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The Contemplative Man’s Recreation by Clive Gammon, Saturday 1st December, 2001 Articles related by topic: Abroad, Boat, Coarse, Exotic, Game/Fly Fishing, Holiday, Humour, Pleasure, River/Canal, Sea, Stillwater/Lake/Pond Articles related by species: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Exotic “The Contemplative Man’s Recreation” is what Isaak Walton called angling, right? Misty dawns over the lake, the dew on…

Tim Bailey runs and organises ‘The African Angler’ and it is through Tim’s enterprise that most sport fishing anglers find themselves in the searing heat of southern Egypt. It must be emphasised from the very outset that the term safari is precisely what a fishing trip to Lake Nasser is. The environment is rugged, though…

Tuesday 10 December 2002 Press Release MINISTER GIVES GO AHEAD TO BRITISH DISABLED ANGLING ASSOCIATION Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn MP has given the green light for the British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA) to become the organisation that will provide access to angling for nine million disabled people. The Minister has confirmed that all sporting…

If someone is not a fisherman it must be hard to understand the sorts of feelings that go through our minds and bodies at times like this. Lake Nasser is, I would guess, most freshwater fisherman’s Mecca, a dream water where you can catch crazy fighting fish bigger than you are – and be in…

I guess most people areput off using bread more often by it‚s soft texture,which means that it will fly off the hook if notpresented properly. This certainly does not have to bethe case though, and when used correctly you shouldhave little problem using bread based baits. Firstly it is worth reiterating the importance ofusing fresh…

Plaice [Species Menu] [Plaice articles] Common name: Plaice Latin name: Pleuronectes platessa Record weight: The plaice is one of the smaller flatfish found around the British coast. The boat record is a whopper of 10lb 3oz 8 drams, whilst the shore caught best is a fish of 8lb 6oz 14 drams. Distribution: Plaice were once…