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Anglers from South, Midlands and London skipped fees used to maintain fisheries
Two men from Nottinghamshire have been found guilty of fishing illegally on separate occasions earlier this year.
Two men from Evesham, Worcestershire and a man from Gloucester have been found guilty of fishing without a licence in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that the annual close season for coarse fishing is now in place.
Two friends from Birmingham landed more than fish on a day's trip in the close season, and without a fishing licence.
August 2024 Catch Limit Review
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced access to grandfather rights for fishing medicals is to be extended until spring 2024 for seasonal fishers.
A Gloucester angler gave a false name and address when an Environment Agency fisheries patrol found he did not have a valid fishing licence.
An angler has been fined £443 after being caught fishing illegally in Bedfordshire.
Man from Cannock who was fishing without a licence has landed a penalty of almost ten times the amount of an annual licence.
The fisherman was found to be fishing without a licence and during this year's close season
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Angler's £120 fine dwarfed cost of rod licence
The anglers were found by fisheries enforcement officers to be fishing without a licence in Yeovil, Somerset.
A day’s fishing trip has cost two friends from Stafford a total penalty of £998 when both were found fishing in the close season and one had no licence to fish.
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