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Burn Evans is on the hunt for a rainbow or a brown. He’s trolling the waters of Cardiff Trout Pond in Sturgeon County. “I let most of them go, but it’s excitement, I think that’s the best word for it.” He got hooked on fishing at age five when he got his first nibble alongside his dad in the creek near …

The Northern Fishing School is based on the Swinton Estate and boasts more than four miles of single bank fishing along the River Ure and six miles of double-bank fishing along the River Burn, where students can learn how to fish for wild brown trout, grayling and salmon. There will also be packages for local schools to educate children about …

As the poster in my local tackle shop has declared – “the mackies are in.” With warming inshore waters, holidaymakers and summer anglers will be targeting the mackerel shoals. With strings of feathers or fished for with lighter, more sporting, tackle, they put up one hell of a scrap for their size. While the crowds on piers and jetties might …

A keen fisherman is angry he has been blocked from mooring up at Grimsby fish docks to keep a family tradition alive. Paul White, 52 and his late father Raymond used to provide boat trips for fishermen. But he said the authorities which operate the dock have blocked him in favour of firms pioneering Grimsby-based wind turbine industries. Paul, a …

Internationally renowned carp angler Rob Hughes who manages the England carp fishing team, has also added his backing. This will be the first ever dedicated fishing show of its kind to be held in Yorkshire and will be for anglers from all walks of life whether they are seasoned rods, or absolute beginners who are keen to learn about fishing. …

A babysitter shook a five-month old baby so violently she suffered catastrophic and life-changing brain injuries.  Parents Sophie Reed and Luke Taylor had asked their family friend Stephen Carl Smith, 28, to look after their daughter while they went on a date night.  But while they were out, Smith violently shook Bayleigh-Lee Taylor.  She has been left with cerebral palsy, …

A babysitter shook a five-month old baby so violently she suffered catastrophic and life-changing brain injuries. Parents Sophie Reed and Luke Taylor had asked their family friend Stephen Carl Smith to look after their daughter while they went on a date night. But while they were out, Smith violently shook Bayleigh-Lee Taylor. She has been left with cerebral palsy, epilepsy …

The firm said it has made the move “given the very high percentage of stocks coming from the Far East”. The company imports from the Far East and is increasingly selling to EU countries as international sales nearly doubled to £4.7 million last year and now account for 21% of group online sales. The firm recently launched websites in France, …

CARDIFF builder Joe Arch, whose successes last year included winning the Southern Premier League, the Daiwa/Samalite League and the SAMF Masters, is now officially number one shore match angler in the world based on his results in the World Shore Fishing Championships. Joe was the individual champion in 1997, the year that Wales took the team gold, and consistent results …

Stunned fishermen have found two deadly piranhas in a Yorkshire lake where a number of ducks have vanished. The carnivorous fish with rows of sharp teeth – which normally stalk the waters of the Amazon – were both discovered in the water in Doncaster. Locals at the beauty spot say they have noticed a reduced number of ducks and fish …