Written By: Lyn Fraley
On Date: 17/3/2010
Last Thursday, 11 March 2010, Fisheries staff from the Environment Agency released 500 rudd into Golden Hill Pool, Stoke on Trent. Golden Hill Pool was hit badly by the ‘big freeze’ this winter and lost a number of carp and bream although, fortunately, the tench that we stocked before Christmas seem to have been unaffected. Despite providing an early Christmas stocking of over 95,000 fish for West Midlands waters in December, staff at the Environment Agency’s Fish Farm, Calverton, near Nottingham, managed to find these additional fish to help the Golden Hill Angling Club teach young anglers the art of fishing.
A further 1,500 rudd will be introduced into the Environment Agency’s own Coton Pool at Lea Marston, where day tickets are available. Fisheries Officer, Mick Buxton, says “Sadly, this winter’s cold weather has taken its toll on the fish at Golden Hill Pool. We have introduced some rudd to boost stocks so that, when Golden Hill Angling Club teach youngsters to fish, there are plenty to catch. The rest will go to increase stocks at our own Coton Pool at Lea Marston. “The fact that we can carry out this work is thanks to the majority of responsible anglers who buy a new rod licence on 1 April each year. The funds from those rod licences allow us to enhance and preserve fishing for today’s and tomorrow’s anglers.” MORE INFORMATION Contact Lyn Fraley on 0121 711 5829/5855
(these numbers can also be used during an emergency to contact a duty press officer) Jpegs of the following photos are available from Press Office if required Golden Hill Secretary John Simcock and another committee member watch the new rudd being released by Environment Agency Fisheries Technical Officer, Mick Buxton For more information about the release of tench into Golden Hill Pool in December 2009, see http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/113687.aspx?page=3&month=11&year=2009
For details of the December 2009 stockings across the West Midlands (95,500 fish) see http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/114940.aspx?page=9&month=1&year=2010 See how the ancient pastime of angling is thriving at http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/114674.aspx?page=1&month=12&year=2009
New fish replace freeze victims at Golden Hill Pool