Prosecutions – the ones that didn’t get away!

On this page read some examples of how we have been taking action against rod licence offenders and poachers alike to protect fish stocks and your sport. In the last year we have successfully prosecuted over 4100 anglers with fines of over £383000 and costs of £291000.

We also take numerous prosecutions against those that pollute or damage the environment. A few recent examples of these are also given.

How to report illegal fishing

Spotted something that doesn't look right? Help us to stop those damaging our sport,  If you see any fishing, netting or trapping your think is illegal, please don't tackle it yourself.  Call us on 0800 80 70 60 and tell us:

1. Exactly where the alleged offence is
2. What's happening
3. How may people are involved and a description of them
4. The registration numbers of any vehicles

Please leave a contact number so we can call you back.

The ones that didn't get away

Latest news

• Three more cheating anglers brought into line
• Guilty for fishing with no licence
• Guilty for no licence
• A bumper catch of eleven cheating anglers at Warwickshire Magistrates Court

Wider environmental prosecutions that may be of interest to anglers :

• Local company fined 5,000 GBP for polluting beck
• Pollution takes shine off beck
• United Utilities fined 10,000 GBP for pollution
• Local company fined 12,000 GBP for pollution incident

Previous news

• Five more cheating anglers find themselves in deep water
• Rod licence fines
• Four fined for no licence
• Two cheating anglers find they can’t wriggle out of this one
• Getting caught without a rod licence is a reel shame
• Angler and fishmonger in court over illegal salmon
• Eight caught and fined for fishy tactics
• Expensive day's fishing for Halesowen angler
• Catch 22 for illegal angler
• 'Crafty Carp’ puts stop to rod licence evaders
• First prosecution under new byelaw
• Curfew for illegal elver fisherman
• Illegal netsmen all at sea after 3,345GBP fine
• Lune poacher receives heavy fine