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Articles by Geoff Maynard Geoff Maynard geoff@fishing.org Geoff Maynard Born in East London 1950, raised in Essex, now living in front of a screen in Surrey with his wonderful posh wife, his punk daughter, his three boys who are too big to insult, and a doggie called Macs. As a small child, Geoff caught his…

Walsall based Terry, founder of Angling Link which became the British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA), joins Tessa Sanderson OBE, Gillian Clark MBE, and more than one hundred other British athletes attending a special reception at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday 15th June. The reception is celebrating the recent success of Sport England’s Sporting…

Being able to find fish on a lake before you even put your boat in the water is key to a successful day on the water. Looking at a map and being able to read the bottom of the lake and determine the migration route the fish will follow to and from the feeding grounds…

For the roving angler this is the time when brochures are scanned, costs calculated and future adventures planned. A wild trout angling holiday in Scotland will be number one choice for many of the more discerning and though this may entail slightly more thought, the rewards of spanking golden trout amongst majestic hills are usually…

I once had an evening on a Southern chalk stream at the end of June. There were still the odd mayfly hatching but the legendary ‘duffers fortnight’ was over leaving the fish fairly full. However, some fish could still be seen taking the odd mayfly.As I walked around before setting up, I could not fail…

Shelling crabs, carving a squid or maybe preparing a mackerel flapper are tasks which demand a “hands on approach”. Once I even saw an angler who brought a pair of “marigolds” (rubber gloves) with him to use for these jobs. Needless to say the banter was of an incredibly high standard that day!Fishing with Dave…