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Flood defence by Tree Felling on River Aire

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Tree felling to reduce flooding on River Aire Also see discussion on the clubs Facebook page here. Go to full article to follow links to Facebook and Yorkshire post. Message from Jonny Grey WIld Trout Trust http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/river-aire-tree-felling-to-boost-flood-protection-1-8321799 Hi Guys, this is the email I have been bleating about tonight on various phones etc. Please can you get your respective clubs committees and galvanize as many members as possible to write to the EA via enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk (or tweet @envagencyyne, or both!) and ask why no clubs with fishing rights were consulted, what measures have been taken to ensure instream / aquatic habitat Continue reading Flood defence by Tree Felling on River Aire→

More Barbel for the River Aire

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We are pleased to announce that more Barbel have been stocked into the River Aire as part of the Environment Agencys river restocking programme. Last Week 3,000 Barbel were stocked in the river between Keighley, Bingley, Saltaire and Leeds.  The Bingley stretch recieved in excess of 500 fish, stocked at Myrtle Park, Bingley. The fish from the Environment Agency’s fish farm at Calverton in Nottinghamshire have been introduced for the 3rd time in recent years – with fish previously stocked now beginning to show on various local stretches to 3lb plus. [quote]“These fish introductions continue to reflect the great improvements Continue reading More Barbel for the River Aire→

Barbel Stocking Dec 2009

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The River Aire has been stocked with Barbel last week – 500 Barbel were introduced to the River Aire at Myrtle Park, Bingley. Although the river condition was up at the time – it was not as bad as it has been during Novembers never ending rain. All the Barbel seemed to happliy swim off into the river and we are pleased to report that at the time there were no upturned bellies! The Barbel were 6-8 inches in length and about a year old. They were stocked by the EA . All the barbel have been marked with a Continue reading Barbel Stocking Dec 2009→

First Time Angler Catches Monster Trout on River Aire

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Its been a while since weve seen anything like this come out of local rivers ! A 7 1/2 lb Brown Trout was caught by a first time Angler in the River Aire – Bingley Length. Novice angler – Brendan Bailey  , 23, caught the ‘zoo creature’  after purchasing a starter kit from KL Tackle , Keighley and a Bingley Angling Club Yearbook. He has been recovering from a serious accident some years ago and had to have the assistance of a friend to land the fish which took more than 1/2 hour to get in. The  fish fell to a maggot on the feeder Continue reading First Time Angler Catches Monster Trout on River Aire→