Posts about our work protecting and improving fisheries and biodiversity
On a recent holiday in France, a German chap asked me why I fished. At the time I was fishing the river Lot below a limestone cliff, crested with oak trees and alive with swifts. The sun was sinking and …
I started fishing when I was Head of Wildlife, Recreation and Marine Policy in our Head Office 10 years ago. We were promoting angling participation at the time and I thought if I was going to lead this credibly I …
Chris Haynes-Brown has worked at the Environment Agency for 20 years and is currently employed as deputy director of finance. Chris started fishing aged 10 and has enjoyed coarse, game and saltwater fishing ever since. I’ve worked for the Environment …
After the floods in 2007 in Sheffield the Environment Agency undertook a comprehensive programme of works to clear the River Don of tree growth, vegetation and debris. Both eyewitness accounts and subsequent modelling demonstrated the capacity of the channel was …
My job as a fisheries enforcement officer (commonly known as a Water Bailiff) is never dull – there is always something going on in the world of fisheries that needs our attention! Many people confuse us with angling club …
I’ve been a keen angler for more than fifty years. I began fishing on canals and still waters in Merseyside and developed my technique by reading Mr Crabtree goes fishing and articles in the Angling Times. The best fish that …
In the first of an ongoing series we speak with Environment Agency staff about their angling experience. First up is Kye Jerrom. Kye has worked for the EA for 15 years and been an angler for 27. Kye works as …
We don’t offer spa treatments to the general public here in the Environment Agency, but we do provide the service to some local muscles (sorry, typo, ‘Mussels’). Once a year we send our intrepid officers out to chosen beaches to …
This is a guest blog by Rob Hughes from the Angling Trust, and England carp angling team manager. Some of the more mature readers will remember the hilarious sketch from Monty Python’s famous film The Life Of Brian. Younger readers may …
Calverton Fish farm near Nottingham is a crucial part of the Environment Agency’s toolkit for improving fisheries around the country. As the weather turns colder and many anglers start thinking about hanging their rods up for the winter, staff at …
