Wensum Roach Spawning Site Survey 2022
As a follow-up attempt to locate new roach spawning sites after failing (mostly!) in 2021, Tim Ellis and Kevin Powell are looking to set up an informal river-wide watch for spawning roach at the appropriate time this year. This is early May, only definite recent record from previous years is May 7, 2020. Info from…
The challenges ahead of us
Fishing can be a solitary adventure and I’m not talking about just being by the water. If only anglers could find a way of working together for the greater good then we could achieve some great outcomes. However my favourite saying is that angling means so many things to so many different people and clearly…
BASG General Meeting 27th April 2022
Presentation Broads Angling Services Group CIC – (BASG) Minutes of a Meeting Held At The Oaklands Hotel Norwich On 27th April 2022 from7pm Attending: Apologies Apologies Kelvin Allen Martin Page Andy Hindes Duncan Holmes Nick Cheeseman Tim Colman Martin Burgess Richard Ayers Tim Ellis Chris Ovel Kevin Powell Steve Lane (2) Tony Gibbons Mike Brown…
River Wensum Restoration Fish Monitoring Report 2022
The following report was presented to us, on the 8th April 2022 out of the blue, so to speak. In its conclusion it states that Rheophilic fish (Gravel Spawning) species in general have benefited from the Wensum restoration work, while Phytophilic fish (Plant Spawning) species struggled at the time and locations of the actual surveys.…
Well that’s another coarse season over and time just flies by
Following last month’s explanation on the direction of travel with our application into the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) to look at the scope and feasibility of generating a market ready solution, thereby placing broads angling on a sustainable footing, through the generation of new revenues from the 1.4m angling visits to the broads.…