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The otter hounds, now officially mink hounds, that I have come across are usually those rejected by the hunt as puppies rather than any special breed. Otter hunts being seen as the poor man's hunting by the fox people as it is conducted on foot so not a truly aristocratic pass time. Still I am...

Name some names..never heard of any such people myself, but always interested in watching for the latest trends in madness amongst anglers.:confused: I find the people happy to stick hooks into animals and drag them out of the water repeatedly, but seemingly opposed to occasionally eating any...

Very good eating the Zander (I always make a point of telling those who eat everything they catch this). I can give recipes if any one wants them. A non native. illegally introduced in most places and never should have been put into any UK rivers in the first place. Perfectly legal to take them...

They are good for sitting on......and a lot lighter than a chair.

Various misguided and silly wild life groups are active in nursing orphaned and injured wildlife back to health and then releasing them. The do this with foxes, badgers, otters and no doubt any other cuddly animal they come across in the wild. This is a pointless exercise as these released...

Caimore pouches, cheap at £3.29 and last forever . The large sizes for salmon fly reels (9/10) fit even the largest of centre pins and will go over two and three piece rods acting as a rod band. Use them all the time.

Studs are useful on some slippy rocky bottoms, but also clatter and spook fish. I haven't bothered for many a year. Felt soles are pretty useless on muddy banks, so not much point when using waders for most coarse fishing situations. They also spread diseases between river systems so are no...

The is a real need for some sense here, before this barmy idea that the problems deliberately created with the continued lowering of the water table in the Southern part of the country could some how be solved by abstraction from the Severn and other northern and Western rivers. If abstraction...

Seals have always followed migratory fish when they return and yes, if more return, then more seals will no doubt follow. But why do you think only the EA are keen to improve returns of sea trout and salmon? Many anglers, myself included, are also rather keen to see the runs that once took place...

Why does everyone seem so keen to destroy the Severn? We have companies who still want to put a barrage in and every time the southern bit of our country gets a bit dry this old chestnut come up. The Severn and it's tributaries already suffer flow problems and has to be controlled by...

I would suggest that most none anglers once that thought about it would consider the fact that many anglers do not kill their prey or eat them as a negative factor. Constant repeat captures with a hook of the same fish, sticking loads of fish in a net to weigh later.......these are difficult...

I had got the impression that the contemporary use of the word "celebrity" meant somebody who any body who reads newspapers with slightly more words than pictures hasn't heard of....but I think Pierre White may well be a cook and Botham is definitely one of the most exciting all round cricketers...

The UFO is releasing otters, it's all part of the CIA plan for world domination a bloke down the pub told me, so it must be true.

The life time guarantee thing is good, in theory only applies to originally purchaser...but there are ways and means.....

Eels only breed in the Sargasso sea, they have not been bred in captivity. However the sustainable eel project does involve the growing on and releasing mature eels back to the sea in larger numbers than achievable by natural means. This will hopefully increase the number of elvers returning. It...

Otters were released on a relatively small scale back in the ninties on the Thames and East Anglia where it was claimed they had died out. IMO this was always a mistake as cash should have been spect improving the environment and banned the chemicals and agricultural practises that lead to the...

Mink are on the general license. They can be shot or trapped with land owners permission no license required ( Mink are also legally hunted with hounds). Some of us have long attempted to keep the numbers of these beasts down and on some rivers anglers have been very successful when they have co...

I would suggest any split is rather more about solutions and how anglers go about reaching them; personally I have never heard of anybody denying that predation is and always has been a problem. I have had a look at this groups web site and am at a loss to understand what they are actually...

They make a tweed jacket that you can actually wash, which is great, however it is an absolutely mad price. Do they have any of these in the sale?

Yep, that looks like the one I remember. The guy gets around and seems very angry....bet he's launched a few of those Mr Angry petitions;) that seem so popular at the moment. My favourite is here