Do you remember 1992? football launched the Premier League, John Major won 14million votes, the IRA were still bombing London and the Ford Mondeo seamed space age. It was also the year that the management of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Fishery began its decline. Until 1992 rod licences had been regional, but with privatisation…
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…
Well what a year again, with many of us again getting away from all of the worldly issues by taking time out by the water doing our favoured pastime. People outside our world of angling ask me, what is it that fishing brings to you? My favoured expression is that angling means so many things…
Chairman’s Chat Nov-2021 We have finally reached a position with the Hoveton saga, following a legal exchange between the respective groups. We have concluded that our legal challenge is no longer needed, as in the agency’s own words, the fish do have enforceable protection within the permit conditions, if it’s then proved the barriers do…
Well we held our first face to face meeting on the 5th Oct and Duncan presented our plans for the next 3 years, I won’t go into specifics now which will need further development and scope, But, with Duncan taking a break from his business ventures and will be taken a full time role with…
Lots going on in terms of the needs of the environment and the checks and balances needed to ensure we can all enjoy the benefits it brings. In terms of the Hoveton saga, after much discussion with both AT, Fish legal and the IFM, it seems that we wouldn’t have a case to place before…
Well so much for the media, an article by Rachel Salvidge from the ENDS team on the future of the Natural England HGB project. See Article Last week we finally got to see the actual outcome from the EA management on the issue in a 322 page report. This now goes through another “minded to”…
You may have seen across social media an article by Rachel Salvidge from the ENDS team on the future of the Natural England HGB project. See Article We have been unable to confirm whether this is correct as all communications on the matter are referred to Fish Legal. But, if correct, then this is significant…
Well here we are again and if like me all excited for the start of a new river season. What will it bring this year, that’s the mystery of it all. This time last year the easing of the pandemic restriction allowed angling, but not in any form of competitive gathering. This year things are…
Who would of thought that again we saw the power of nature following the tidal surge and locking of salinity impact on the northern broads in early April. This demonstrates the challenges facing not only the broads fishery, but its whole freshwater ecology, as climate change continues to ramp up these events with the continuing…