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Thurne Fisheries website is designed to advise on issues related to the angling and access to the Upper Thurne Broads in respect of seasonal wildfowl refuges and limited access to Horsey Mere for pike fishing.

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Winter access for the 2008 -2009 season

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

A preliminary meeting of the partnership that is managing the access on Horsey Mere has revealed that despite the problems with the few anglers who broke the rules in the 2007-2008 season, Horsey Mere will be open to pike anglers for the 2008-2009 winter season, subject to further discussions.
With regard to the individuals who were […]

Access to Horsey under threat!

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

The trial which has opened an area of privately owned Horsey Mere for pike fishing is being jeopardised by anglers who have been caught fishing illegally with and without permits and outside the agreed area.
The Broads Authority is taking the breach of the permit system very seriously and the offences are currently being investigated pending […]

Access for the 2007/2008 Winter Season confirmed.

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Given the uncertainty of access to the Mere due to the delay in organising a pre-season meeting as would normally be the case, access for this Winter has been confirmed by the Horsey Estate and everything remains as set up last season.
Ticket costs remain the same, the application form all remain the same, the area […]

Winter 2007-08 Season access to pike fish on Horsey Mere

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Just to keep everyone up to date on the coming Winter and access to fish Horsey mere, it is likely that access will continue to be provided on the same basis as last year. This is all subject to the discussion that will take place at the annual review meeting sometime during September.
Should you wish […]

Welcome to the new Thurne Fisheries website!

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Welcome to the newly updated Thurne Fisheries website.
There was not a lot wrong with the old one, but making the site more accessible and providing a more manageable interface gives a greater ability to keep the information up to date. This new site has an RSS feed so you can have the latest information or […]

Winter 2006-7

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Following analysis of the recorded data from the trial in 2005-6, a meeting was called to discuss the future of the Wildfowl Refuges and again the decision has been made to continue the ‘voluntary refuge’ project, with the same requests to all users to observe the Code of Conduct and minimise the disturbance on all […]

Winter 2005-6

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Following the initial trial in 2004/5 the project was continued for the Winter of 2005-6 as there was no recorded increased disturbance generally, other than that on Horsey Mere.
In an attempt to resolve the poaching on Horsey Mere a discussion meeting was held to attempt to find an answer. The suggested answer was to […]