)
North East Angling News & Info for the week ending 17th September
North East Angling News and Info for the region for the week ending September 17th. Reports compiled from the Evening Chronicle and The Journal. Game Angling (Evening Chronicle) Coarse Angling (The Journal) Sea Angling (Evening Chronicle)
Brand New North East Game Angling Club sets up its stall on Northumberland’s River East Allen
Interesting News has just broken of a brand new angling club that has been formed in the Pennine foothills of southern Northumberland. Based at Allendale Town, high up in what used to be the Tynedale district of the county, Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is the brainchild of Paul Frear, a well-known and highly respected [...]
Angling News for the Whole North East Region up to September 10th 2011
North East Angling News and Info for the whole of the region for the week ending September 10th. Reports compiled from the Evening Chronicle, The Journal and the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. News & Info for the North of the Region (click on the links): Game Angling (Evening Chronicle) Coarse Angling (The Journal) Sea Angling (Evening [...]
River Wear highlighted for its improvements
The River Wear has been named by the Environment Agency as one of the most improved rivers in England and Wales. Ten rivers, including the Wear, has been selected for shrugging off their industrial past to become havens for wildlife, walkers and anglers once again. In 1965 just two salmon were caught on the then-polluted [...]
