Results for "fishing"
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Buy a fishing rod licence
How to buy, replace or update your rod licence
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Fishing
Why not enjoy the Welsh outdoors and go fishing? Find out all you need to know here, from where to fish to what tackle to use.
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Areas where fishing is not permitted because of obstructions
Fishing is not permitted in the vicinity of the following obstructions
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Assessing Welsh fishing activities in Marine Protected Areas
Assessing the impacts of fishing activities on Marine Protected Areas
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Fishing with nets and traps
Find out what licences you need if you are fishing for eel and elver, or netting salmon and sea trout with nets or traps.
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Angling byelaws (fishing rules)
When freshwater fishing you must follow these byelaws (rules). Rules are aimed at protecting fish stocks and making fisheries sustainable.
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2019 Local inquiry into NRW’s proposals for new rod and net fishing byelaws
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has announced her decision to refer NRW’s proposals for new rod and net fishing byelaws to a local inquiry
- Fishing with lures and baits
- Fishing with rods and lead
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Fisheries
Find information about fishing in Wales including licences you need
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Disinfecting tackle to control fish disease
Information for anglers on helping to prevent the spread of fish disease by disinfecting fishing tackle
- Fishing using landing nets, keepnets, keepsacks, gaffs and tailers
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01 Aug 2017)
The Natural Resources Body For Wales (Limitation Of Net Fishing Licences) Order 2017 -
28 Apr 2020
Work continues to tackle illegal fishingPatrols to deter illegal fishing in Wales continue through lockdown, with measures in place to work within the Government’s Covid 19 social distancing guidelines.
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28 Nov 2023
Enforcement officers crack down on illegal fishing in GwentAnglers in south-east Wales are being reminded to make sure they abide by fishing byelaws as two men from the Gwent area are fined by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for fishing without a valid rod licence.
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24 Feb 2022
New fishing byelaws come into force on the Severn in WalesNatural Resources Wales is introducing restrictions on salmon fishing on the River Severn in Wales, in response to the decline in migratory salmon stocks.
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01 Dec 2021
Take a friend fishing this festive seasonThe weather might be getting colder but there’s still plenty of fun to be had on the riverbank and what better way to enjoy our wonderful Welsh waters than by fishing with a friend?
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08 Apr 2021
NRW tackles illegal fishing over Easter breakNatural Resources Wales (NRW) enforcement officers were out and about over the Easter weekend, patrolling rivers for illegal fishing activity.
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24 Feb 2022
New fishing byelaws come into force on Wye and UskNatural Resources Wales (NRW) is introducing restrictions on salmon and sea trout fishing on the River Wye (in Wales) and the Usk in response to the decline in migratory fish stocks.
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02 Mar 2022
NRW officers send clear message on illegal salmon fishingNatural Resources Wales (NRW) and the courts have sounded a clear message that the illegal wild salmon fishing in Welsh rivers won’t be tolerated following the successful prosecution of two men for fishing offences.