The current close season is risk-based and maintains protection for the majority of
coarse fish.
He discusses how
coarse fish use river habitats, bottlenecks and pressures, taking action, practical fixes, why fish matter, and rivers with ragged edges.
The rod licence covering
coarse fish and trout costs pounds 27 or pounds 18 for a concessionary licence while juniors under 16 pay pounds 5.
"It is designed to protect
coarse fish and give them the best possible chance to breed.
Environment Agency's Alan Winstone said a small number of actual reports of people taking
coarse fish for eating had been received.
Anglers are being reminded that fishing for
coarse fish in rivers is off limits from this Sunday until Monday,June 15, and anyone caught fishing illegally can expect to be prosecuted and face a fine.
Anglers planning to
coarse fish on still waters during this time should also check first because the owners of many of these still apply either a full of partial close season.
The concern is that this "loophole" is being used to continue catching
coarse fish on venues like the River Severn.
COARSE fish numbers on the River Dee have received a boost with the introduction of an additional 12,000 one-year-old fish.
FISH restocking of the River Dee, which suffered a major pollution ``fish kill'' three years ago, received a boost yesterday when Environment Agency Wales released 12,000 one year -old
coarse fish into the Dee.
Anglers were reminded that fishing for
coarse fish in rivers is off limits to protect breeding fish until Monday, June 15.