Among the charges they pleaded guilty to were fishing in the close season, fishing without a licence and using an illegal bait at Cleeve Prior – River Avon, Evesham – on April 21.
Joseph Astley Morris received a fine of £87 as well as costs of £65 and a victim surcharge of £34. His brother, Liam received a fine of £40, costs of £65 and a victim surcharge of £16.
The annual close season (from March 15 to June 15) prevents fishing for coarse fish in rivers and streams across England, helping to protect fish when they are spawning and supporting vulnerable stocks.
Fisheries enforcement officers clamp down on illegal angling to protect fish stocks and make fishing sustainable.
An Environment Agency (EA) spokesperson said: “These two brothers were not only fishing in the close season, but they were also fishing without a licence and using an illegal bait.
“We hope their prosecutions will act as a deterrent to anyone who is thinking of breaking the laws and byelaws we have in place across England.
“We urge anglers to respect the close season to help reduce pressures on our fisheries, benefiting fish and the wider environment.”
They added illegal fishing undermined the Environment Agency’s efforts to protect fish stocks and make fishing sustainable.
“Money raised from fishing licence sales is used to protect and improve fish stocks and fisheries for the benefit of legal anglers.”
Rod licences are inspected 24/7 to check on cases of illegal fishing and for those caught cheating the system, the EA will always prosecute.”