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My first experience of fish & angling

My first experience of fish & angling

My First experience of fish & angling A Westcountry River Story – Scott West Fisheries Scientist My first experience of fish and angling… Growing up in Somerset, as a young lad I would feed the ducks on the river Tone and see large chub beneath the...
Steart Eels Project

Steart Eels Project

Steart Eels ProjectBetter management of eels in Somerset The European eel is an IUCN red list ‘critically endangered’ species with an extraordinary life cycle. From spawning in the Sargasso Sea, the larvae, known as Leptocephalus, use the ocean currents to be directed...
Early Morning Reflections

Early Morning Reflections

Early Morning Reflections A Westcountry River Story – Nigel Morrison River Avon - Bath Early Morning Reflections The Midford Brook near Bath. A tributary of the Avon. Early April, early morning, the start of a new fly fishing season. Still a slight chill in the...
Childhood Memories

Childhood Memories

Childhood Memories A Westcountry River Story – Len Nottle River Fowey Childhood Memories…. Spending nights fishing for sea trout with my dad when I was a teenager. We had some great nights on the river Fowey. Fish were plentyful in the late 50′ early...
Data, reports, and a chainsaw

Data, reports, and a chainsaw

Data, reports, and a chainsaw A Westcountry River Story – Phil Turnball Assistant Fisheries Officer A few more months have now passed since I finished the survey season, after which I was awarded a brief moment to catch my breath.  It didn’t last long.  To my...