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For those familiar with this beat you will know access can often be challenging due to prolific bankside vegetation growth.

After a great deal of effort on behalf of some of the club members the paths have been cleared.

So what we now need the rest of you to trample the paths whilst getting to the fishing to keep them clear.

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Thank you to Hebburn Sports Club for kindly providing a large pitch side signage space for Felling Fly Fishing Club.

Hebburn Sports Club gains coverage on TV when hosting prestigious football matches so lookout for the club sign.

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Fish Legal has launched a campaign to stop the Government’s move to scrap the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and access to water company environmental information. An overview can be found here: https://fishlegal.net/2023/02/24/publics-right-to-know-about-water-company-pollution-could-be-scrapped/ but, in short, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 are on the list of 1,781 pieces of legislation currently being reviewed for repeal/retention as part of the Retained EU Law bill. It would be a disaster for the campaign for transparency led by Fish Legal if the EIRs were scrapped. We must not lose access to environmental information held by privatised water companies, a right that was secured by Fish Legal after a six year battle through the courts.

FFFC members can help add weight to this campaign by signing the Fish Legal on-line petition at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/633609 . To force a debate in Parliament the petition needs 100,000 signatures, or to force a response from the Government 10,000 signatures. So, please help Fish Legal’s campaign to keep our right to access this important data by signing the petition now. Thank you.

If you also want to help Fish Legal raise funds to support the campaign you can do so at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-public-right-to-environmental-information

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Following a discussion with the Angling Trust, anglers are requested to avoid physical contact with Crayfish on our waters whenever possible. Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.

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Some work was carried out on the damaged bridge over the beck on the Frankland Beat of the Wear today.  This work is only a very temporary solution to make it less difficult to cross the beck. The bank damage is extensive making permanently securing the current bridge not possible. A new bridge will need to be constructed and where exactly that bridge might go is currently under consideration.

Members still need to take extra care when crossing this bridge and although the list has been removed to make the bridge more level, it is far from secure at one end.

If you are unsure about crossing the bridge there is a place the beck can be crossed just below the steps down from the car park.

Picture of the shored up bridge                                                                     Extent of bank damage preventing permanent in situ repair

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  1. Frankland Beat - Flood damage
  2. Risk Assessments

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