30.05.06
BURYHILL PRODUCES ANOTHER 30
Following the capture of Duncan Ansell’s stunning 33lb 14oz Temple mirror last Friday, not to be outdone, Peter Blanks caught Temple’s ‘Ghost’ weighing 30lb 8oz Sunday afternoon. Fishing peg 5, Peter fished a 15mm Carp Company Icelandic Red boilie out to the island channel with a pva bag filled with 20 crushed boilies....
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17.05.06
BURY HILL GOES BANANANS
Bury Hill's Old Lake and Temple Lake have gone berserk producing a flurry of big fish in the last few days with Temple producing 20 fish over 25lb and 4 thirties whilst the Old Lake has produced 3 thirties along with a good number of twenties....
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06.05.06
ROD LICENCE BLITZ NETS ILLEGAL ANGLERS
Nearly 700 anglers were caught fishing without a rod licence by Environment Agency officers over the May Bank Holiday weekend ...
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04.05.06
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PROSECUTES ILLEGAL EEL FISHERMAN
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a man from Kent who was caught illegally fishing for eels at Lydd on Sea in Kent...
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03.05.06
SHEPPERTON WEIR REFURBISHMENT
Work is about to start on a major £3 million engineering project to replace one of the weirs on the River Thames, in Shepperton. The Environment Agency is replacing the existing gates and much of the structure of Shepperton Weir B, which reduces the risk of flooding to more than 740 properties...
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Temple produces it’s 8th thirty in lesss than 4 weeks!

Following the capture of Duncan Ansell’s stunning 33lb 14oz Temple mirror last Friday, not to be outdone, Peter Blanks caught Temple’s ‘Ghost’ weighing 30lb 8oz Sunday afternoon.

Fishing peg 5, Peter fished a 15mm Carp Company Icelandic Red boilie out to the island channel with a pva bag filled with 20 crushed boilies. Following a dogged 15 minute fight which saw the fish bolt into a lily bed, Peter was relieved to finally land one of the prettiest fish in Temple which turned out to be a new PB. Carrying tag number 143031, ‘The Ghost’ as it is known was stocked into Temple in November 2003 weighing 23lb 9oz. Peter completed his session by bagging a pretty mirror weighing 22lb 6oz.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Peter directly on 01992 812649 eve, or mobile 07979561397 or David de Vere on (01306) 877540.

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Bury Hill goes bananas producing 7 thirties, 6 of which in just 6 days including a new lake record and stacks of upper twenties!

Bury Hill's Old Lake and Temple Lake have gone berserk producing a flurry of big fish in the last few days with Temple producing 20 fish over 25lb and 4 thirties whilst the Old Lake has produced 3 thirties along with a good number of twenties.

Brian Pitchley took top honours on Temple Lake catching a stunning mirror weighing 34lb. Fishing peg 3, Brian fished a single Activate pop up out to the island channel.

Temple regular Neil Malcomson led the field in numbers catching 8 fish just 4 days into a week's stint. Topping the list was a big mirror known as Italian 2, which he caught at a new record weight of 30lb 4oz, this fish carries tag number 144125 and was stocked in November 2003 weighing just 23lb 8oz. This stunning fish was followed by another distinctive mirror named Italian 1 which weighed 29lb. Neil also had commons weighing 28lb 8oz, 23lb and a stunning ghost weighing 19lb together with mirrors weighing 27lb, 22lb and 19lb. Fishing peg 10, Neil caught all his fish on Secret Squirrel baits fished to the island margins, one bait fished close to the aerator the other to the far island point.

Such was Neil's success, that his dad, David Malcomson joined him Wednesday morning pulling out of two fish within a couple of hours before landing a stunning mirror weighing 26lb 14oz which was one of the new Claremont fish stocked last December weighing 24lb. David was also fishing Squirrel baits out to the islands.

Another angler to catch a thirty was Duncan Ansell who caught a very pretty 31lb 4oz common backed up with two mirrors weighing 26lb 13oz and 25lb 3oz and a smaller common weighing 18lb 4oz. Duncan fished peg 11 and caught all his fish on white Pop Ups fished with pva and pellet out to the island margins.

The third Temple thirty fell to Jamie Cherry who caught the Italian 2 at 30lb. Supported by another stunning mirror weighing 26lb 2oz, Jamie fished peg 4 catching all his fish on Solar Red Herring baits with one rod fished close the aeration system, the other the far point of the island margins.

Other notable fish from Temple this week included a 28lb mirror and 22lb 8oz common caught by Gary Thorn, a 27lb oz mirror and 22lb common caught by Jamie Enderson, a 26lb 8oz common and mirrors weighing 25lb 10oz, 25lb, 24lb 6oz and 19lb 12oz caught by Paul Pitchly. Philip Tanner had a very pretty common weighing 27lb 3oz whilst Jason O'Keefe managed a pretty 24lb 8oz mirror while regular Karl Jansen caught a 22lb 1oz mirror, Darren Aldread also managed a pretty Temple mirror weighing 21lb.

The Old Lake has also produced a flurry of good fish this past week topped by Ashley Boylan's new lake record, a stunning mirror weighing 34lb 8oz. Ashley fished a Mainline pineapple boilie fished over pellet and hemp to the corner of the island from peg 71.

Another angler to bag a thirty from the old lake this week was Mark Savage who caught a 32lb mirror from deep-water peg 24. Fishing out to the deep water in front of the boathouse, Mark fished a new Mainline Pulse boilie with a 6 bait stringer catching his new PB at 8am Sunday morning.

Neil Rivers also managed a thirty in the shape of a 30lb 1oz common which he caught 2 weeks ago. Fishing peg 2, Neil fished a Mainline Pineapple boilie with imitation sweetcorn out to the far bank to also catch a 21lb 4oz mirror.ty was Hugh Bonsor, fishing peg 28, Hugh caught 3 fish topped by a pretty 25lb mirror. Daniel May caught a 22lb 4oz common whilst Colin Cooper caught a 24lb 10oz mirror, Kevin Andrews caught mirrors weighing 23lb 12oz and 21lb 1oz, Tom Arnold caught a common weighing 23lb 8oz whilst Graham Bailey caught a scraper 20lb mirror. Young BHF bailiff Tom Harrington grabbed a quick session Sunday morning catching a stunning 21lb 1oz large scaled mirror from peg 26.

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Nearly 700 anglers were caught fishing without a rod licence by Environment Agency officers over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

"Enforcement teams made checks on more than 11,000 anglers at 943 waters across England and Wales between April 29 and May 1 and caught 671 illegal anglers who were cheating honest anglers,"
explained Environment Agency Head of Fisheries Dafydd Evans.

"Fishing without a licence is an offence and those caught fishing illegally face tough penalties, including fines of up to £2,500 and a ban from fishing. The message is sinking in with evading anglers, as the rate of evasion dropped from 7% in the May 2005 blitz to 6% this time round. Our officers directed maximum effort to rivers and lakes where we believed cheats would be present. People who fish without a licence are cheating the system and their fellow anglers. Around £19m is raised through rod licences and invested in fisheries work that benefits all anglers, fish stocks and the waterside environment. We will continue with our blitz programme to bring rod licence evasion down."

Almost 80% of all waters visited had no offences detected. However, a number of anglers believed a licence was valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. This is not case. All rod licences expire on March 31. The reminder comes after almost £600,000 was paid in fines and costs by more than 4,600 illegal anglers in 2005. On average, these illegal fishing trips cost anglers £128 each in fines and costs. A full season coarse and trout licence costs just £24.

"Our staff are better equipped than ever. With access to databases at the switch of a mobile phone enforcement officers can verify address and licence details, including whether they purchased a licence the previous year. All this makes catching licence evaders an easier process,"
continued Dafydd.

Source: The Environment Agency - May 2006.
Contact: Contact: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a man from Kent who was caught illegally fishing for eels at Lydd on Sea in Kent. Peter Allen of Coast Drive, Lydd on Sea, pleaded guilty to three offences. He was fined a total of £100 and ordered to pay £400 costs by Folkestone Magistrates Court on 3 May 2006. He was also ordered to forfeit around £300 worth of equipment, consisting of six nets.

Under Section 27 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975, it is an offence to fish for eels without a licence. Restrictions are also in place as to how and where nets are used. Each individual net used to fish for eels must be covered by a licence and carry an eel licence tag.

The court heard that on the 27 July 2005 an Environment Agency Fisheries Officer was called to the beach at Lydd on Sea to investigate a number of fyke nets that were set at low water. When the officer arrived they could see the nets but no one was nearby. None of the nets carried eel licence tags so Fisheries Officers returned on the 11 August to carry out surveillance. Whilst there, they saw two separate ‘fleets’ of fyke nets set about half a mile apart and stretching over a mile along the beach. In total officers counted 103 nets, 71 single ended and 16 double ended.

The Fisheries Officers stopped the two men tending the nets. Mr Allen was carrying three eels. He confirmed that he owned all the nets on the beach and admitted that they were not licensed to catch eels. Eel stocks are thought to be declining across Europe due to several factors, including changes in the Gulf Stream, pollution, barriers to freshwater migration and overfishing.

Jon Whitmore, Kent Area Fisheries Team Leader, said:
"We take all reports of illegal fishing extremely seriously. It’s particularly important for us to do all we can to protect eels, as they are important to the ecology of our rivers providing a food source for species, such as otters. They also and make a valuable contribution to the economy of the UK as a whole. Mr Allen was not only fishing illegally, he was also failing to use his equipment correctly by not fitting otter guards or buoys to his nets. This disregard for the environment has cost him dear – he’s not only received a fine but he has also lost expensive equipment. We hope this is a lesson to others that illegal fishing does not pay."

Source: The Environment Agency - May 2006.
Contact: Contact: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

Supported by a huge £75,000 stocking this winter which included close to 1.5 tons of bream, skimmers and roach being stocked into the Old Lake together with 500 double figure carp, recent water temperature increases have brought about some exceptional fishing in recent days with anglers on all lakes catching some very good bags.

With huge bream and skimmer shoals dominating the Old Lake, Geoff Mills and Stephen Roberts chose to fish the front bank catching 42 bream between them for a shared 180lb bag. Fishing corn with small feeders the pair caught bream to 7lb 3oz. Gary Tilling also favoured the Old Lake fishing peg 34 along the long bank, fishing a long pole Gary caught a very credible 70lb consisting of bream, skimmers, roach, rudd and two bonus 6lb tench whilst also loosing two very good carp. All of Gary's fish fell to caster and hemp.

Whilst the jungle is famous for its huge tench bags in late spring, it is the carp that are dominating the early catches and having read recent articles in the Anglers Mail and Carp Talk about the exceptional boat fishing for carp this winter, Mathew Hart decided to fish the jungle and was delighted to catch 14 carp which included 2 twenties, a 24lb 8oz mirror and 21lb common. Fishing companion Fred Gladding also managed 7 fish to upper doubles. The pair fished maggot, corn and pellet under small floats. Another pair of anglers to catch down in the jungle was Fred Tiller and Peter Ashman. Bagging 16 fish between them, the pair had 3 twenties which included a 25lb 7oz mirror, 24lb linear and 23lb 12oz common which all fell to small Icelandic Red boilies fished over a bed of pellet and flavoured hemp.

Bonds Lake is also fishing very well producing bags to 60lb and even the odd bag to 100lb. Regular Steve Murray fished peg 4 catching 32 carp to 9lb for a good ton up bag, Steve fished a short pole with corn over pellet. Milton Lake is also starting to fish with plenty of small carp showing along with quality roach, rudd and perch and even the odd early tench and crucian. Paul Hill fished peg 3 catching 37 small carp, 20lb or so of silvers and two bonus tench for a good 50lb. Paul was fishing a short pole with corn, soft pellet on the hook whilst feeding small pellet.

Source: www.buryhillfisheries.com - April 2006.