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Identifying barriers to participation
in angling
Dr. Elizabeth OughtonProf. Jane Wheelock
Dr. Jon BollandDr. Geoff Whitman
Angling in the Rural Environment
Rivers Swale and (Yorkshire) Esk,and the Ure catchment
The aim: to analyse the complex network of natural and socioeconomic relationships around angling in the river environment, including institutions of governance and land use practices at a range of interconnected scales
Environment Agency Public Attitudes to Angling 2005
What factors would encourage you to go fishing?
Lapsed anglers
%
New anglers
%
Having someone to go with 34 40
Lower licence fees 26 10
Knowing places to fish close to home 21 13
Places to take children 21 18
If it were easier to use local ponds/lakes 19 13
Better facilities 13 7
More people knew more about fishing 11 8
Hire or borrow tackle 11 10
More fish in rivers and lakes 9 6
Information on how to fish - 19
EA study suggests a latent demand
Is it demand or supply that limits participation?How is participation restricted?
Supply of angling opportunities
Good variety of day fishing: small and large commercial lakes or as a part of a holiday, with a hotel, caravan or B and B
Swale and Ure catchments: 59 commercial day ticket153 stillwaters
Some free places to fish on rivers
Social aspects of fishing
• ‘..I don’t go fishing gladly on my own even now. I’m always ringing up and asking people if they want to come with me on my stretch.’ (Esk angler)
• Angling clubs vary in the extent to which they welcome members:– ‘Well if somebody who resides in the village wants
to be a member and we know that he is not a drug addict or thief and whatever else, we’d welcome him with open arms’
– ‘…we’ve never had a closed membership, we’ve never, some clubs once they got to a number of members closed the membership down and wouldn’t let anybody else in or if you wanted to get in it was waiting for dead men’s shoes, …
What makes a good place for fishing?
Tranquillity, peace, natural environment
Quiet, rural setting, wildlife, un-spoilt unpolluted
75 (36%)
Fishing quality/
management
Good restocking policy, variety of fish, good quality fish, good pegs
63
(31%)
Access, availability of waters
Access to rivers, short travel times 26 (13%)
On site facilities Café, secure parking, toilets 24 (12%)
Other Friendly, cost of day tickets, organised competitions
18
(8%)
Total 206
What makes a bad place for fishing?
Lack of tranquillity Dirty, noisy, crowded 69
(36%)
Fish quality Too few/too many fish, damaged fish, little variety
36
(19%)
Management of fishing environment
Unsafe, crowded pegs, poor maintenance
32
(17%)
Poor access 19
(10%)
Poor facilities Lack of facilities, too commercial, greedy owners
16
(8%)
Presence of other non anglers Dogs, kids, cyclists, boats and others not fishing
10
(5%)
Other Over priced, silly rules, bad sportsmanship
10
(5%)
Encouraging greater participation
• Provision of a range of different types of angling opportunities
• Natural environment, peace and wildlife are very important to anglers
• Do not underestimate the social aspects of angling
• ‘Going fishing’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘getting away from it all’!
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