On Saturday 24th July 2021 seven individuals including local anglers and conservationists were successfully trained in the safe methods of collecting freshwater invertebrates from the bed of a watercourse as part of the Riverfly Partnership project (https://www.riverflies.org). The individuals had previously achieved to a competent standard a certificate of achievement from an online theoretical course…
Please see the attached minutes and actions from the meeting 15th April 2021 Wensum Working Group 15th April 21 Notes and Actions
The week commencing 5th April saw strong Northerly winds coupled with spring tides causing what is known as tide locking across the Broads, with several tides effectively being held land locked within the rivers Bure and Yare. The result is a push of this saline sea water up the rivers reaching areas not normally impacted…
One of the key themes within the Broads Angling Strategy is climate change and the impact salinity has across the Broads in terms of not only a fishery, but the wider freshwater ecosystem it supports. Whilst we continue here and now the fight with Natural England on attempting to create something the Broads never was,…
To All Wensum Working Group Members From – Roger Gibbons 7th December 2020 Cormorant Licencing Update As most of you are probably aware we posted in August, on the BASG website, that the results of the large DEFRA survey, conducted in 2019, on whether Cormorants could be put on the General Licence to cull would…
The Environment Agency undertakes annual Hydro Surveys across the Broads The reports are hosted on the Angling Trust Eastern Region Forum for all the regions rivers. River Bure Hydro Map 2019 River Yare Hydro Map 2019
Click to view Wensum Storymap Dear Subscriber, We hope this circular finds you all in good health at this challenging time. We have had a fair amount of progress across the Wensum Catchment Partnership this year and feel it is timely to share these developments with our fellow members I’m pleased to announce the first…
The Angling Trust and BASG issued a joint press release today following the response from the EA on the pending Fish Legal legal challenge. The press release is hosted on the AT website accessible on the link below. https://anglingtrust.net/2020/09/09/environment-agency-ignores-its-own-experts-trying-to-protect-vital-fish-spawning-grounds-in-norfolk-broads/ BASG States: It’s unbelievable that the EA Management appear to ignore the science and its own…
https://basg.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/HGB-Campaign-4-Sep-20-with-Audio.mp4 This is the third of our campaign videos highlighting the plight of Bream in the Northern Broads and impact on it’s angling competitions and festivals. Please click on the Petition below to register your objection. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334111
https://basg.online/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/campaign3-Mar-21_0.mp4 This is the second of our campaign videos highlighting the plight of Bream in the Northern Broads and impact on it’s wider ecosystem. Please click on the Petition below to register your objection. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334111