New bailiff scheme cracks down on poachers

A revamped bailiff system combining Environment Agency officials, volunteers and police officers is helping catch more fisheries criminals in the act.

Thousands of rod licence evaders and poachers have gone undetected in recent years due to a shortfall in EA staff patrolling the banks but the government body has moved to address the growing problems the sport is facing by requesting back up from the Angling Trust and the police.

The call for help has been swiftly answered, with the Trust trialling a volunteer bailiff scheme in the South East of England which attracted hundreds of applicants. So far 15 fishermen have received professional training and dozens more are set to go through the same process in coming weeks.

Police forces have also allocated more resources towards tackling fisheries related problems, with officers helping EA bailiffs catch 20 offenders during a recent rod licence blitz of almost 500 anglers across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk.

The scheme has been such as success that the Angling Trust is now even advertising for a project co-ordinator to oversee the expanding network of bailiffs and volunteers.

The Trust’s Chief Executive Mark Lloyd has been encouraged at the early results of the multi-agency approach: “Our volunteers have already caught people fishing illegally and the EA are now dealing with these cases. If our trial in the South East continues to be a success we will certainly be looking at rolling it out nationwide.”

Police officers in London have also held meetings with fisheries officials to swap intelligence, leading to a crackdown on fish thieves in the capital.

Constable Nick Bultitude of the Marine Policing Unit has been a key figure in the project and told Angling Times: “Poaching is an issue the Met Police takes extremely seriously and we would encourage anglers to report this type of offence. We investigate all allegations and work closely with the local wildlife crime officers.

“Improved co-ordination and intelligence-sharing with our partners and the fishing community mean we are better equipped than ever to deal with angling crime.”

This is a viewpoint shared by officials at the Environment Agency, and a spokesperson said: “We will continue to work with the police who have been able to assist us when we check rod licences. They can also assist when dealing with anti-social behaviour on the banks and make arrests if necessary.”

The Angling Trust is currently on the hunt Volunteer Bailiff Project co-ordinator and more details on the paid role can be found by visting www.anglingtrust.net


New signings at Nash

Nash Tackle this week confirmed that they had secured two new additions to their already impressive list of consultants in the shape of top carpers Steve Briggs and Simon Crow.

In a deal that will see the lads contracted to Nash with bait and tackle for the next three years, Kevin Nash revealed:

“To say that I am delighted would be an understatement! I have known Simon since he was a young man. In fact, his first mainstream consultancy was with Nash almost twenty years ago, and he and Rob Hughes won the first World Carp Cup whilst fishing with Nashbait. I will say what I said a year ago to someone watching Simon fish, he is without doubt one of the top three most focused and driven anglers I have ever seen.

“As for Steve, god, it makes me feel old when I think how many years I have known him! I have always had the highest regard and respect for Steve. He has the knack for catching big carp and has an incredible tally of them from all over the world. To be able to announce they have both decided to join Nash not only makes me very proud that they have chosen my company, but also it excites me that we now have their wealth of experience to further enhance our unrivalled innovative position in the industry".

Commenting on the move, Simon & Steve said: “The Nash brand is right at the top of the tree when it comes to carping consultancies. We are extremely excited about this move, and really look forward to working with Kevin and the rest of the lads in the team.”


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New fishing tips app sponsored by Fladen’s Matt Hayes Adventure range of tackle

Fladen’s newly launched fishing app has proved successful after shooting to number 8 in the Top 25 Sporting apps by day 2.
 
This brilliant new app is crammed full of hints and tips that guarantee to make you a better angler. Covering all the major coarse species, this easy-to-use reference will become your bankside bible and is certain to put more fish in your net.
 
There are eight different species covered within the app: carp, pike, tench, roach, bream, perch, chub and barbel. And within each section, there are tips on the bait, tackle and tactics that will help make you a better angler. Want to know the best way to catch summer carp? Or what about the chub bait you daren’t leave home without? Those answers, and 350 brilliant fish-catching tips, are in this app.
 
Sponsored by Fladen’s Matt Hayes Adventure range, the app also includes detailed bait, tackle and rig pictures that further enhance each of the tips.
 
This app, which at £1.99 costs less than a pint of maggots, is the best of its kind in the App Store and comes from the biggest name in fishing.


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Bait-Tech prizes up for grabs!

England Feeder Team ace Dean Barlow will share his top tips with fellow anglers this week as part of the successful Bait-Tech Sessions with the Stars series.

The top match ace will be on Facebook this Wednesday (August 22) and will be answering any questions fired at him during that time.

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Narcoleptic angler hires minders to stop him falling in

An angler who suffers from an illness that can cause him to fall into a deep sleep at any moment has hired a team of minders to prevent him from dropping off during big matches!

Nottinghamshire’s Phil Hunt has suffered with narcolepsy for almost a decade, and the disability has caused the keen matchman no-end of problems, with his rivals being forced to save his life on numerous occasions after he’s fallen into the water after nodding off on his seatbox.

He has also been unable to fish conventional long pole tactics, and has smashed countless sections after dropping them as he doses off. Problems have also arisen at the draw bag and weigh-in.

Phil told Angling Times: “Narcolepsy is a complex illness. Technically, you can be asleep with your eyes open while having a conversation, yet moments later you’ve forgotten all about it.”

“I always write my peg number on my hand at the draw, just in case I’m actually asleep. Once during a big match at White Acres I tipped all my fish back before the weigh-in, it was a lot of fish too. All the anglers around me looked on in disbelief – I can only assume I was actually ‘asleep’ when I emptied my net!”

Despite the multitude of problems, Phil is determined to stay competitive in the sport he has loved for over 50 years, and to that end the Crown Inn AC member has now acquired the services of an assistant to keep him awake during competitions.

“I’ve won hundreds of trophies at club level and been involved in Fish O’Mania qualifiers - the desire to win is still burning brightly, but I need help to keep going at that level,” added Phil.

“The floating pole is my number one tactic these days as the bites are so vicious that they wake me up if I’ve dozed off, but a lot of venues don’t allow the approach. I just wish they understood I need to use it because of my disability.”

One of the men who helps keep an eye on Phil is Paul Slater, and he admits the task helps keep him and his fellow club members on their toes.

“He does struggle to stay awake but everyone thinks it’s great he still gets out fishing and we are more than happy to give him assistance if and when it’s needed,” said Paul.


New website for Nash Tackle

Nash Tackle will be launching their brand new website on August 17th and the company’s media team have focused their efforts on creating the best angling online experience possible.

The new website will include a mobile phone friendly version as well as other new features including:

•         Exciting new desktop design
•         Smartphone app
•         Enriched user experience
•         NashTV videos
•         Regular e-newsletters
•         E-zine editions
•         Nash Baits kitchen
•         Weekly competitions and promotions
•         Online retail directory with focussed product detail
•         Available in European languages
•         Facebook and Twitter interaction

And much, much more!

Simon McCabe, Nash’s Creative Director commented, “This is a giant leap for us in terms of user experience. Our goal has always been to deliver new innovative tackle and news from the carp angling world in the best possible way, showcasing to the hungry Nash audience. The new website is totally awesome, AND there’s more!! Phase 2 sees a whole new interactive experience from the Nash camp. Super excited about the online future… but that’s all I’m gonna say, for now. Watch this space.”

Visit the website at: www.nashtackle.co.uk



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New website for Solar Tackle

Nine months after taking their old site off-line, Solar Tackle have launched their brand new website.

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Kids for Kids Fishing Day Returns this October

This year Kids for Kids returns to the Albury Estate by kind permission of the Duke of Northumberland for its Annual Fishing Day to raise money for children who live in unimaginably hard conditions in Darfur, Sudan.

The charity has once again secured Vale End for its sole use on Saturday 6th October.  Both the large lake and the Mill Lake are stocked specially, and there are also two streams which are tempting for seasoned fishermen. Trevor Coxon will provide expert tuition, either for beginners or to help improve casting.   All tackle is provided.

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Bag’em signs three more northern top rods

Bag’em have just signed Martyn Leck from Doncaster in North Yorkshire who currently fishes for the Maver Midlands squad. Martyn has a string of successes as he explained “I have won a round of the Angling Times winter league at Boldings Lakes and have fished in teams that have won the Heronbrook winter leagues and Woodlands View winter leagues. This year I qualified for the Maver Classic at Larford Lakes and also the Maver ‘Match This’ teams of four final on the Sunday after the Maver ‘Match This final’ on the Saturday and I have just been invited to fish the Drennan Knockout cup.”

Matty Pillay is a feared angler on the northern commercial scene who’s experience over the years enables him to do many magazine features.

Greg Norris has come 3rd in the ‘Maver Match This’ so he’s qualified for the British Pole champs final later this year. Some of Greg’s best achievements to date include 2nd in the UK Angling Championships 2011, he was runner up at Woodlands Thirsk for 2012 Fishomaina qualifier and was picked to fish for England 2009 for anglers with disabilities.
 
Caroline Reed the Marketing Manager at Bag’em explained “these three anglers are all  very consistant performers and have been producing quality results for a lot of years, they will be great ambassadors for our brand.”




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New venue opened in exotic location

A brand new lake filled with a number of exotic species has been opened in one of the world’s most popular angling holiday destinations.

Highly regarded fishing guide Jean-Francois Helias has just acquired Theerasart Lake in Thailand which is home to Mekong catfish to 400lb and Siamese carp over 130lb and is welcoming holidaymakers to take in the potentially breath-taking sport.

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