BASG Strategy Development

Open letter to all Broads Anglers. Following a  period of reflection for our members during February, we have concluded the discussions and six of our members have decided to step down from BASG membership. Andy Hindes has struggled with his own business commitments and has agreed to step down as a Director. Both Andy and…

BASG Change in Direction

Open letter to all Broads Anglers. Since it’s formation back in 2000, BASG has provided a supporting framework for anglers who fish the Broads, with 5 figure investments of public money providing support and facilities for all anglers to enjoy, what is the UK’s largest inland fishery. Back in 2018 BASG realised that set against…

.Time for Reflection

It’s been a momentous year for us all, with weather ranging from -13 to +40 and more saline than nature could deal with in the late summer.  We have seen massive changes in direction from Natural England and the Hoveton Great Broad project, which has finally seen sense. EA Engagement We end the year with…

Momentum carried forward

Following the momentous events in September reported last month, we continue good progress on a number of fronts, opening up new channels and thinking. EA Fisheries Engagement We have recently met with the new Norwich EA fisheries team and were quite blown away with their thinking and plans for delivery in the coming year, whilst…

That was some September.

Well I’ve discussed climate change for far too many times on this blog, but events of recent weeks just show’s how delicate our environment is. We moved from raging temperatures to being immersed in sea water in a matter of weeks, how will our beloved Broads cope with such climatic challenges. Saline Incursions Who is…

Phew that was some heat

Climate Change Well I’ve been banging on about climate change for many months on this blog and these past few weeks has finally brought the message home to us all. We have seen flows in our rivers some of the lowest, with many fish in distress and many of the tributaries even dry. This is…

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…