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Sorry Phil, unfortunately it's a case of being double booked! Cheers, Chris.

Steve, I'm sure we will be for a good while mate. Hopefully it will be a good social event that runs well into the evening. The publisher is taking down a car-full of copies but, just in case they all go, I'll keep a copy in my car for you. Introduce yourself to me and I'll see you there.

Just a couple of days to go to the book launch now. It seems that a few BFW members are coming. I have been told to expect a couple of hundred to turn out so it looks like being a good social do? I do hope so!

Did it!

I just had a copy of the book delivered to my swim and am delighted that the designer and printer have made such a good job of it. Hope to see some of you at the launch on the 28th.

I'll have one of these Jon. I'm planning a ferox trip myself for next year and I'm sure this book will help get me going! Good luck with the sales.

The ranunculus is a protected species that adds to the conservation importance of an area.

Certainly in the Wensum a year or two ago, the EA did not cut the weed and conducted a fry survey to see if there was any correlation. Roach fry numbers were found have benefited though their numbers did not survive.

Yeah, hook a big bass and you'll want another!

Indeed, Ray. That ranunculus is supposed to enjoy the same protection as otters do. Obviously ranunculus isn't very cuddly.

Excellent stuff, Steve. I'm hoping it will be a nice social day. It seems like a fair few folk are going to turn up.

Maybe occasionally, Nick, when I have something new to write about. I'm stuck into doing lots of fish paintings right now though. I just finished a painting for the forthcoming Perchfisher's book and have loads of other paintings in my head that want to come out. Next in line is a mahseer but...

Thanks Nick, after working solidly on the book for two years, I also can't wait for it to come out.

PM reply posted Steve.

But thanks mostly to Ipswich, I'd say Neil. Anyway don't worry, I'll bring it back on track later.

Eeyi, eeyi, eeyi-o, up the football league we go!!!!

Its not you that's stupid Alex, it's me. It was supposed to be the 'O' word, but I was doing too many things at the same time and cocked up. :o

We are going way off track from the thread here Neil, but I don't think it is lack of a will that is the problem here as much as lack of a way. Certainly on the Wensum, Avon and Stour (and more recently on parts of the Gt Ouse, I think?) there has been a good amount of habitat restoration taking...

Barbel may be spawning well on the Severn but on many other rivers this is simply not the case, due in no small part to the ever increasing siltload smothering the spawning gravels. As for being predated upon, just don't mention the B word.

Whether anglers are for or against having a closed season, in today's political climate I doubt that their views would be taken into consideration on the matter. While anglers could once justifiably claim to be the main force for conservation on the rivers, today the conservation lobby is far...