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With less than a month to its launch, National Fishing Month (NFM) 2017 is on target to match the success of previous years. More than 300 events (running between 22nd July and 3rd September 2017) have already been registered on the official NFM

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After a break of exactly 25 years I decided it was time to head back to an old haunt of mine, where it is fair to say, I only really enjoyed mixed blessings in the dim and now distant past. I used to fish there with a good friend of mine Jon ‘Bod

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Mark Pollard or Polly as he is known is an England international and regarded as one of the best all round anglers on any venue, in the country.He’ll be in our Rayleigh store on the evening of Thursday 13th of July to talk about all things fishing

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Initially launched on Friday 16th June 2017, Operation Traverse aims to prevent fishery and water course crime such as theft of fish, set line fishing, keep fishing and seine netting. The launch date was specifically chosen because it coincided with

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With the warmer weather now in full swing, it was my hope that the tench would be a little more cooperative on the feeding front. During my recent session at Bawburgh lake, I fished in a swim where I’ve previously had lot of success. Roughly a year

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