Identifying barriers to participation in angling

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Identifying barriers to participation in angling

• Dr. Elizabeth Oughton
• Prof. Jane Wheelock
• Dr. Jon Bolland
• Dr. Geoff Whitman

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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
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Environment Agency Public Attitudes to Angling
2005
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EA study suggests a latent demand Is it demand
or supply that limits participation? How is
participation restricted?
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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 ticket 153
stillwaters Some free places to fish on rivers
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Social aspects of fishing

• ..I dont go fishing gladly on my own even now.
  Im always ringing up and asking people if they
  want to come with me on my stretch. (Esk angler)

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• 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, wed
  welcome him with open arms
• weve never had a closed membership, weve
  never, some clubs once they got to a number of
  members closed the membership down and wouldnt
  let anybody else in or if you wanted to get in it
  was waiting for dead mens shoes,

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What makes a good place for fishing?
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What makes a bad place for fishing?
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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

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• Going fishing doesnt necessarily mean getting
  away from it all!