Eel (Anguilla Anguilla)
Identification.
Distintive eel shape but with origin of dorsal fin about a third of the way down the body. Pectoral fin rounded. Lower jaw is longer than the upper, and protrudes beyond it, eye small, a small gill slit in front of pectoral fin.
Eel coloration variable, usually brownish on the back, yellowish on the sides. In maturing (silver) eels the back becomes black and the belly silvery, the eye also increases in size.
Habitat.
Eels inhabit fresh water lakes and rivers, usually buried in mud or lying close to the banks or in tree roots, emerging in the half light. Many eels live in the lower estuaries of rivers and in costal waters on the shore. The young (elvers) are seen in estuaries, migrating upstream.
Food.
Eels and elvers eat bottom living invertabrates (crusteaceans, worms, molluscs and insect larvae), dead fish and other carrion.
Breeding.
Eels migrate to mid Atlantic to spawn. The post larvae migrate across the Atlantic taking about 3 years to reach the coast and 4 years to reach the Mediterranean.
Statistics.
Can be caught in various sizes from very small (boot laces) to specimens of 5lb and over. The current UK Eel record is 11lb 2oz.
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GHOF Project Manager Post Available GHOF Project Manager - Ealing, London Social Enterprise Angling Centre (SEAC) Full Time Contract - flexible working hours Salary is £21K - £25K per annum, depending on experience The post is available with immediate effect It will be based at the GHOF SEAC at Northala Fields, Northolt, UB5 6UR. GHOF is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and energetic person who is a facilitator and can engage effectively with the local and wider Ealing community; a promotor who will develop both the core and wider opportunities synonymous with Get Hooked on Fishing and a visionary with the ability to embrace the social and community benefits of angling in innovative ways. The successful candidate will receive support and guidance during the establishment and development of the SEAC which will lead to its independence. GHOF will also provide access to national networks for funding, information, training and development; a high quality venu…
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Mark Jones Memorial Tournament
Mark Jones Memorial Fishing Tournament - 27th, 28th & 29th April 2012. In 2010, Mark Jones lost his life to drugs. He was just 34. Mark was a very keen angler, a "wizard of the fishing rod," so this tournament is a tribute to Mark's life and a way to celebrate his memory. So GHOF is hosting a fishing tournament at the Commonwood Fishery, Holt, Wrexham. The event starts with the National Get Hooked on Fishing Competition on the 27th of April from 9am - 4pm. The Mark Jones Open Tournament runs on the 28th and 29th of April from 9am - 4pm. To find out more here..…