Helping You Get the Most out of Fishing on the Broads
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FREE Helping you get the most out of fishing on the Broads Broads area maps Where? When? How? Fish species in the Broads How to find your way A guide to catching Get the knowledge on the fish about Pages 8–14 more fish Pages 15–18 in the area Pages 19–21 Also inside: >> Improving access to angling >> What is that boat doing? >> Suitable tackle set-ups >> Broads Fisheries Action Plan 2 Environment Agency Angle on the Broads What’s inside: Page Welcome to Broads Angling Strategy Group 3 A Fisheries Action Plan for the Norfolk Broads 4–5 the Broads Improving Access to Angling and Fisheries Can there be a more special What we’re doing to improve place to fish than the Broads? facilities on the Broads 6–7 There is something for everyone, whether you are fishing for pike and perch, or Slipway details: 1 2 3 Acle A149 Great 1 Thorpe St Andrew 8 Cantley, Next to Reedcutters 15 Beccles, 4 5 6 Griffin Marine Boatyard Parking: Yes – free Beccles Quay YS Plumstead A47 River Bure Parking: Yes 9 Loddon, Prestige Cruisers Parking: Yes – free Thorpe Tel: 01603 433253 Tel: 01502 712225 A1042 Blofield YS Parking: Yes St Andrew 2 Bramerton, Bramerton Tel: 01508 520353 16 Beccles, Aston Boats A47 Woods End Pub (phone first) Parking: Yes Norwich 5A Stracey Arms Parking: Yes 10 Reedham Ferry, Tel: 01502 713960 Brundall Lingwood (phone first) Drainage Mill Halvergate 3 Postwick, Postwick Wharf Next to Ferry Inn. Parking: Yes Brundall Gdns Parking: Yes – limited Tel: 01493 700429 17 Geldeston, Rowan Craft 6 Marshes Great 1 3 Station 1 Parking: Yes – charge 4 Brundall, Brundall Bay Marina 11 St Olaves, Next to 4 B1140 Parking: Yes St Olaves Bridge Tel: 01508 518208 A47 Strumpshaw Hall Breydon Yarmouth The Broads Area Maps 8–14 Tel: 01603 717804 Tel: 01493 488230 08:00 – 17:00 (phone first) Steam Museum Water (phone first) (phone first) 18 Chedgrave, Greenway Marine 5 5 Brundall Fencraft Boatyard 12 Burgh St Peter, Waveney Parking: Yes Buckenham 7 8 Parking: Yes – limited River Centre. Parking: Yes Tel: 01508 520397 2 Station Berney Arms seeking bags of quality bream Tel: 01603 715011 Tel: 01502 677343 (phone first) Bramerton 6 Station 08:00 – 17:00 (by arrangement) 19 Chedgrave, Gale Cruisers (phone out of hours) 13 Oulton Broad, Parking: Yes Burgh 6 Rockland, Rockland Staithe Water Sports Centre Tel: 01508 520275 Rockland Rockland Berney Arms Castle (by arrangement) Broad Cantley Parking: Yes Parking: Yes – pay & display St Mary Mill Tel: 01508 538622 Tel: 01502 574946 20 Bungay, Bungay Staithe 7 Beauchamp Arms Carleton St Peter Buckenham Oulton Broad, Oulton Broad Parking: Yes 8 7 14 A146 (GYNCAA) Sailing Club Yacht Station Parking: Yes – limited/free/ Parking: Yes – pay & display Belton Bradwell pub charge Tel: 01502 574946 Reedham (on request) River Yare Day ticket bank fishing: Poringland Thurton 10 Finding your way to fish and Gt Yarmouth & Norfolk Country Angling Association – day tickets available from bailiff on the bank. A143 Waveney River Centre – Tel: 01502 677343 A12 Norton Fritton Acle Marshes Inset Map Area 3 Hardley Flood and roach. The area attracts 11 Hopton on Sea River Bure (Private) St Olaves Priory A47 (remains of) Norwich B1332 Drainage River Chet Mills A47 Brundall Mundham Somerleyton 9, 18, 19 Breydon Loddon Hall & Gardens Water Haddiscoe B1140 Station Blundeston River Yare Rockland B1136 Broad A12 Great Hales Haddiscoe Cantley Hales Somerleyton Yarmouth Hall Raveningham B1074 facilities in the Broads area Pleasurewood Hills Thwaite Gardens Theme Park Reedham St Mary B1527 A143 many local and visiting A146 Waveney Lowestoft 13 River Centre River Chet A143 A146 Burgh 12 9 St Peter Loddon River Waveney A12 Oulton 074 13 10 B1136 B1 Geldeston River Waveney Broad A143 A143 Gillingham 14 17 16 Worlingham North Cove Lowestoft Bungay A12 Staithe Beccles A146 Barsham 15 Station River Waveney 20 B1062 A143 Oulton 11 12 A146 Broad Beccles anglers, who in turn help to Bungay Beccles 6 Fishing tackle shops: Fishing boat hire: 3 Avenue Angling 5 Cordy’s Tackle Den 7 Pownalls 9 Sam Hook (Lowestoft) 11 Angling Direct (Suffolk) 13 Waveney River Centre 1 Angling Direct 16 Denbigh Road, 390B Bowthorpe Road, 74 Regent Street, 132 Bevan Street East, Unit 4C, Taylors Square, Staithe Road, 277 Aylsham Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 3AA. Norwich NR5 8AG. Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2AJ. Lowstoft, Norfolk NR32 2 AQ. Newgate, Beccles NR34 9QB. Burgh St Peter, 1 Alpha Craft Norwich, Norfolk NR3 2RE. Tel: 01603 764004 Tel: 07810 006094 Tel: 01493 842873 Tel: 01502 565821 Tel: 01502 713379 Suffolk NR34 0BT. Riverside Estate, Tel: 01603 400757 www.avenueangling.co.uk www.pownalls.com www.samhook.co.uk www.anglingdirect.co.uk Tel: 01502 677343 Brundall NR13 5PS. www.anglingdirect.co.uk 6 Anglers World www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk 01603 713265 4 Wright Tackle 59 Long John Hill, 8 Gorleston Tackle Centre 10 Oulton Broad Fishing Tackle 12 Avenue Angling (Suffolk) www.alphacraft.co.uk 2 AC Browne & Son The Dixon Centre, Norwich NR1 2JJ. 7–8 Pier Walk, Gorleston, 6 Yacht Station, Bridge Road, The Business Park, Ellough 194 Norwich Road, Costessey, 157-159 Reepham Road, Tel: 01603 619381 Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6DA. Lowestoft NR33 9JS. Industrial Estate, Nr Beccles. support local businesses and Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0EX. Norwich NR6 5PH. www.fishingplus.co.uk Tel: 01493 662448 Tel:01502 539593 Tel: 01502 710963 01603 747679 Tel: 01603 416680 www.gorlestontackle.co.uk www.avenueangling.co.uk Where? When? How? tourism. How to catch more fish in the Broads 15–18 We hope this magazine Fish species in the Broads will help anglers to get the A guide to the many varieties most from the wonderful of fish in the Broads opportunities in the Broads. 19–21 Whether you are new to the An angling guide to good practice 22–23 area, or a regular visitor we hope these articles will give Fish City a further insight into this Tackling urban angling special place. in the Broads 24–25 The Broads are special because of their unique environment, but this is fragile A matchman’s approach to the Broads 26–27 and needs all our support to Pike fishing on the Norfolk Broads make sure future generations How to catch pike whilst on can enjoy it. Much of the work holiday in the Broads 28–30 we do to improve fisheries is from money raised through rod licence sales. We are A brief history of the pike of Broadland 31–34 grateful for the support of local groups which help us What is that boat doing? achieve more on the ground Understanding the reasons why by working together. boats do the things they do 35–37 I hope you enjoy the magazine and what the Broads have to The Trinity Broads 38–39 offer. I know I’ll be trying to get a few days fishing here The Upper Thurne this summer. If you have A delicate jewel 40–41 any comments about the Angling and wintering waterfowl magazine please contact our in the Upper Thurne 42–43 National Customer Contact Centre on: 08708 506 506. Environment Agency staff profile Tight Lines! Neil George, Water Bailiff 44 Dafydd Evans Eastern Area Manager, What’s down there? Fishery surveys 45–47 Environment Agency Useful information 47 On the cover: Enjoying a coaching day on the fantastic Beauchamp Arms stretch of the River Yare Environment Agency Angle on the Broads 3 Casting a line at Hunsett Mill Broads Angling Strategy Group People have been attracted to the unique The group consists of environment of the Norfolk Broads for holidays anglers with a wide range and recreation since Victorian times. of experience, but all with a special affinity for Broads angling. The status of the Broads as a National Park recognises the value of the area as a living, working landscape Current members of the group include Bungay Cherry and an important centre for navigation and leisure Tree Secretary and angling coach Mark Casto, Oulton activities. The natural beauty of the Broads landscape Broad enthusiast Peter Waller, local tackle dealer and and its importance for wildlife is reflected by a number author Martyn Page, Steve Duckett from Norfolk Angler’s of National, European and International conservation Conservation Association, Pike Anglers Club of Great designations, including Special Areas of Conservation Britain Regional Officer John Currie, well known match and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. anglers Tom Boulton and Keith Ford, Trinity Broads enthusiast Richard Barnes, Norwich and District Angling By necessity, this delicate balance of interests leads to Association’s Tony Gibbons, Malcolm Major and Cyril a complex management system for the area involving Wigg and Robin Youngs, Chairman of Wroxham Angling local authorities, Natural England, the Broads Authority, Club. The Environment Agency’s Steve Lane and Broads the Environment Agency, Norfolk Wildlife Trust and other Authority’s Adrian Clarke are among the professional specialist interests including, of course, anglers. members that help make up a very knowledgeable team. Formed in May 2000, the Broads Angling Strategy The group has been actively involved in developing the Group is a partnership of local anglers, the Environment Broads Fishery Action Plan – details of which you will Agency and the Broads Authority, working together to find in this magazine. liaise with those managing the Broadland area and safeguard fishing for the future. Please remember the closed season applies to the broads and rivers 15 March – 15 June inclusive 4 Environment Agency Angle on the Broads A Fisheries Action Plan for the Norfolk Broads The Broads have got something to offer to all fishermen. Environment Agency Angle on the Broads 5 The Norfolk Broads, at 300 square kilometres, is one of Britain’s best known angling locations and one of the region’s premier tourist attractions.