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At the time of writing, maybe, just maybe, the signs suggest we may get to wet a line before the end of season. I, for one anyway, continue to remain optimistic! Even if we do get there, social distancing will probably be with us well into 2021. Meanwhile, I continue with more entertaining and bizarre tales gathered from around the …

A duck has sadly become one of wildlife’s latest victims of fishing litter, after wire became trapped tightly around the bird’s leg. RSPCA Cymru was alerted to the mallard hybrid duck’s plight after a member of the public spotted the distressed animal at Hendre Lake in Cardiff. Credit: RSPCA Cymru Officers from the animal welfare charity found the duck on …

In an effort to alleviate the boredom of being restricted from casting a line at this time, I continue this week with a selection of extraordinary but true stories from Tom Quinn’s book: Fishing’s Strangest Days. This little gem is a collection of bizarre fishing tales and unbelievable events from all over the world that seem almost too peculiar to …

Angling across the country has virtually ground to a halt. The final curtain came down following HSE and Government advice in relation to halting Covid-19, which promoted Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) to announce the closure of all its managed fisheries. Permit and licence sales are no longer for sale online, and approved distributors are recommended not to sell IFI licences …

Shrewsbury Town Fisheries is not opening its waters, including along the River Severn, until June 1 due to concerns that the general public will be exercising near its locations. However Shrewsbury Anglers Club, which has fisheries at a number of locations including along the Severn at Preston Boats, Shelton, The Albrighton and Pimley Manor, is once again open. Shrewsbury Town …

The UK’s sporting action returns… and it’s fishing! Angling Trust have new plans given government seal of approval meaning competitions can resume TODAY Fishing has become the first sport in UK to return to competitive action The Angling Trust stated ‘new robust guidelines’ were approved by government Rod license sales ‘sky-rocketed’ during lockdown for non-competitive angling There are three key …

Huge stacks of metal and scaffold at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, which is being turned into a 2,000-bed hospital to help fight coronavirus. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire MORE NEWS: Debenhams officially enters administration – Friars Walk store to remain closed Coronavirus Newport: Forty-one more die in Wales, 450 cases in city Passport Office staff ‘frightened’ as they are told to …

The Gwent force’s Rural Crime Team was dispatched to investigate the reports at a private fishery in Llanvair Kilgeddin, near Usk. “After attending the location on the River Usk, four people – a 26-year-old man, a 22-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy – were reportedly poaching on land and illegal trespassing on private land,” said a Gwent …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Under the agreement, Wales will hold 1% of the UK fishing quota A new law to manage UK fisheries post-Brexit is a missed opportunity to change an “unfair” quota system, according to assembly members. The UK Fisheries Bill will, if passed, set the rules over commercial fishing in the UK after Brexit. But the …

Angling coach Bob Mitchell won the latest Over-50s match at Cefn Mably Lakes when he used feeder tackle with pellets as bait and caught 42lb of carp from peg 2 on the Match Lake. Second in the Wednesday fixture was Marshfield angler Paul Waddington with 28lb and Robert Michael, from Cardiff, was third with 26lb. Sweetcorn on the hook and …