FishingMagic Magazine

Hundreds of millions of young eels carried about 3,500 miles every year on Atlantic currents to Europe then flown 5,400 miles further on to China, are at the heart of an illegal and growing French export trade, an eminent British eel expert said today (November 10).

For me, it simply goes against every instinct, every principle and every reason for night fishing to set two or three traps then to purposefully turn-in for the night. The very act of leaving your precious rods unattended outside the zipped-up bivvy while you slip into oblivion and deliberately miss what the dark hours have to offer is, to me, an admission of disinterest...a statement of indifference to the night's natural drama and one of the main reasons for being a fisherman.

The Angling Trust is calling on anglers and other water users to be extra vigilant following the discovery of an invasive species never before seen in Britain.

I remember a mate of mine, on a marlin trip out of Port Stephen, commenting on the skipper's obsession with finding the right colour of water. He was musing on the notion that if the Eskimos can identify 14 different types of snow how many different types of water can a fisherman find in a single day on the ocean?

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My first memories date back to when I was very young indeed. It started when I was with my mum and dad, brothers and sisters and a few cousins. We were just a typical family group out and about enjoying ourselves in the warm sun one fine Spring day.

Anyone interested in getting involved can find role descriptions, person specification and application form on the Angling Trust website. Closing date for applications is Friday 18th December 2015. Appointments will be made by 31st January 2016.