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I’ve been fly fishing for a broad range of freshwater species during the past 13 years. Of the many species available on fly to anglers in the U.K., perhaps the most exciting propositions are carp and pike. Despite many other species offering a challenge, from the wary chub to powerful barbel and the bold and…

Saturday 8th April: After a pleasant evenings sail we left the ferry and travelled by coach to the River Spui. Everything about this venue is big: the ships the rocks and the size of feeder you need to hold bottom. Andy Jennings from Wakefield Match Anglers, and first winner of Fishamania, was pegged next to…

Last week the river was coming up fast and, along with most of the regulars, I decided against fishing the KDAA Wednesday match as it looked like being a ‘no hoper’. Only a few anglers bothered to turn up and the match was cancelled but what followed was quite a surprise to me when I…

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“Pet Rescue presenter Wendy Turner Webster is appealing to Boy Scouts to stop fishing. The animal lover has written to the Duke of Kent in his capacity of President of the Scout Association, asking him to ‘retire the Scouts’ Angler Proficiency badge’ on the grounds of cruelty. Writing on behalf of the organisation People for…

British Disabled Angling Association officials put their call for a more inclusive and fraud free concessionary licence for disabled people to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Elliot Morley MP., at a specially arranged meeting at Whitehall. With the backing of the Environment Agency, the British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA) delegation of Director…