CARDIFF NOMADS Are looking for new members to increase their membership 

Looking to join a match fishing group in South Wales then click here www.cardiffnomads.co.uk
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The new Fishing Pembrokeshire brochure is available now

A comprehensive guide to Sea, Coarse and Game fishing in the county, it includes listings for beaches and rock marks,
fisheries, clubs, charter boats and tackle shops, plus advice on licenses and regulations, seasons and environmental protection.

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Hi Clive, Great site.
Have you had chance to review the new commonwood fishery that has opened in Wrexham?http://www.commonwoodfishery.co.uk/home-3116.html

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CANALS
For less than 3p a day, anglers can target over 300 miles of previously unfished, virgin canals following British Waterway’s decision to license 122 stretches throughout England and Wales. The new Waterways Wanderers ticket will run for 12 months from the date of purchase and costs just £10 to Angling Trust members, with the price for non-members set at £20. The exciting development follows a successful trial scheme in the North-West of England, and is sure to prove hugely popular with anglers living close to some of the stretches. And the provision within the scheme to allow clubs to sign up and run free matches will help to offset concerns that fishing on the nation’s canal network is in the doldrums. “I’m really pleased to be extending the Waterways Wanderers scheme to the rest of the country – canals are great for beginners and experienced anglers alike,” said BW national fisheries manager John Ellis. The Angling Trust was also full of praise for the initiative, which should help it to boost member numbers. “Britain’s canals offer a fantastic resource for anglers of all abilities, both in the countryside and inner city areas. Our members will be able to enjoy all that fishing for just £10 a year,” said Trust boss Mark Lloyd. And, in the main, angling clubs agreed that the scheme was a positive step forward for the sport. “It’s outstanding value. Many of the stretches are set in scenic areas and will offer great fishing for a mix of species,” said Warrington AA secretary Frank Lythgoe. But one person who’s unconvinced is Milton Keynes AA’s chairman Trevor Johnson. He thinks the huge choice of quality commercial fisheries means canals are still well down the pecking order with many anglers. “I can’t see there being a mad rush to take up this initiative. We control nine miles of some of the nation’s best canal fishing on the Grand Union, but its popularity has declined dramatically,” said Trevor.

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Hugh Miles and Martin Bowler have finally sealed a deal to get their critically-acclaimed Catching the Impossible series shown on terrestrial TV. Channel 4 has bought the licence to the eight-part show, which follows AT columnist Martin and well-known actor Bernard Cribbins as they travel the country in pursuit of impossibly big fish. Each of the hour-long programmes will go out at 7am on Sunday mornings starting from June 13 and, if enough viewers tune in, Channel 4 could re-run the series in a prime time slot at a later date. “To have the opportunity to raise the profile of angling is terrific and right from the outset that was always the goal. The aim was to get on to terrestrial television and now we’ve got it, we need good audience figures. If we do, it might encourage others to make fishing programmes for TV,” said Hugh. “It’s been a long journey and we’ve had to jump through a lot of hoops along the way, but I never gave up. We got close with BBC4 and then ITV, before finally getting the okay from Channel 4. For a quiet and unfashionable sport like angling to make the schedules, where the main stars are the fish and the countryside, is amazing,” he added. Columnist Martin Bowler was equally excited by the news, insisting that getting on mainstream TV would be the highlight of an already exceptional angling career. “The biggest ‘impossible’ wasn’t catching the fish, it was getting the programme on terrestrial. “The main aim was always to showcase how special and amazing our fish and fisheries are and to share them with the wider public. Yes, it’s great news for the sport of angling, but personally I hope it proves even better news for the fish and goes some way to helping improve their protection.” Legendary TV personality Bernard Cribbins, who provided the commentary on Hugh’s earlier award-winning angling series A Passion For Angling, joined in the celebrations. “It’s fantastic news. Fishing with Martin was a great experience and I was delighted to have the opportunity to work with Hugh again. I caught my best-ever pike, landed my biggest carp and got loads of stick for my ancient Mitchell 300s.”

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Dear Clive.
Below are a few details of our club and information of our development plan for Wrexham community angling club. our website is
actonparkcommunityangling.com We are in the process of writing a five year development plan for the lake. This will be mostly based on the recommendations made to WrexhamCouncil in the lake survey which was carried out in 2008. This year we will have all 18 new pegs in place plus, 3 disabled pegs. We will also have a purpose built bridge in place which will open up access to the islands and the three new pegs which will be sited on it. In total, we should have 26 pegs which will be fit for purpose within the next 2 to 3 months We will increase the amount of marginal vegetation through the use of preplanted coir rolls and free planting of a selection of native marginals between those pegs which are not too shaded. In between the shaded pegs we will engage in willow weaving which should result in new growth of willows in areas which are pretty barren and eroded at present. We will also look to introduce bull rush in these areas as we assured they will establish themselves We will also look towards reintroducing water lilies in the lake though we will have to work out a strategy for keeping the waterfowl away from them until they are established. We will introduce a new floating island which will create habitat for young fish and help to strip nutrients out of the lake, therefore helping to enhance the water quality. Towards the end of this year we aim to employ a professional to add siltex to the lake which will help to break down silt which is not currently of a quality which will encourage either helpful bacteria and animal life or, be very beneficial in terms of establishing a range of native oxygenating plants. This is something which we plan to to carry out next year. In addition to the above, we will have to keep on top of the litter picks and general work parties. As you can see, we aim to busy this year and conceivably, for the durationof the existing lease but, I think you will all agree that the lake is looking far better than it has for a long time and it is our intention to make Acton Park Lake a top notch club water and somewhere where it will be a pleasure to spend time fishing look forward to catching up with you on the bank maybe in the future.
regards Eifion Parry.

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Not Qualified Enough?
Just recently I applied for a fishing Sales advisor with a company called fishtec. Having been made unemployed recently from my Sales job, I saw an advertisement within the local Newspaper. “Fishing Sales Advisor Required” Having been granted an Interview I thought this job could be a breeze for me and something at last I would enjoy. However after three weeks of waiting they responded with;
Thank you for your recent interest in the Fishing Advisor Role that we have recently advertised. Unfortunately you have been unsuccessful in your application on this occasion. I would, however, like to keep your highly skilled C.V. on file, for when further positions become available within BVG Airflo Group.Thank you once again for the interest you have shown, it was nice to meet you and I sincerely wish you the very of best of luck in your future career search.<>Kind Regards Tom Larkin Office Manager
Oh’ well  perhaps they thought I was not qualified enough. Clive Branson
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