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Kayaker caught poaching on Devon river

A court heard how a Barnstaple man caught more than 20 fish during an illegal fishing spree on the River Taw in North Devon. Beverley Nicholls concealed bass and trout in his kayak after netting them early one evening last summer.

The paddling poacher was caught after a member of the public saw him using a net at Runsam Bridge and reported the sighting to the Environment Agency. Two...