EA Prosecutions

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See if you can spot a prosecution of an angler fishing a migratory fish river?

Fishing without a licence - anglers caught and fined in north and south Wales

34 anglers were ordered to pay a total of over £4,500 in fines and costs at Magistrates' Courts last week, for fishing without rod licences. The prosecutions were brought by Environment Agency Wales. A day licence to fish for coarse fish and non-migratory trout costs just £3.

Fishing without a licence is an offence under Section 27(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (SAFFA'75).

At Chester Magistrate's Court on 21 November 2005:

The following were all fined £50 each and ordered to pay £70 costs each. All pleaded guilty by letter.

Darren Abbot of Grizedale, Hough Green, Widnes, fishing at Burton Mere on 30 April 2005.

Martin Dowler of Rice Lane, Wallasey, Liverpool, Kevin O'Hare of Dyson Street, Walton, Liverpool and James Salmon of Angus Road, West Derby, Liverpool. All fishing at Burton Mere on 29 May 2005.

David Evans of Marina Village, Preston Brook, Lancashire, fishing at Cheshire Fisheries, Tattenhall on 28 May 2005.

Jim Hudson of Ballantrae Road, Allerton, Liverpool, fishing at Milton Green Fisheries, Tattenhall on 29 May 2005.

Nicholas Hughes of Farm Drive, Connah's Quay, Matthew Johnston of Redruth Road, Croxteth, Liverpool, Raymond Leitch of Haddon Road, Lowton, Warrington, Nigel Pratt of Humber Crescent, Sutton Leach, St. Helens, Matthew Stubbs of Shavington Avenue, Hoole, Chester and Terry Swatton of Wicket Close, Croxteth, Liverpool. All fishing at Cheshire Fisheries, Tattenhall on 30 April 2005.

Luke Jackson of Southway, Blacon, Chester, Robert Leyland of Laird Close, Birkenhead, Wirral and James Rae of Peckforton Way, Upton, Chester. All fishing at Milton Green Fisheries, Tattenhall on 30 April 2005.

Kevin Lawes of Forest Court, Prenton, Birkenhead, Matthew Smith of Stanton Drive, Upton, Chester and Ricky Talman of Saughall Massie, Upton, Birkenhead. All fishing at Cheshire Fisheries, Tattenhall on 29 May 2005.

Also:

Richard Rimmer of Market Street, Stoneclough, Radcliffe, Manchester fishing at Burton Mere on 29 May 2005 also pleaded guilty by letter. He was fined £75 with costs of £70.

The following were found guilty in their absence, were all fined £100 each and were ordered to each pay £70 in costs:

Joseph Baillie of Chapel Avenue, Walton Vale, Liverpool, Lee Guy of Portbury Way, New Ferry, Wirral, Christopher Harvey of Garston Old Road, Liverpool and Lawrence Titchiner of Heol Heddwch, Abergele, Conwy. All fishing at Milton Green on 29 May 2005.

Peter Bryson of Forest Court, Oxton, Wirral fishing at Cheshire Fisheries on 28 May 2005.

Darren Pidgeon of Poplars Avenue, Orford, Warrington and Gary Walker of Statham Avenue, Orford, Warrington. Fishing at Milton Green on 29 May 2005.

Shaun Ray of Amaury Road, Thornton, Liverpool fishing at Burton Mere on 30 April 2005.

Andrew Stott of Wellington Close, Bebbington Wirral and Andrew Thomas of Church Terrace, Tranmere, Birkenhead . Fishing at Milton Green on 28 May 2005.

At Merthyr Tydfil Magistrate's Court on 23 November 2005:

Phillip Hinton of Plymouth Street, Merthyr Tydfil was seen fishing at Llwyn-On Reservoir on 1 May 2005. He pleaded guilty by post and was fined £80 with £70 costs.

Anthony Maloney of Aneurin Crescent, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil was seen fishing at Llwyn-On reservoir on 30 April 2005. The case was proved in his absence and he was fined £100 with £70 costs.

Peter Owen of Twyn Carmel, Merthyr Tydfil and Simon Moore of Belle Vue Street, Trecynon, Aberdare had both been seen fishing at Llwyn-On Reservoir on 30 April 2005. Both men pleaded guilty by post and were each fined £70 and ordered to pay £70 each in costs.

Darran Preece of Vicarage Terrace,Treorchy, Rhondda was seen fishing at Llwyn-On Reservoir on 9 May 2005. He pleaded guilty by post and was fined £70 with £70 costs.

Following the cases an Agency spokesperson commented: 'The income from rod licence sales is re-invested in improvements to fisheries. Those who seek to avoid paying for a licence are depriving their fellow anglers of this much-needed income. Why risk a fine? Buy a licence before starting to fish. Our enforcement officers will continue to carry out checks, and we will prosecute offenders as necessary. '


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admin said:

See if you can spot a prosecution of an angler fishing a migratory fish river?

Fishing without a licence - anglers caught and fined in north and south Wales

34 anglers were ordered to pay a total of over £4,500 in fines and costs at Magistrates' Courts last week, for fishing without rod licences. The prosecutions were brought by Environment Agency Wales. A day licence to fish for coarse fish and non-migratory trout costs just £3.

Fishing without a licence is an offence under Section 27(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (SAFFA'75).

At Chester Magistrate's Court on 21 November 2005:

The following were all fined £50 each and ordered to pay £70 costs each. All pleaded guilty by letter.

Darren Abbot of Grizedale, Hough Green, Widnes, fishing at Burton Mere on 30 April 2005.

Martin Dowler of Rice Lane, Wallasey, Liverpool, Kevin O'Hare of Dyson Street, Walton, Liverpool and James Salmon of Angus Road, West Derby, Liverpool. All fishing at Burton Mere on 29 May 2005.

David Evans of Marina Village, Preston Brook, Lancashire, fishing at Cheshire Fisheries, Tattenhall on 28 May 2005.

Jim Hudson of Ballantrae Road, Allerton, Liverpool, fishing at Milton Green Fisheries, Tattenhall on 29 May 2005.

Nicholas Hughes of Farm Drive, Connah's Quay, Matthew Johnston of Redruth Road, Croxteth, Liverpool, Raymond Leitch of Haddon Road, Lowton, Warrington, Nigel Pratt of Humber Crescent, Sutton Leach, St. Helens, Matthew Stubbs of Shavington Avenue, Hoole, Chester and Terry Swatton of Wicket Close, Croxteth, Liverpool. All fishing at Cheshire Fisheries, Tattenhall on 30 April 2005.

Luke Jackson of Southway, Blacon, Chester, Robert Leyland of Laird Close, Birkenhead, Wirral and James Rae of Peckforton Way, Upton, Chester. All fishing at Milton Green Fisheries, Tattenhall on 30 April 2005.

Kevin Lawes of Forest Court, Prenton, Birkenhead, Matthew Smith of Stanton Drive, Upton, Chester and Ricky Talman of Saughall Massie, Upton, Birkenhead. All fishing at Cheshire Fisheries, Tattenhall on 29 May 2005.

Also:

Richard Rimmer of Market Street, Stoneclough, Radcliffe, Manchester fishing at Burton Mere on 29 May 2005 also pleaded guilty by letter. He was fined £75 with costs of £70.

The following were found guilty in their absence, were all fined £100 each and were ordered to each pay £70 in costs:

Joseph Baillie of Chapel Avenue, Walton Vale, Liverpool, Lee Guy of Portbury Way, New Ferry, Wirral, Christopher Harvey of Garston Old Road, Liverpool and Lawrence Titchiner of Heol Heddwch, Abergele, Conwy. All fishing at Milton Green on 29 May 2005.

Peter Bryson of Forest Court, Oxton, Wirral fishing at Cheshire Fisheries on 28 May 2005.

Darren Pidgeon of Poplars Avenue, Orford, Warrington and Gary Walker of Statham Avenue, Orford, Warrington. Fishing at Milton Green on 29 May 2005.

Shaun Ray of Amaury Road, Thornton, Liverpool fishing at Burton Mere on 30 April 2005.

Andrew Stott of Wellington Close, Bebbington Wirral and Andrew Thomas of Church Terrace, Tranmere, Birkenhead . Fishing at Milton Green on 28 May 2005.

At Merthyr Tydfil Magistrate's Court on 23 November 2005:

Phillip Hinton of Plymouth Street, Merthyr Tydfil was seen fishing at Llwyn-On Reservoir on 1 May 2005. He pleaded guilty by post and was fined £80 with £70 costs.

Anthony Maloney of Aneurin Crescent, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil was seen fishing at Llwyn-On reservoir on 30 April 2005. The case was proved in his absence and he was fined £100 with £70 costs.

Peter Owen of Twyn Carmel, Merthyr Tydfil and Simon Moore of Belle Vue Street, Trecynon, Aberdare had both been seen fishing at Llwyn-On Reservoir on 30 April 2005. Both men pleaded guilty by post and were each fined £70 and ordered to pay £70 each in costs.

Darran Preece of Vicarage Terrace,Treorchy, Rhondda was seen fishing at Llwyn-On Reservoir on 9 May 2005. He pleaded guilty by post and was fined £70 with £70 costs.

Following the cases an Agency spokesperson commented: 'The income from rod licence sales is re-invested in improvements to fisheries. Those who seek to avoid paying for a licence are depriving their fellow anglers of this much-needed income. Why risk a fine? Buy a licence before starting to fish. Our enforcement officers will continue to carry out checks, and we will prosecute offenders as necessary. '


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Its interesting that all of the above felons were nicked over just a few days, i.e. the bailiffs were out on just 3 days in the NW and I think 3 days in the Merthyr area. So that's the bailiffing for this year then!

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A Wiltshire angler's failed attempt to overturn a £50 rod licence fine proved costly after he was ordered to pay a total of £800 including a contribution to costs of £750 on Friday (13 January). Mr Wyles failed to appear at the appeal hearing.

Mr Wyles, of Moor Green, Neston, Corsham, Wiltshire, was originally convicted in April 2005 and again in October 2005 after he had applied to have the case re-opened by Gloucester Magistrates. He failed to appear on both occasions. Mr Wyles had been charged with fishing without a rod licence at Ashton Keynes Large Lake, in Somerfield Keynes on 31 July 2004.

An Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officer approached Mr Wyles on 31 July 2004 and asked him to produce a valid rod licence. Mr Wyles was unable to do so saying that he had left it at home. Mr Wyles was issued with a fisheries offence report form requiring him to produce a valid rod licence to the Environment Agency within a week, but he still failed to produce one.

During the appeal Mr Palmer QC sitting as a Recorder at Gloucester Crown Court, found the case proved in Mr Wyles' absence again and refused him permission to appeal. The original fine of £50 stood and Mr Wyles was ordered to pay the Environment Agency £750 in costs.
The Court acknowledged that Mr Wyles' conduct from the Magistrates' Court to the Crown Court had been deliberate in its efforts to abuse the system as much as possible, having failed to appear any of the court hearings, including this appeal.

Fisheries enforcement officer Mick Cox said: "Mr Wyles could have easily saved himself a lot of trouble if he had bought a rod licence before he went fishing.

"Those who fish illegally not only risk being brought before the courts, but anglers also deprive others of valuable revenue as the £23.50 cost of each licence is ploughed back into the sport to help protect and improve resources.

"Mr Wyles has only himself to blame and his plan to waste as much of our time and resources as he could has only landed him more costs."

Fishing without a licence is an offence under Section 27 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 and anyone caught fishing illegally can expect to face tough penalties, including a fine of up to £2,500 and a ban from fishing.

Anyone aged 12 years or over who fishes for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or eels in England and Wales must have an Environment Agency Rod Fishing Licence. These are readily available and can be purchased from Post Offices, over the telephone, (0870 1662662) or online www.environment-agency.gov.uk/rodlicence

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It is a known fact that that EA enforcement officers have a quota of rod licences to check each year. So still waters are easy pickings for them to check a volume in a short space of time. It would be too time consuming for them to check for licences on a river! Even when names and addresses of rod licence evadees are given to the EA via their own 0800 number, they do not log the call.