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An angler's catch of coarse fish —painting by Dean Wolstenholme, circa 1850. Coarse fishing (Irish: garbhiascaireacht, Welsh: pysgota bras) is a phrase commonly used in Britain and Ireland. [1][2] It refers to the angling for rough fish, which are fish species considered undesirable as food or game fish. Freshwater game fish are all salmonids ...
38 lb Ferox Brown Trout caught by old Willie Maule. Evidence destroyed by fire. 8 lb Burbot largest ever recorded in England, caught from the river Trent around 1700–1800. No date/also method of capture unknown. 83lb 4oz Mirror Carp "Big Plated" caught from Wingham syndicate carp lake in Kent, November 2017.
The British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee - (BRFC) is the official organisation taking responsibility for all angling fish records within the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, collectively known as the "British Records". Since 2009 the BRFC has been part of the Angling Trust [ 1]
The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition.Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections and the winner with the most weight will be awarded one point, two for second, three for third, at the end of the two days the team with the least points is the top team.
Bob Nudd in 2009. Nudd represented the England team at the international level for more than 24 years, during which time he became arguably the best known angler in the world. The highlight of his professional career was a victory in front of a home crowd at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, in 1994. [3] He has been individual World Champion on a ...
The Blue Marine Foundation, alongside environmental groups Bloom and Greenpeace UK, carried out a six-month investigation into tuna fishing practices.
Clive Branson (born 1951 in Cardiff) is a Welsh angler who won the individual World Freshwater Angling Championships in 1987 after being runner-up in 1986, and team bronze medalist for Wales in 1981. [ 1][ 2] He loves to use custard creams and ice cream tubs and makes click bait posts on Facebook. Branson produces Gold Medal ground bait, [ 3 ...
Dean Macey. Dean Macey (born 12 December 1977) is an English athlete from Canvey Island. He is best known for competing in the decathlon, which he did from 1995 to 2008, winning the Commonwealth Games decathlon, two World Championship medals, as well as twice finishing fourth in the Olympic Games. Retiring from decathlon due to injury, he ...