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Image copyright Angling Direct Angling Direct has bucked the recent trend of poor figures from retailers by revealing bumper sales over the four months to November. The fishing equipment retailer’s sales rose by 31.5% to £14.6m in the period, helped by a record Black Friday week when sales jumped 56% to £1.3m. The Norfolk-based firm’s international sales arose by 98% …

NOW here’s a good way to unwind from the pressures of the game. These footballers like to spend their downtime by relaxing with a spot of fishing. Gazza shows off his latest catch Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Memphis Depay, John Terry and even Sergio Aguero have been known to dangle their rods into lake and sea hoping to catch a …

She said: “The day was mild and the midges were not too active. My fiancé had intended to start me off with a spinning rod. But when we arrived the water was too low so it was fly-fishing only. He tried to give me a few tips, but we fell out – as in learning to drive, never let your …

Commercial fishermen have also seen their quotas halved for catching the fish, but they will be allowed to land up to five tonnes per vessel. The decision, made to stop a collapse of the population, has been slammed by the Angling Trust which called the extra restrictions “unfair”. David Mitchell, head of marine environmental campaigns at the Angling Trust, said …

Reports of the death of Loch Ken have been greatly exaggerated, according to a new study. It had been feared non–native signal crayfish were ruining the fishery by eating fish eggs and fry. But a new Galloway Fisheries Trust (GFT) study found stocks of perch, dace, pike and other species remain healthy. The findings are a major boost for Loch …

But a study by British marine biologist Dr Richard Kirby, formerly of Plymouth University, and the University of Lille, found the fish are coming further northward because of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), which increases sea temperatures in a 60 – 120 year cycle. He said: “Bluefin tuna have been extensively overfished and the recent changes in distribution are most …

The violent crimewave sweeping the UK is being fuelled by a Home Counties fishing tackle company that makes deadly ‘Rambo’ hunting knives. Gangs and drug dealers have adopted the terrifying blades – some more than 18in long – as their weapon of choice in murders, stabbings and violent rampages, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal. The weapons can be …

A fishing trip cost a Gloucester man over £800 in fines after he was caught committing wildlife crime. Frank Cole, of Bibury Road, Gloucester, was punished for doing his hobby in the closed season and without a licence. The 52-year-old was found guilty in his absence at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on November 26 for his actions six months earlier. On …

Police are investigating reports that fish thieves have targeted a Gloucestershire lake. Anglers called in police after being shown Facebook posts of men with fish believed to have been taken from the former colliery site in the Forest of Dean. Water bailiffs say they are constantly chasing poachers fishing for carp to eat from lakes across the country. Water lillies …

SKIPTON ANGLING ASSOCIATION More or less continuous spells of heavy rain have kept river levels high over the last few days and although the forecast is for dryer conditions, the local fishing scene is likely to take some time before sport improves, especially with regard to the River Aire. One or two anglers have been fishing the river when it …