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TAC Newsletter Spring 2012

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Illegal fishing net found at Teddington

This week the Environment Agency were alerted to an illegal fishing Trap that was found at Teddington by a vigilant angler.  Environment Agency officer Carl Rasey The net was found by local angler and Thames Anglers Conservancy member Oliver Lacfi … Continue reading

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River Hogsmill gets a clean up to improve habitat

Thames Anglers Conservancy members joined forces with the Environment Agency at the start of a habitat improvement scheme along a stretch the River Hogsmill in Surrey.  The Hogsmill is a tributary of the River Thames rising from a chalk spring … Continue reading

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Appalled ocean rower backs Thames Supersewer

Roz Savage, the ocean rower, is appealing for opponents of a super sewer for London to take the long-term view, saying: “We need to accept some short-term pain for the long-term gain.” The 44-year-old told a House of Commons reception, hosted … Continue reading

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TAC and the Environment Agency at Penton Hook

The Thames Anglers Conservancy and fisheries officers from the Environment Agency spent a day clearing the spawning channel at Penton Hook in preparation for spring. The channel, which was built in 2000, runs through Penton Hook island provides important clean … Continue reading

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TAC part of ‘Thames Tunnel Now’ coalition

Major environmental charities and amenity groups representing over 5 million people have come together in a unique coalition in support of proposals to construct the Thames Tunnel to end the scandal of 39 million tonnes of untreated sewage which enters … Continue reading

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A summer of Sewage and why London needs the Thames Tunnel Now

The summer of 2011 has been one of the worst in recent memory for the devastating sewage discharges into the Tidal Thames. Figures obtained by the Thames Anglers Conservancy reveal that the Western Tideway has seen in excess of five million … Continue reading

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New Angling Platforms on the Thames at Penton Hook

Five new angling platforms will give anglers even better spots to fish thanks to the Environment Agency. The new platforms, which are located along the River Thames at  Penton Hook Lock island in Staines will improve angling access to the … Continue reading

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Accessible angling on the Thames hopes to hook new enthusiasts

  Five new angling platforms will give anglers even better spots to fish thanks to the Environment Agency. The new platforms, which are located along the River Thames at  Penton Hook Lock island in Staines will improve angling access to … Continue reading

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Amazing captures in the Lower Thames Survey

The Environment Agency Fisheries team have been carrying out surveys along the river Thames and the TAC were invited along to help for a day, of course we were delighted to accept. The fish survey is carried by out using … Continue reading

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