Help - The UK Fishing Market?

Hi,

I looking for some help / advice.

I am completing my final year dissertation on the fresh water Angling market in the UK.

I'm looking for the following kind information, which to date has proven very difficult to find.

- the number of fishing tackle outlets in the UK

- fresh water fishing bait sale trends in the UK

- any other information/figures about the market

I would be really grateful if anyone could provide or advise me where I could find any of the above information/data from.

Thanks you for your time.

P

You could try here
http://www.thesportslife.com/ata.htm

You might try contacting John Hunter at Tackle & Guns magazine, the trade mag.

He might have some clue from previous articles they've ran in the past, or he could put you in the right direction.

john@dhpub.co.uk

There was a story last month saying it was worth ?500m a year and employed 18,000 people.

Bit more here