Fisheries advisory publications

Fisheries advisory publications are accessed from this page. Most will be in the form of PDF files.

• Coarse fish biology and management (Adobe PDF 0.76MB)

  This book aims to help give answers to about coarse fish.

• Fisheries Habitat Improvement (Adobe PDF 1.37MB)

  The advice in this booklet can help you manage your watercourse or stillwater fishery.

• The construction and renovation of stillwater coarse fisheries (Adobe PDF 0.22MB)

  The success of a lake construction project depends on a suitable, accessible site and the presence of a reliable, unpolluted supply of water. This booklet is a guide to some of the basics.

• Management of specialist stillwater coarse fisheries (Adobe PDF 0.23MB)

  Specialist fisheries in the context of this booklet are those in which an angler expects to catch a certain target species. Such fisheries are intensively managed, nearly always stocked and have been subject to habitat improvement works.

• Desilting stillwaters (Adobe PDF 0.19MB)

  Over a period of years, as they fill with mud, silt and plant material, ponds tend to revert to marsh and land, and after a time many ponds require desilting. This booklet offers desilting advice.

• De-oxygenation (Adobe PDF 0.39MB)

  This booklet is intended as a simple guide for angling clubs, fishery owners and managers on the most common causes of de-oxygenation in fisheries and ways to avoid and overcome the problems caused.

• Stocking fish - a guide for fishery owners and anglers (Adobe PDF 0.68MB)

  This booklet is a simple guide to the benefits, risks and legal requirements of stocking fish. It is intended for angling clubs, fishery owners and managers.

• Useful information for angling clubs (Adobe PDF 0.26MB)

  This booklet provides a simple check list for angling clubs. It is intended as a reference for club secretaries and officials.

• Water plants - their function and management (Adobe PDF 0.37MB)

  Water plants are found in almost all aquatic habitats in Britain and are an essential part of river and lake life. This booklet describes their role in the aquatic environment, when they should be controled, and how.

• Drought advice for fisheries (Adobe PDF 0.27MB)

  Read advice on how to protect your fishery from drought, and where to get more information and emergency help.