New Fishing Licence Laws: what do I need to know?

Alex Chenery-Howes
Aug 8, 2017 · 1 min read

The UK government introduced new fishing licence regulations on April 1. These include changes to pricing and the number of rods you can use.

The two types of licence remain the same. There is a cheaper trout and coarse license. This allows you to fish non-migratory trout and freshwater fish. The second type of licence also remains. This lets you fish everything included in the cheaper licence, plus salmon and sea trout.

The specifics of these licences have changed, however. Among them is a new 3-rod licence option. Here is an infographic showing all the differences:

River Thames fishing

Regulations for lock and weir fishing on the Thames haven’t changed. Instead, new locks have been opened up to anglers with a licence and Thames fishing permit. These are Abingdon Lock in Oxfordshire and Molesey Lock in East Molesey, Surrey has been reinstated.

Read more at the Harris Sportsmail Fishing Blog.

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