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This thread refers to the Angling Trust Document mentioned in another thread. If you have not seen it go look at the following mangled fish picture. It is on the Angling Trust News /Home page. Most hydropower schemes are a waste of taxpayers' money and damaging to the environment, says new...

Would anyone like to make a suggestion for a lure/spinning rod, suitable for pike up to (I hope) at least 20 pounds (summer fighting fit fish) I would probably be uncomfortable with anything less than 8 foot, but I admit that, because I shall not be a specialist in this area, I do wish to...

A few days ago I caught my first zander. Never seen one before. Wasn't fishing for them, and apparently, according to the locals, they are rare to extremely rare where I was fishing. But I decided to have another go anyway, a couple of days later, to intentionally try and catch one. Failed...

One of my hopes this close season is to be able to photograph some barbel spawning. Tried to do so in each of the last couple of years but have not yet managed to find any. Having a better idea of spawning dates might be useful. I wonder if those of you who have seen barbel spawning, or...

Way back in '72 I caught my first ever barbel: 6-4, trotting the Hants Avon with casters. Subsequent to that, apart from some 1970's and small, Severn barbel, I ignored them until a couple of years ago ( aided by a very long break from fishing). That fish remains my only float caught...

Anyone know whether, by disassemby/reassembly, it is possible to change an OKUMA Trent centrepin from a right handed reel to a left handed reel? For those that don't know this reel, it has a unidirectional star drag system. Not sure if I will ever use the drag, but it would be nice to...