National security and the Government's plans to tackle climate change, crime and immigration are expected to dominate the Queen's Speech, as Parliament officially re-opens today.
But the PAC and other angling bodies will also be scanning the small print for any news on the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review.
The review - which was originally intended to become a new fisheries bill - includes proposals to allow the Environment Agency powers to seek bait bans such as the Cumbrian ban on coarse baits, in allegedly environmentally-sensitive areas.
But the draft bill appears to have drifted off the Government's agenda for now and its status is unclear.
