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With mild weather, rising water temperatures and the demise of hoof and mouth, anglers can expect some good sort on many waters in the north of England. The river Ribble, probably one of the top ten rivers in the country for game and coarse fishing, is certainly a top venue to head for. Ribchester downstream…

Imagine my surprise when he asked Ron Barnet to stand up. I was thinking that my secret was out and that he was referring to me. It bought the events that had taken place that day back to me. The following is an account of what happened, before Jack arrived. When I told him this…

For the first time the public can access up-to-the-minute flood warnings in England and Wales, 24 hours a day through the internet at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/floodwarning. The new flood warning service comes one year on from the launch of online floodplain maps at the height of last Autumn’s floods, when nearly a million people logged onto the…

Pouting [Species Menu] [Pouting articles] Common name: Pouting Latin name: Trisopterus luscus Record weight: A small inshore member of the cod family, the pouting is one of the most common fish around the British coast and can make up a large percentage of angler catches. Whilst most fish weigh under a pound, the boat caught…

The season opens on 11th February and closes on 31st October.Most of the pools are suitable for fly fishing if the water conditions are favourable. In February and March spinning with minnows is the most succesful method of fishing, but as the water warms up fly fishing comes into its own. Fishing with prawn or…

I always used to wait until after the first hard frosts had hit and the weed growth had started to die back before embarking on my first trip. There’s some good piking to be had on most stretches of the Kennet and for a decade or so from the mid-eighties I enjoyed some great sport…