Education, Education, Education…
Rod Sturdy argues that tackling the illegal fish removal and poaching problem is largely a question of education, both of immigrants and of the general public.
With Friends Like These…
A recent BBC discussion programme has highlighted the fact that we anglers need to get our PR act together.
Cormorant Predation – United We Stand…
Rod Sturdy offers his usual forthright opinion on the latest news from the Angling Trust.
Kennet Barbel – Apprenticed to the Lord of the Stream
Barbel fishing 'Apprentice' Adam Rayner may have been 'fired' but he's back to have a few final words on his River Kennet experiences...
A Far-off Country…
Rod Sturdy is concerned by the loss of salmon fishing water in Scotland to rafters and urges anglers to act before it happens again...and again...
ATr v EA – The Battle
Who should govern anglers and who should you support? Or is there a case for both? That is the question (well, two questions in fact).
Let's Get Our Own Act Together!
Anglers are of course conservationists, but should wake up to what is going on in the conservation world in general.
HS2 – Britain's New High Speed Rail Link
John Carver, Chairman of the B.C.S.G., asks for your support in opposing the proposed new high speed rail link
The Close Season Debate – 2011
The argument rages every year, but for once we can publish two viewpoints. Christian is a supporter of the close season and Jeff is an abolitionist. Both have published their brief arguments of similar length hereunder.
Checks and Balances: Apex Predators and the Balance of Nature
Wincing and ducking low, Geoff Maynard bobs and weaves through muddy trenches of text to present his take on freshwater predations
