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Allen Valley Angling & Conservation
The formation of any new angling club in the North East is a welcome event, but when the new club in question is the brainchild of one of the most respected fisheries biologists in the North of England, the prospect becomes even more tantalising. Founded just this summer by Paul Frear and an eager band [...]
At last a new dedicated fishing tackle auction site!!
For many years anglers have been buying and selling fishing tackle by means of classified adverts throughout acceptable catalogues and online in discussion boards and general auction web-sites, now with the improvements of know-how a brand new web-site has appeared to bring the fisherman a devoted web page simply for fishermen, covering many of the [...]
A Tale of Summer Holiday Fishing, 1980-style
Originally Published as “A Devilishly Good Jumper” in WATERLOG Magazine, Issue 55, Spring 2006 The year 1980 was a time of great sporting achievements. Nottingham Forest won the European Cup, punching above their weight for the second year running. Coe and Ovett were inspirational to a 14 year-old like me with an interest in all [...]
Commercial Breakdown
The Way (Not) to Catch A Monster Trout in the Early-1980′s… The following is an article regarding a part of the country in Northumberland. For those of you who have never visited before this is a great chance for you to find out more about what you can expect to find while you are here.You [...]
River of Eternal Youth, Part Three
The History of Derwent Angling Association 1945-2010 As the Derwent Angling Association entered the austere period of post World War Two Britain, it began preparing in earnest for the sweeping changes that would soon be at hand in the world of both water regulation and angling itself. It started by re-embarking upon the path it [...]
River of Eternal Youth, Part Two
The History of The Derwent Angling Association: 1890 to 1945 By 1890, some twenty four years after the formation of the Derwent Angling Association, it seemed as though at last the club was entering a period of relative stability. Despite recent expenditure on the stocking of both trout and grayling into the River Derwent, the [...]
River of Eternal Youth, Part One
The History of The Derwent Angling Association: 1865-1890 Love them or loathe them, there are few of us that haven’t relied on the services of an angling club or association at some time or another. And while commercial fisheries and syndicates have removed some of our reliance on the clubs and associations, millions of fishermen [...]
The Wansbeck Wonder Years
(Originally Published in WATERLOG Magazine Issue 46 June 2004) I don’t suppose most people had read more than a few sentences on the river Wansbeck before the devastating floods of September 2008. Indeed this modest Northumbrian stream, scarcely twenty miles in length from its source in the Wilds of Wanney to where it flows into [...]
The Coarse of the Stream
(Originally Published in Waterlog Magazine Issue 61 Autumn 2007) The pursuit of coarse fish in the North East of England has never been easier. With the backing of the sympathetic Environment Agency, in the last decade, dozens of new stillwater coarse fisheries have opened their gates across Northumberland and Durham. Bivvie boys spend whole weeks [...]
Coastal Roots
(Originally Published in WATERLOG Magazine, Number 58, Winter 2006) “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” is the phrase used to describe Northumberland’s rugged coastline. Yet only that part from Lindisfarne, south to Druridge Bay is officially given such venerable recognition. The southernmost section, dominated until recently by traditional mining and manufacturing practises, is still largely ignored [...]
