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Two men from Nottingham have pleaded guilty at Wellingborough Magistrates Court to fishing illegally, in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
Fines and costs dwarf licence price as anglers caught in Southampton, Bermondsey and West Drayton
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
A man from Coalville, Leicestershire has been found guilty of fishing illegally in Warwickshire in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
Guidance to assist fishers understand how and when I-VMS will be delivered in English waters, how it may affect them, their responsibilities, and the steps they need to consider.
As part of a continued crackdown, 12 cases of illegal angling were recently brought by the Environment Agency to court in Swindon and Hastings.
Eight anglers have been fined £3,094 after being caught fishing illegally in Norfolk.
Two men from Evesham, Worcestershire have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in June. Their cases remind anglers of the importance of having a licence.
Andrew Ferns, 33, of Johnson Place, Stoke-on-Trent was caught fishing without a licence on 17 July 2023 on the River Stour at Stratford St Mary.
All anglers were prosecuted for fishing without a licence and two received penalties for additional fishing offences.
Two anglers from Nottingham are to pay a total of £403 for contravening Environment Agency fishing byelaws at Colwick on the River Trent near Nottingham.
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