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Great Ouse giant chub is a long-awaited personal best!
STEWART BARNES had waited 12 years to beat his personal best chub of 7 lb 4 oz.... but finally managed it. Stewart Barnes admires his giant Great Ouse chub.Stewart set a long-awaited PB with this 7 lb...
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Bass are back for anglers to legally take one home for dinner
SEA anglers finally have cause for celebration after the EU ended its outright ban on anglers taking the supreme sporting and eating species.Bass conservation rules have been very slightly relaxed.As...
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Beef burger special bait brings rapid big fish success
BAIT wizard Leighton McDonnell developed a brand new paste – and tempted this 7 lb 2 oz specimen chub third cast using it on his favourite Great Ouse.The beef burger king - Leighton McDonnell with his...
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Rod licence sales decline revealed – is angling now at crisis point?
ROD LICENCE sales are down a whopping 39.4 per cent since 2011, Angler’s Mail can reveal.The 2018 annual rod licence features a gudgeon.Latest rod licence sales figures, just released, and for the...
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Avon Roach Project match sees giant 3 lb-plus redfin!
HOW about this for a timely catch of a super specimen fish....River ace Mark Everard recorded the biggest roach ever in the annual fundraising match for the Avon Roach Project with this 3 lb 2 oz...
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River Lea giant chub tracked down by ‘The Wanderer’
DEN POOLE tempted one of the biggest chub of the season with this 8 lb 1 oz giant.Den Poole displays his River Lea giant.The River Lea was where the giant came from, and it has a long pedigree with...
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England thrashed in World Lure Championships on home water
THE sponsorless England Lure Team crashed on home water – as predicted by manager and Angler’s Mail columnist Steve Collett.A fish safely boated for England at the 2018 World Lure Championships.Despite...
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Angler’s suicide at Gillhams Resort leads to fundraising appeal
ONE of the world's 'dream fishing holiday' venues was the scene of a tragedy last week.Kevin Rowlands was on holiday at Gillhams Fishing Resort.Father of five Kevin Rowlands killed himself last week...
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Big 3 political parties back angling
ANGLING is safe under the three main political parties, the Angling Trust found at their party conferences.In partnership with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Trust...
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Nick Helleur says ‘hello’ to new Thames carp record
HERE it is... the first authenticated 50 lb carp from the mighty River Thames.Nick Helleur admires his Thames carp record.Full-time angler Nick Helleur beat the Thames carp record with this stunning 50...
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Angling decline is being addressed – and YOU can help
THE Angling Trusts wants your help to get more sides of angling booming again.As we revealed, an angling decline is apparent as rod licence sales are down 39.4 per cent since 2011. The latest two...
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Angling statistics finally revealed showing true spending and habits
ENGLISH anglers put a whopping £1.46 billion pounds per year into the English economy, a major study has found.KF3P89 Man taking new ten pound notes from wallet England UK United Kingdom GB Great...
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British ruffe record rocked
THE British ruffe record looks at risk of being beaten this winter.sdrPerch angler Andrew Shepherd had a surprise on the Shropshire Union Canal when he banked this 4 oz 8 dr record-nudging ruffe....
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Lucrative wrasse trade for salmon farming prompts calls to save stocks
CONCERN is increasing about the highly lucrative trade in catching and transporting live wrasse from England to be used as fish cleaners in Scottish salmon farms.And at up to £17.50 per live wrasse,...
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Monster chub from named free stretch of river
PAUL POTTER hopes other angler will catch chub like this 7 lb 6 oz giant...or even bigger ones.Paul caught the impressive chub from the famous Longham free stretch on the Dorset Stour. Local Paul...
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20 more fishing tackle shops to be added by giant UK chain
THE UK’s largest and fastest expanding specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer is set to push ahead with even more growth.Angling Direct are pushing ahead with more expansion. Angling Direct...
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John Wilson, angling legend, dies at home in Thailand
ANGLERS and non-anglers alike are mourning the news that John Wilson MBE has died.John Wilson, who has sadly died, seen in happy times when chatting to Angler's Mail weekly columnist, John Bailey. Pic:...
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Environment Agency say ‘10,000 anglers’ caught out by rod licence websites
THOUSANDS of anglers have purchased overpriced rod licences from third-party websites, which has led the Environment Agency to issue another warning.The Environment Agency can’t provide an exact number...
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Drowning verdict for popular lure fishing ace
A CARING lure angler did die by drowning after falling into the sea, an inquest heard.The tragic drowning of Lukasz Lesniacki stunned lure fishing fans around the country, and across Europe. Lukasz ran...
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River Thames barbel slams scales to 18 lb in classic tale of beginner’s luck
BARBEL novice Dylan McLoughney got a dream fish most river anglers would dream of when he took this 18 lb giant. The River Thames barbel was the first of the species that Dylan has ever caught. The...
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