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Travelling in silence he skirts around the back of their encampments, making his way quickly up to the overgrown bank at the far end of the lake. Setting down his rod, net and small bag he scans the scene looking for signs of fish. The odd grey back, looking to all the world like tiny…

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Let’s start with the sums. While fishing plays a very minor part of the EA’s overall responsibilities, the amounts involved still look staggering. During the 99/2000 financial year, the Agency’s accounts show it spent £23 million on fisheries management. You could be forgiven for wondering where it all went.Two-thirds of this – we’re talking nearly…

My body was tanned a nice mahogany colour from being at the waterside in the very warm sunshine day after day. The seven weight rod hooped over for probably the twentieth time in as many casts, so good was the fishing. But beware of the Queenfish, it has several spikes situated around its body and…