The dates agreed by the EA and WFA for cutting weed in 2019 is as follows:
It is essential that keepers ensure that there are no revisions displayed on this website during the season made necessary by the weather invoking the EA to change this programme.
Please contact the Hon Sec if there are any issues: wfa.honsec@btinternet.com
Unique opportunity to have a guided days fishing on both the river Nadder and river Wylye. A mixture of wild and lightly stocked fisheries but only available on Mondays or Tuesday’s. Please note wading is essential. Tackle can be supplied plus your guide is a fully qualified instructor. Cost is £150 per day. If interested please ring Matt on 07909 988406 or email mattg0207@gmail.com“
The minutes of the AGM meeting held at Langford Lakes on 24th March 2018 are here:
Press release issued here: River Avon environmental crisis – press release
Nick Gupta
Environment Agency
URGENT
Dear Sir,
Environmental Crisis on the River Avon near Stonehenge
We are notifying you of severe environmental damage that has been caused and continues to be caused by excessive phosphate discharge from sewage treatment works (STWs) operated by Wessex Water at Upavon, Ratfyn and Amesbury. We are also concerned that there is an imminent threat the damage will become even worse.
Salmon and Trout Conservation has carried out invertebrate sampling on Salisbury and District Angling Club’s beats on the Avon over the last three years in its Riverfly Census. The results in the attached Request for Action show a dramatic decline in invertebrate life and associated water quality on the Club’s waters. The Environment Agency (EA)’s own chemical sampling in river and at the STWs discharge points also register a dramatic increase in phosphate levels.
We realise that phosphate effluent is not the only harmful factor adversely impacting the health of the Avon. However, this effluent presents a clear and continuing threat that must be addressed as a matter of urgency. We believe immediate action is needed to reduce the level of phosphate discharge by upgrading the STW as required. This may be expensive but Wessex Water has the resources to carry out this essential investment.
We trust that the EA will exercise its regulatory power under Regulation 29 of the Environmental Damage Regulations as we set out in our attached formal Request for Action.
May we suggest that a meeting is arranged as soon as possible and certainly within the next 21 days to address the way forward.
Yours faithfully,
Nick Measham Jan Szakowski
Salmon & Trout Conservation Salisbury & District Angling Club
Please find the details of the AGM here 2018 WFA calling notice
Please find the WFA response to the recent EA consultation on charging for services WFA response to EA charges 2018 consultation
We hope that you enjoy the WFA Newsletter 2018 here