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Image copyright WRAS Image caption The rescued swan needed an operation to remove the fishing hook from its tongue A wildlife charity is calling for fishing to be banned at an East Sussex venue after abandoned angling equipment caused injuries to 25 swans. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue said it had rescued 25 birds in the last 12 months at Ditchling …

This is the jawesome moment a scuba diving gran saved a shark which was snagged on fishing lines. Michelle Walton, 53, was on a diving holiday off the coast at Hallsands, south Devon, with her partner, Peter Love, 52, when they spotted the stranded catshark. It was stuck on a double hook and thrashing violently so the couple dived down …

DAVE Hawkins came out on top in the 11th round of the Oxford Carp League. The Didcot angler saw off his eight rivals at Extension Pool, Tunnel Barn Farm. Hawkins weighed in with 107lbs 10oz 0drms, fishing pellets across to the reed bed to tempt carp. Steve Cantwell (Harwell) was the runner-up with 92.12.0, while caster shallow helped Steve Page …

A farm has invested £250,000 in onsite luxury accommodation and a gym as part of a diversification drive. Owen Jones, who owns Cefn Malby Lakes and Fishing outside Cardiff, has built five luxury lodges and nine fishing pods to protect anglers from the weather and is looking to generate £155,000 revenue per year. The luxury lodges are all built in …

DAVE Self came out on top in the fourth round of the Oxford Summer League. Fished by seven teams of six on the River Thames at Abingdon and Culham, the Drennan Bordon angler took the honours. Drawn on the favoured bottom end peg at Culham, Self caught bream on the feeder and worm for a winning weight of 32lb 8oz …

Learn to fish with the Tiverton and District Angling Club. The group is hosting a day for budding fishers on Saturday, June 22 at their Little Yeo Fishery near Witheridge. Eric Priest, from the club, said: “This will be open to all juniors under the age of 15yrs and is totally free of charge. All bait and tackle will be …

Its ‘eyes’ are actually breathing gills (Picture: eastnews) A fisherman thought this ray was pleased about being caught because it was ‘smiling’. Steven Mansell, 52, caught the thornback ray while fishing off Southend Pier in Essex. He was amazed to notice the ray’s ‘face’ which made it look like it was grinning at him. In fact, it was not – …

Angler Debbie Geddes was stunned to catch this mutant fish with two mouths while fishing on Lake Champlain in upstate New York (Pictures: NBC6) An experienced angler was stunned to catch a mutant fish with two mouths. Debbie Geddes reeled in the freakish animal during a fishing trip on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York state earlier this month with …

Fishing tackle and equipment retailer Angling Direct has opened a new store in Nottingham. The latest addition brings the company’s UK-wide estate to 27 stores. The Nottingham branch was previously occupied by Majestic Wines and spans 4,500 sq ft. Chief executive Darren Bailey said: “We are very excited to have opened our Nottingham store, which is set in a very …

Cookery videos on YouTube are as numerous as poppies in the Prince of Wales’s wildflower meadows. But the site’s latest star isn’t a lissom vegan or a genial hipster with a muscular way with bone marrow, but a stoutly corseted party in a print frock. In the late 19th century, Avis Crocombe was the cook at Audley End house, a …