MattJarram commented Illegal angler fined for fishing without a licence

An illegal angler was fined after being found guilty of fishing without a licence at Nottingham Magistrates Court.Stephen Newton, 47, of Hull, was challenged by a fisheries enforcement officer while he was fishing at Cromwell Carp Lake in Newark on April 24 last year. He failed to produce a valid licence to the officer.Mr Newton pleaded not guilty to the charge of fishing without a licence, but he subsequently failed to appear in Court for the legal proceedings. He has now been ordered to pay a.