December Update from Kelvin As I have previously stated back in October, the Directors feel we have reached the end of the road with BASG. To that end we called a General meeting of the members on the 13th Dec to vote on the dissolving the company. Below is the actions and outcomes from that…
At our relaunch event in Oct 2021, we laid out our intention to address the sustainability of the Broads Fishery and our membership supported this unanimously to place the Broads Fishery on a sustainable footing. We have seen through the whole Hoveton saga, that the statutory bodies have little interest in fishing and fisheries, so…
At its members meetings during 2022, the concept of introducing a Broads style Permit or Passport was explored at length. Postwick on the river Yare was one such venue that was put forward as a potential to pilot this to overcome the anti social behaviors that the venue has embroiled in. Below is some of…
Norwich and District Angling Association lead by Tony Gibbons presented the following paper to the Broads Local Access Forum on the 10th March 2021. This looks at clearing and improving bank side access at: River Thurne, Potter Heigham . River Thurne, Womack Water River Ant, Ludham Bridge It was encouraging to see many of…
Dear Broads Anglers Our news release on the 25th November has generated discussion on the future of Angling on the Broads and the idea of a Broads Fishery Permit to secure anglers rights in the future. Discussion naturally leads to rumors, and we would like to take this opportunity to clearly define the BASG stance on…
Anglers will need to consider their legal status following a court case and prosecution for theft of Broads fishing rights Great Yarmouth magistrates heard on the 20th Nov. A Pike Angler was found guiltily for Fishing Without Permission in Horsey Mere last January. This is a criminal offence and as such he was handed a…
The Broads Local Access Forum has agreed to address the key issue of angling access as part of it’s wider integrated access strategy. This legally bound BLAF can make recommendations to the full authority, which fully supports the provision of angling across the Broads following a formal review of its constitution. This is a significant…
BASG opened discussions on formalising angling at Whitlingham Country Park in the summer of 2018. This instigated a partnership subgroup of the charity trust to scope options to progress the issue forward. However the decision to part company with the Broads Authority has suspended talks while the charitable trust looks at new ways in managing…
The Broads Angling Strategy contained much about the retention of angler’s rights within its access to angling in the Broads theme. When the Broads Authority local planning policy was reviewed in 2018/19, BASG responded in requesting the strengthening of policy particularly DM28. This was formally adopted in May 2019 There are also recreational opportunities to…
Back in 2015 both BASG and the EA looked hard at the social economics surrounding Broads Angling. The following paper was approved by the EA on the matter. The_SocioEconomicImportanceOfE_N_S_Fisheries_V5.2_Final