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Fury of golfers as they are banned from the links under lockdown rules… but anglers get green light to carry on fishing Fishing has been deemed exercise meaning it won’t be banned during lockdown Tennis and golf have been proscribed despite arguably greater health benefits England Golf questioned the logic of rules as golf is … Read more
Anglers will now be able to use videos to prove their giant catches after a fisherman’s record-smashing 21lb sea bass was rejected because no-one witnessed it. Guntars Zukovskis, 26, caught a whopping 21lbs 5oz sea bass while fishing alone on a Somerset beach in February last year. He took a video of the huge fish while … Read more
Anglers get £90k for the ones that got (taken) away: Fishermen win seven-year court battle with council over draining of local lake An Angling society in South Wales has won £90,000 in seven-year legal battle They launched the case after Deri Lake was drained by the council in April 2013 Council denied being to blame for … Read more
Cast off our lockdown restrictions, anglers demand as they brand themselves a ‘social distancing sport’ that could safely resume Anglers are trying to persuade the Government they can restart their hobby The Angling Trust submitted a large 15-page report to ministers yesterday Golfers also created proposals to persuade the Government to let them reopen Both … Read more
Angler’s shock as a squirming seabeast with an agonising sting is dragged from the deep Alyssa Ramirez came across the odd seabeast while fishing in Port Isabel, Texas Bearded fireworms carry a powerful neurotoxin, delivered through their bristles In her footage the creature’s dangerous bristles fan in and out as its body writhes By Amelia … Read more