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Mercury 15 Aug 10
When it comes to making angling history, Dave Williams has had his chips. Problem is, his record catch was on the plate next to them.
The luckless fisherman has blown the chance of having his name in the record books for landing Britain’s biggest grayling – after eating the five pound monster.
Dave, 47, received the bombshell news from the British Record Fish Committee that a picture of him holding the fresh water fish and his own sworn statement are not enough…
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Gareth Purnell Coventry Telegraph 12 Nov 09
A Midlander has set a potential new British zander record with a magnificent 22lb fish at Anglian Water’s Grafham Water. The fish was boated on Sunday by Walsall angler Michael Dollan, who was fishing with his wife Jane using a mackerel deadbait in 46ft of water…
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Express & Star 16 Apr 09
Express & Star angling writer Ken Cope, a favourite with readers for more than 40 years, has died, aged 80…
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Walsall Advertiser 8 Apr 09
A fisherman was stabbed with a hypodermic needle after being approached by a gang of four men by the canal near Remington Place…
expressandstar.com, 22 Mar 09 22 Mar 09
A police scheme that keeps hundreds of Walsall youngsters on the straight and narrow by teaching them to fish faces the axe due to a funding crisis…
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Express & Star 20 Mar 09 21 Mar 09
Neil Goodwin, aged 37, a firefighter with a passion for fishing, will represent Great Britain at the World Firefighters Games 2010 which are due to be held in Daegu, South Korea…