close fishing season

Fishing close season, Environment agency

Close season for coarse fishing gets underway for 2021

The Environment Agency is reminding anglers the ‘close season’ for coarse fish in rivers comes into effect from Monday 15 March and runs until 15 June. The annual close season helps to protect fish stocks across England when they are spawning by preventing fishing for coarse fish in rivers, streams, drains and specified canals, as well as ‘sites of special scientific interest’ (SSSI)...