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Environment Agency angler numbers just don't add up

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Keith Arthur, 23 July 2010 16:00

Once again we have laughable figures that have no sound evidence being touted by the EA to produce numbers of anglers. You simply cannot argue with figures that are 100 per cent accurate, and if the EA brass insists that the latest numbers squeezed out by its latest research are correct, then they should all resign and let someone who ...

 

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Environment Agency angler numbers just don't add up

rating is 5

Keith Arthur,
23 July 2010 16:00

Once again we have laughable figures that have no sound evidence being touted by the EA to produce numbers of anglers. You simply cannot argue with figures that are 100 per cent accurate, and if the EA brass insists that the latest numbers squeezed out by its latest research are correct, then they should all resign and let someone who ...

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This year's Fish O Mania will be the closest battle yet

rating is 2

Keith Arthur, 13 July 2010 16:30

When Barry Hearn first sold the idea of a fishing match to Sky Sports, everyone thought the boss had gone mad. This was a company with a hard-nosed view of sports and making money. How would 16 anglers sitting round a lake fit in with that? Vic Wakeling was that man with the vision, and at his retirement party last ...

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Forget the World Cup - this was England's finest hour!

rating is 4

Keith Arthur, 09 July 2010 15:30

Following England’s sad but entirely predictable  departure from the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, I was listening to a discussion about the matter on radio. As usual the subject of how much money the players earn was discussed, and one commentator said that, ideally, the World Cup should be like the Olympics used to be…for amateurs only. In that ...

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188lb skate was a 'hell of a fish' says Keith Arthur

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Keith Arthur, 02 July 2010 16:00

As age creeps up on me the chance to catch special fish is taken with every opportunity. A couple of years ago I met with a lady who promised me that, one day, she would put me on a ‘special’ fish. That day arrived and Mary Gavin Hughes, Europe’s only woman charter boat skipper, kept her word. Thanks to my ...

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River Thames opening day success for Keith Arthur

rating is 3

Keith Arthur, 25 June 2010 16:00

Almost everyone has ‘go-to’ words or phrases, things they say almost without thinking. I have two (at least!): ‘fantastic’ and ‘unbelievable’. However, on the first day of the season, June 16, both words were more than justifiable. Tight Lines invited ex-England goalie David Seaman to join me on the banks of the River Thames and we made an early start ...

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Keith Arthur: Why angling must be run by anglers

rating is 4

Keith Arthur, 18 June 2010 15:00

It’s a shame that the EA budget is likely to be slashed by an amount of money. However, if this impacts directly on angling I may well join Des Taylor and refuse to buy a rod licence ¬ only for a vastly different reason. The money spent on angling is our money, with a small proportion coming from grant-in-aid from ...

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Fish surveys are no use says Keith Arthur

rating is 3.5

Keith Arthur, 11 June 2010 16:30

Anglers can’t catch fish so assume they are not there. The EA surveys rivers and tells us they are. What is the answer? I repeat what I wrote a few weeks ago: if we don’t fish for roach correctly, or know how they are feeding and what they are feeding on, they might as well not be there. I have ...

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Warm weather means fish have other things on their minds

rating is 3.5

Keith Arthur, 04 June 2010 16:30

Thanks to that fabulous weather, plenty of coarse fish have got a load off their minds - or at least their bellies. I’ve witnessed fish spawning before, but never with the intensity of last weekend.Driving home from TalkSport, my phone rang, hands-free of course, with John Gard telling me to: ‘...get down to the river by Hawkers - they’re going ballistic.’ The ...

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Keith Arthur - day ticket sales will be a worry this summer

rating is 4

Keith Arthur, 28 May 2010 15:30

The fact that rod licence sales are down by seven per cent - a significant but not really substantial amount - is concerning. Of course it isn’t anywhere near as bad as a glance at the graph depicting the downturn as featured in last week’s AT, where the figure appeared to be at its lowest since 2002 - but sales are down. However, ...

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Keith Arthur - Fish smugglers should beware

rating is 5

Keith Arthur, 21 May 2010 15:30

The eyes and ears of anglers are on you - good thing too! I am deeply aware of how long ECHO has been working on this new Crimestopper initiative and just how thrilled Ruth Lockwood and the gang that worked on it are to get it off the ground. The finances were hard to find, but well done to those that ...

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