With regard to the individuals who were caught breaking both access guidelines and committing other bye-law offences, it is understood that these are being handled in partnership with the local authorities.

Whilst there will be another meeting later in the year to settle the access agreement, should you wish to fish Horsey Mere this coming winter, then please make use of the permit booking system and send your application to the Horsey estate as soon as possible to ensure you get a date you want.

Get an application form.

The final details and any changes will be notified via this website as soon as details are known and confirmed.

It is important that any angler making use of this access agreement observe and fish within the guidelines laid down in the agreement to prevent loss of this excellent opportunity to fish the superb venue. Hopefully those of you who wish to fish there can appreciate this and will support us.

The Broads Authority is taking the breach of the permit system very seriously and the offences are currently being investigated pending prosecution.

The fishing around the River Thurne is treasured by pike anglers nationally. However Horsey Mere is a legally protected wildlife haven for migrating birds who visit to seek a safe refuge in their thousands. Just one boat can disturb them and if this happens too often they can loose condition, affecting breeding success.

Angling on Horsey Mere is closed from November 1st to the end of February to give migrating birds winter security, although angling at Horsey Staithe is permitted. This is respected by the majority of anglers and other navigators who are grateful to be allowed to fish there from June 16th until October 31st and from March 1st to the closure of the fishing season on March 14th.

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Ticket costs remain the same, the application form all remain the same, the area of access too, as detailed on the map is identical, so those of you who want to get a day booked should download an application form and send some dates to the estate asap.

There will be a meeting at the end of the season to review the 2007/2008 season and this should, if everyone honours the rules and guidelines again this Winter, give us a chance to secure next Winter and for you to have the advantage of knowing for sure well in advance, keep you posted on this.

In the meantime, those of you booked for this Winter, ensure you keep within the guidelines, get some fish and perhaps keep us informed of what you catch, no need to go into detail about how, just to let us get a picture of what the fishing is doing relative to the type of Winters we are experiencing.

Tightlines.

Should you wish to fish on Horsey Mere this coming Winter, then you can currently download an application and make a reservation. The terms and conditions and fee might change and if you have made a reservation then you will be advised of any changes that take place following the meeting.

As soon as there is any new details to reveal they will be notified to you here in the website. Any new maps, application forms or other information etc will be updated too.

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 updates on the site available on your desktop as it happens.

Hopefully you will find it a little easier to use and find the information you need to get a trip or two booked to fish the Mere.

The 2007-2008 season is approaching rapidly and it is hoped that the access on Horsey Mere will be maintained for the coming Winter and as soon as this is confirmed the details will be posted for your information. Full details will be added to the Horsey Angling page when confirmed.

In addition at the meeting it was announced that the Horsey Mere angling access trial would be continued. Here again the data confirmed that the permitted angling access had not contributed to the disturbance of the wildfowl.

Such was the feelings that there was more to be gained by extending the trial, that it has been agreed with English Nature and the Horsey Estate, that not only will we have access for the Winter of 2006-7, but the amount of days will be increased to give 7 day a week access for 1 boat and the area available for fishing will be increased too. More detail of which will be found on the Horsey Angling Access page of this web site.

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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 allow a limited access to the Mere in the hope that this would remove the urge to poach. It was to have been a 7 day access, however this was finally set at 3 days per week.

With the new permitted access for one boat on each of the days, the trial continued with the addition of bailiffing by locally appointed wardens, chosen from the pike anglers regularly fishing the area.

The general result of the trial identified that the disturbance caused during the 2005/6 trial was from sources other than permitted angling boats. Various incidents occurred that displaced the birds, some of which were again unauthorised pike fishing between the permitted days.