Preparing for new salmon season
PREPARATIONS are under way for the
start of the new salmon season on the Northumbrian Anglers' Federation waters on the rivers Coquet and Tyne.
Head Bailiff Willie Farndale said: "All preparations are well under way and we are hoping that we will get a good turnout
for the opening day on Wednesday, February 1 and that we will get an early first fish to kick start the new season."
The angler who catches the first salmon of the season on the Coquet will hold the Coquet Trophy for a year and
will also receive a replica trophy to keep and three years' free permits.
The anglers who catch the heaviest
salmon and brown trout on Federation waters will hold the respective Centenary Cup for such fish for one year and will receive
a free salmon or trout permit for one year.
Federation members are reminded that only fly and lure fishing with
no more than two barbless hooks (single, double or trebles) for salmon and sea trout is permitted before June 16 and that
all salmon caught before that date must be immediately returned to the water with the least possible injury.
For
more information contact Head Bailiff Willie Farndale, 15 Woodlands, Rothbury, Northumberland NE65 7XZ. Telephone: (01669)
620984.
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| England Bank Team captain Simon Robinson with one of the 26 rainbows he landed at Knitsley Mill. |
Simon enjoys good sport
at Knitsley
SIMON Robinson, recently elected captain of the 2012 six-man England
Bank Team which will fish in Wales in October, had a good day at Knitsley Mill, safely returning 26 rainbows between 2lb and
4lb.
Simon, who is also in the five-man 2012 England Team for the World Championships in Slovenia in June, was
fishing a mixture of buzzers, nymphs and mini-lures.
In addition to his international duties, Simon is also acting
as a coach with the Angling Trust Talent Pathway scheme for training and preparing youngsters in the North East and North
West for the England Youth Loch Style Qualifier in June at Pitsford. See Knitsley Mill. Tyne and Wear CAAG to meet tonight
TYNE and Wear CAAG will meet tonight
(January 23) from 7pm to 9pm in the Environment Agency offices in Tyneside House.
The main purpose of the
meeting willbe to begin working towards the group's 2012 action plan so members should consider what their
club/organisation needs and ambitions for the year. Club development and networking
CLUB WORKS - an evening of development and networking opportunities for local sports clubs
- is being held at Kingston park Stadium, Newcastle, from 5.30pm to 9pm on February 21.
Places are limited for
the event which costs £20 so anyone interested should book on www.necoursefinder.org/ as soon as possible or contact Northumberland Sport club and coach development officer Stephen Parson on 01670 534398 for
further information.
Guest speaker at the event, which includes a choice of two of four workshops, will be Svend
Elkjaer, founder and managing director of the Sports Marketing Network who will deliver workshop one, "Making your
club a hub for the community", which will show how clubs and sports can benefit by becoming active partner within the
local community.
The chairman of Tynemouth Cricket Club will deliver workshop two, "Making the Most of Your
Members" which will provide advice and guidance on how to work with existing members to improve a club including the
development of volunteers and coaches and improving facilities.
Workshop three will show club officials how to
get the most of social media such as Facebook and Twitter and workshop four will provide tips and information on how to write
successful funding applications.
After signing up for the event, participants will be sent a link to an online
form where they can select their preferred workshops. Top level meeting to tackle violence
NORTHERN Ireland Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister Michelle O'Neill will meet PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott next month to discuss police efforts to end worsening
violence against water bailiffs, especially in the Foyle and Carlingford areas.
One Loughs agency inspector whose
area includes the Mourne and Finn rivers said that salmon poachers were becoming more violent than ever.
He said:
"It seems to have escalated. They are more militant and quicker to resort to violence, especially at the height of the
season when cars used by bailiffs were attacked with stones almost nightly."
It is said that a stretch of
waterway between Sion Mills, County Tyrone, and Lifford, just across the border in Donegal, is particularly dangerous for
staff on the river banks.
Loughs Agency inspectors reported that some salmon poachers had also threatened staff
and fishing club bailiffs with knives. Prime Tillmouth fishing
for sale
THREE shares in the Tillmouth and Tweed LLP Syndicate - that has 4.14
miles of prime salmon fishing with 22 named pools on the River Tweed - have been put on the market by Sale & Partners North Northumberland office in Wooler.
There are 25 shares
in the syndicate and, with three available at the same time with a guide sale price of £825,000, the opportunity is
there to acquire the right to ownership of a prime autumn week that averages 52 salmon per annum which rotates on a 12-week
cycle.
For full sales particulars or to discuss in detail please contact Richard Landale
on 01668 281041. See What's Happening.
FOCL sponsors world championships
FRED. Olsen Cruise Lines is the title sponsor of the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk.
The international
event - which is held every January - will now be called the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines 2012 World Indoor Bowls Championships
and runs from to January 29 at the five-star Potters Leisure Resort.
There will be live coverage on BBC television
from January 23 to 29, as well as international exposure on Eurosport and Sky TV.
The new sponsorship
deal has come about due to Potters' new specialist company No Fly Cruising.com, partnering with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in developing an innovative Cruises with Bowls product, which launches May 22,
with the inaugural Around Britain Bowls Cruise on Fred. Olsen's nine-night M1212 Braemar cruise.
Guests
will take on teams in Eire, Northern Ireland, the Orkney Islands and Scotland, as they circumnavigate the UK on this elegant
cruise ship.
Simon Chambers, area sales executive (south), for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: "Fred. Olsen
Cruise Lines is delighted to support and be associated with the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters, and we look forward
to continuing our relationship with No Fly Cruising.com to develop further the Cruises with Bowls concept, as well as providing
many more great cruise itinerary options for our customers."
John Potter, owner of Potters Leisure Limited,
said: "This is great news for the future of the World Indoor Bowls Championships and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is a perfect
fit for Potters and its sister company, No Fly Cruising.com.
"The facilities at Potters are unprecedented
around the world and the event has gone from strength to strength since it first came to Norfolk in 1999. Our association
with the World Bowls Tour has proved to be a perfect partnership, and we have committed more than £3m in sponsorship
and prize money during this time."
Fred. Olsen operates four cruise ships and offers worldwide itineraries
all year round, and is one of the market leaders in ex-UK cruise departures from a wide range of convenient regional ports.
For more information on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Cruises with Bowls, call No Fly Cruising on 0844 856 9471.
For more information on Potters Leisure Resort and No Fly Cruising.com, contact Marc Jones on 01502 734 807 or e-mail marc.jones@pottersholidays.com
For further information on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines', visit www.fredolsencruises.com
You can book online, by calling Reservations on 01473 742424, or through any ABTA travel agent.
For more Fred.Olsen news see Travel.
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