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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
Pic: Graham Hunt/BNPS<br />
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Pictured: The River Stour in Blandford Forum, Dorset, covered in an algae in August 2022.<br />
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Anglers are threatening to withhold millions of pounds in rod licence fees in protest at the 'utterly appalling' state of British rivers.<br />
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The angling community generates up to £40m a year income for the Environment Agency by paying for the right to fish on the country's rivers and lakes.<br />
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But there is a tidal wave of anger among them over the 'disgusting and horrific' levels of chemicals and effluent that has been allowed to be discharged into Britain's precious waterways.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: Graham Hunt/BNPS

Pictured: The River Stour in Blandford Forum, Dorset, covered in an algae in August 2022.

Anglers are threatening to withhold millions of pounds in rod licence fees in protest at the 'utterly appalling' state of British rivers.

The angling community generates up to £40m a year income for the Environment Agency by paying for the right to fish on the country's rivers and lakes.

But there is a tidal wave of anger among them over the 'disgusting and horrific' levels of chemicals and effluent that has been allowed to be discharged into Britain's precious waterways.