I Love Fishing
This week, Ian Shepherd talks about his love for the sport and the important work that we do through the organisation of our regional forums.
Together, Everyone Achieves More!
Here, Giles Evans, our North East and Yorkshire Regional Enforcement Manager, gives us a rundown of the important work he and our Enforcement Team are doing in cooperation with the police, the environment agency and others. This blog has a northern focus but a national significance!
First casts, Forums and Wrasse
National Regions Administrator Ian Shepherd reflects on the start of the Coarse Fishing Season and talks about Fisheries Forums. Casting out at midnight on June 15th seemed surreal after spending my close season improving the fisheries I frequent the most. Getting a section of river ready for the new season can be hard work, with…
An Angler Working For Anglers In The South East
I joined the Fisheries Enforcement Support Service (FESS) of the Angling Trust in October 2016 to become the South East Region Enforcement Manager . My transition from 30 years in Sussex Police to the Angling Trust was instant : leaving the police on the 16th October and starting with the AT on the 17th . Out…
Looking back to the end of 2016 and forward to the new year.
In November, The Angling Trust helped the BBC’s Country File program, the article was about diffuse pollution washing off farm land into rivers that goes on to cover gravels, spoiling spawning sites and causes many other detrimental effects in our river systems. The problem can be significantly reduced if farming incorporates a buffer zone between…
Angling Trust, Regional Enforcement Manager – North West England.
Wow! That’s some title and it has to be said, a bit of a mouthful. It’s a great job and I’m very proud to hold the post. I commenced this fantastic job on 1st November 2015. I’m home based in North Manchester, working 2.5 days a week, covering from the Scottish border, down to the…
Don’t ask what angling has done for me … ask yourself – ‘What have I done for angling?’!
A great start ……a long and winding road and ……making a difference were all themes my Regional Enforcement Manager colleagues covered in their previous blogs. So having volunteered to write the next blog update you are probably wondering what my theme will be? To keep your interest I thought I wouldn’t just talk about the…
