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While the vast majority of anglers continue to remain outside the travel restriction limit due to coronavirus, I continue with some more fishy tales from the files of Tom Quinn’s book, Fishing’s Strangest Days. Americans like to make sure the customer is always satisfied, which might explain why their fishing clubs can seem bizarre by European standards. But the long-vanished …

A support package worth £3.8m will be created to save almost 200 jobs at the National Trust for Scotland. The fund will be made available to help the heritage organisation recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The package will also support the reopening of 33 sites this month, rather than the 27 originally planned. However, 188 compulsory redundancies …

You are now allowed to travel five miles from your home to meet loved ones. But for many people in more rural parts of Wales this is far too small a distance to see anyone they know. The Welsh Government has now given clarification on how the five mile rule applies to people in more isolated parts of the country. …

Rankin-Costello has missed the three defeats in the space of a week with a hamstring problem picked up in the Bristol City win, but is also set to travel with the squad. Rovers will again be without Amari’i Bell (knee), Derrick Williams (calf) and Corry Evans, with Ben Brereton also serving the second of his three-game suspension.   And given …

PUBLISHED: 07:45 26 December 2019 | UPDATED: 12:49 27 December 2019 Sarah Chambers From left, Suffolk brothers Daniel, Harry and Kane Hughes, who founded Dangler, an online marketplace for anglers Picture: Warren Page, of PagePix/Dangler div{ width: 100%; } /* EDP Specific */ .viewAll { margin-top: 0px!important; /* This is set in the “View All” Element, setting !important here to …

Trawlers should be banned from fishing within three miles of Scotland in order to boost fish stocks, say campaigners. The Our Seas coalition, which includes angling bodies, ecotourism firms, scallop divers, coastal communities and salmon conservation boards want to reinstate a law which existed between 1889 and 1984 to “secure a future” for “fisheries, the people and wildlife that depend on …

Anglers also believe that they have a compelling case and have cited Germany, Holland, Norway, Denmark and Ireland as countries that have continued to allow fishing while still limiting the coronavirus spread. “The majority of anglers practise self-isolation and social distancing as a matter of course – anglers tend to seek solitude even in normal circumstances,” said Jamie Cook, the …

Sea anglers can now play a key role in the conservation and management of marine fish stocks. A new programme entitled, the Irish Marine Recreational Sea Angling Survey, will gather information regarding recreational catches along the coast and at sea. Data collected will improve management of stocks, thereby contributing to increasing the availability of fish in the future. Following new …

This is the incredible moment a 5ft leatherback turtle swam next to a fishing boat off the coast of north Wales in what is a “once-in-a-lifetime” moment. The massive sea creature, which is more often found on the Californian coast, swam alongside Jack Thomas’ boat during a chartered fishing trip. Mr Thomas, who runs Incentive Sea Fishing Trips from Rhos-on-Sea, …

Image copyright Wye and Usk Foundation Image caption Dr Stephen Marsh-Smith was described as “a force of nature” who had created “a lasting legacy” A man hailed as a “colossus” for his work to protect rivers and wildlife has died, aged 69. Environmentalist Dr Stephen Marsh-Smith led efforts to establish a network of rivers trusts across the UK, having created …