BY JAMIE FOSTER The One That Didn’t Get Away by Tom Quinn is a delightful treasure trove of angling triumphs, designed to transport readers through the rich history of fishing over the past two centuries. Following in the footsteps of his earlier work, Great Angling Disasters, Quinn presents an anthology of unforgettable fishing moments, weaving together tales from rivers, seas, and lakes. This collection of … Continue reading The One That Didn’t Get Away
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Ban Angling? Why not Music? As I sit here between meals this Christmastime, sipping from a mug of recuperative lemon green tea, I acknowledge with hearty respect the remains of the smoked salmon before me. Meanwhile, I stare at another dead salmon – a non-smoker – which stares back at me from beside its savaged acquaintance. During the stare exchange, I ponder … Continue reading On Fish
BY ANDREW MOODY Mick May, the author of Cancer and Pisces: One Man’s Story of his Unique Survival of Cancer, Interwoven with the Joy and Succour of Fishing was first diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer caused by asbestos poisoning, back in 2013. (Mesothelioma) is a particularly vicious form of cancer. It is invariably fatal and the median life expectancy from diagnosis is around … Continue reading Cancer and Pisces
BY MARK CHILES Earlier this month in Westminster, Fishing for Leave released one of the first detailed Brexit policy documents. The policy paper clearly details the realities of Brexit to ensure the UK regains all fisheries waters and resources automatically with nothing to negotiate. Speaking to the 30 national journalists FFL said “We have devised future policy to ensure the UK takes advantage of the … Continue reading Fishing For Leave
BY MARK CHILES It is absurd that a landlocked country like Austria should have a say in setting the catch quotas for Britain’s fishermen. Yet under tight EU quota restrictions, brought in with the Common Fisheries Policy in 1983, Austria currently helps determine what, how much of and where Britain’s fishermen currently fish. Brexit changes all of that. Freedom from the Common Fisheries Policy will … Continue reading The GB Fish & Ships Revival
