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A country that can seem remote and very foreign indeed even though it is in the European Union and is a mere three hours flight away from any of our UK airports. One of Spain’s problems is that we only think of the Costas when the name is mentioned. But Spain is far more than…

As early as the sixties, match aces like Ray Mumford were converting hollow glass roach poles into rods. These rods had properly built cork handles with a counter weight in the butt to make them easier to use. They were also fully rung and normally used with a centre pin for better control. Not only…

All these set-ups, by the nature of the beast, mean fishing in the extreme margins or getting within inches of the fish. Centrepin fishing such as I discussed last week is one such way we can keep things so simple that the fish suspect nothing. In all lakes the fish come in extremely close to…

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This sad lack of interest is often fuelled by the perception that our organisations, in particular the National Federation of Sea Anglers is impotent in the face of commercial pressure and high finance lobbying in the halls of power. As a professional observer of events and opinions concerning the ‘Sea Angling’ industry, it is not…

From 1 April 2002 the price of a full licence will increase by £1 and the price of a concessionary licence for senior and eligible disabled anglers will rise by 50 pence. Full non-migratory trout and coarse licences will increase to £21 and a concessionary licence for senior and eligible disabled anglers to £10.50. Full…