Not all are specific to Game, Coarse or Sea Fishing. All the clubs and associations cover our South West region - an area which includes Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and a small part of Hampshire. We are keen to promote Angling events within our region. If you have an event or article you would like considered for publication on our website please email [email protected] along with your contact details.
New dates for family friendly, free or low-cost, fun, beginner fishing events. Get a date in the diary to get out fishing together in South West England.
Get Fishing angling events are for anyone who wants to get into fishing, get back into angling or find out where to go fishing... Read more
Love Your Lakes Photography Competition 2025
Capture, Share, and Celebrate the Beauty of Our Lakes and what the lakes mean to you!
Our 2025 'Love Your Lakes' photography competition is now open for entries, inviting participants to capture and share what the lakes mean to them.... Read more
The annual South West Fly Fair takes place at Roadford Lake, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0RL on Sunday 26 February 2023 from 10am ~ 4pm
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The 2016 South West Fly Fair is on SATURDAY 27th FEB 2016 10am-4pm at Roadford Lake near Launceston Cornwall.
Fly Casting and Tying, Float Tubing,
Kayaking - Demonstrations & Clinics
ALL FREE - learn from the experts!
including: Charles Jardine - Mike Weaver - Gary Champion...
Trade stands for Tackle, Split Cane Rods, Fly Tying, Art
Guest Speakers... Read more
IMPORTANT NOTICE
River Dart Emergency Salmon Protection Byelaw
Since April 2015, the Environment Agency has received numerous reports of diseased, dead and
dying salmon & sea trout in the River Dart. Migratory salmonid populations in the Dart appear to
have been particularly badly affected this year compared to other rivers in Devon and Cornwall.
Given the... Read more
The following briefing details the reasoning for the introduction of an Emergency Byelaw to protect salmon stocks on the River Dart, Devon, England. A more detailed justification is available on request.
The Environment Agency has received reports of diseased fish in recent years from many rivers across the SW, including the Dart. Whilst these reports are of concern and have been... Read more
This year we have received a number of reports of wild salmon and sea trout with fungal infections. We have also had reports of fish with the skin condition Ulcerative Dermal Necrosis (UDN), although confirmed cases of this disease remain scarce. These are both natural conditions that usually affect low numbers of salmon and sea trout every year as they return to our rivers. Numbers of... Read more
The sight of dead fish is devastating for any fishery manager, club or angler. Taking action at the first sign of dead fish can reduce the number of fish lost and allow the fishery to recover quicker.
What you should do
If you do have fish dying at your fishery there a number of things you need to do immediately:
Stop fishing!
This will reduce the stress levels within... Read more
You may be aware that we could be facing a warm and dry summer this year. As a result, you need to think about how you can protect your fish stocks during this time. I have attached our guidance (See next page below) on things to consider during warm weather events and what to do if you do see fish in distress or dying fish.
It is really important that you put measures in place to... Read more
Environment Agency Fisheries South West Newsletter January - March 2015
This newsletter is a quarterly update on some of the fisheries work undertaken by the the Environment Agency and other partners including the Rivers Trusts, within Wessex and Devon & Cornwall Fungal outbreak in Devon rivers A number of rivers in Devon have seen salmonids with relatively high rates of fungal... Read more
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
WHEN
Saturday June 20th 9.30am—15.30pm
WHERE
Bridgwater College
Conference Hall
Cannington Centre
Rodway, Cannington, TA5 2LS
Some of the topics covered :
Latest disease threats
Fishery management techniques
The new fish movements process
OPEN TO ALL
Particularly suitable for fishery... Read more