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Hugh Miles and Martin Bowler have finally sealed a deal to get their critically-acclaimed Catching the Impossible series shown on terrestrial TV. Channel 4 has
bought the licence to the eight-part show, which follows AT columnist Martin and well-known actor Bernard Cribbins as they travel the country in pursuit of
 impossibly big fish. Each of the hour-long programmes will go out at 7am on Sunday mornings starting from June 13 and, if enough viewers tune in, Channel
4 could re-run the series in a prime time slot at a later date. “To have the opportunity to raise the profile of angling is terrific and right from the outset that was
always the goal. The aim was to get on to terrestrial television and now we’ve got it, we need good audience figures.
If we do, it might encourage others to make fishing programmes for TV,” said Hugh. “It’s been a long journey and we’ve had to jump through a lot of hoops
along the way, but I never gave up. We got close with BBC4 and then ITV, before finally getting the okay from Channel 4. For a quiet and unfashionable sport
like angling to make the schedules, where the main stars are the fish and the countryside, is amazing
,” he added.
Columnist Martin Bowler was equally excited by the news, insisting that getting on mainstream TV would be the highlight of an already exceptional angling career.
“The biggest
‘impossible’ wasn’t catching the fish, it was getting the programme on terrestrial. “The main aim was always to showcase how special and amazing our fish and
fisheries are and to share them with the wider public. Yes, it’s great news for the sport of angling, but personally I hope it proves even better news for the fish and
oes some way to helping improve their protection.” Legendary TV
 personality Bernard Cribbins, who provided the commentary on Hugh’s earlier award-winning angling series A Passion For Angling, joined in the celebrations.
“It’s fantastic news. Fishing with Martin was a great experience and I was delighted to have the opportunity to work with Hugh again. I caught my best-ever pike,
 landed my biggest carp and got loads of stick for my ancient Mitchell 300s.”

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Dear Clive.
Below are a few details of our club and information of our development plan for Wrexham community angling club. our website is
actonparkcommunityangling.com We are in the process of writing a five year development plan for the lake. This will be mostly based on the recommendations made to
WrexhamCouncil in the lake survey which
was carried out in 2008. This year we will have all 18 new pegs in place plus, 3 disabled pegs. We will also have a purpose built bridge in place which will open up access to
the islands and the three new pegs which will be sited on it. In total, we should have 26 pegs which will be fit for purpose within the next 2 to 3 months We will increase the
amount of marginal vegetation through the use of  preplanted coir rolls and free planting of a selection of native marginals between those pegs which are not too shaded.
In between the shaded pegs we will engage in willow weaving which should result in new growth of willows in areas which are pretty barren and eroded at present. We will
also look to introduce bull rush in these areas as we assured they will establish themselves We will also look towards reintroducing water lilies in the lake though we will have
 to work out a strategy for keeping the waterfowl away from them until they are established. We will introduce a new floating island
which will create habitat for young fish and help to strip nutrients out of the lake, therefore helping to enhance the water quality. Towards the end of this year we aim to employ
a professional to add siltex to the lake which will help to break down silt which is not currently of a quality which will encourage either helpful bacteria and animal life or, be
 very beneficial in terms of establishing a range of native oxygenating plants. This is something which we plan to to carry out next year. In addition to the above, we will have
to keep on top of the litter picks and general work parties. As you can see, we aim to busy this year and conceivably, for the durationof the existing lease but, I think you will
 all agree that the lake is looking far better than it has for a long time and it is our intention to make Acton Park Lake a top notch club water and somewhere where it will
be a pleasure to spend time fishing look forward to catching up with you on the bank maybe in the future.
regards Eifion Parry.

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Not Qualified Enough?
Just recently I applied for a fishing Sales advisor with a company called fishtec. Having been made unemployed recently from my Sales job, I saw an advertisement
 within the local Newspaper. “Fishing Sales Advisor Required” Having been granted an Interview I thought this job could be a breeze for me and something at last
I would enjoy. However after three weeks of waiting they responded with;
Thank you for your recent interest in the Fishing Advisor Role that we have recently advertised. Unfortunately you have been unsuccessful in your application on this occasion.
I would, however, like to keep your highly skilled C.V. on file, for when further positions become available within BVG Airflo Group.Thank you once again for the interest you
have shown, it was nice to meet you and I
sincerely wish you the very of best of luck in your future career search
Oh’ well  perhaps they thought I was not qualified enough. Clive Branson
(See Snide rumours and remarks)

Specifically, I'd like to hear from anyone who has personal experience of mental health problems, and how Angling has benefited their mental health. Maybe it has helped you deal
with
depression or anxiety, gain in confidence, or rebuild a social life?

I work for the mental health charity Mind, which is involved in England's first national anti-stigma and discrimination campaign called Time to Change. Research has shown that
discrimination is best reduced through social contact and Time to Change's Get Moving project aims to organise mass participation events throughout the country where people with
and without experience of mental distress can take part together.

Get Moving events are based around a physical activity as much research has pointed to the benefits exercise has on our mental as well as physical health, some research even
suggests it can be as effective as medication. So, we'd like to hear from anyone who would be willing to share their story with Get Moving and help us raise the profile of our
campaign.

STAN CROWLEY
JULY 7th 2008 was the date that Fellow angler and friend of many
Stan Crowley (53) (Cardiff Nomads) passed away at Home after being released from University of Wales Hospital Cardiff. He will be
sadly missed by all that fished with him. It is ironic that only a couple of weeks prior to his departure I fished along side Stan at Cefn Mably Ponds to be
beaten by Stan from the next peg. Stan winning his final match. Unfortunately the following week he drew next to me and after feeling unwell he had to pack
up early.  I have fond memories of Stan and in particular he was always called the youngster of the team. As a young teenager we all new that Stan was going
to be a star amongst us. He starred in a Match fishing Video that I made at Morgan Pond Newport in the late 80s We were pegged opposite each other and
the camera was following our action. I caught well on the Bloodworm
early on in the match, however Stan caught much larger Skimmers and he Won the match with over 17lb.
Stan you are and will always be a Star. I am sure Stan will be fishing in Heaven. God Rest
Clive (Editor)  
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JUNE 16th Close Season Opens for rivers (The EA point of view)
The Purpose of Close Seasons
The legal basis for the statutory close seasons is to protect fisheries from the impacts of angling during the breeding season. For coarse fish, a close season was introduced at the
 end of the nineteenth century, when coarse fish were usually killed upon capture.
Nowadays coarse fish are almost invariably returned to the fishery and therefore a close season may no longer be justified on all waters. Although the coarse fish close season may
have benefits for wildlife,
habitat and to other recreational users, these are incidental and close seasons cannot be imposed for these reasons.
On this basis, the justification for close seasons for salmon and trout is clear. However, for rainbow trout in stillwaters there is no close season, since these fisheries are entirely
 reliant on stocking. In contrast to stillwaters, most river fisheries are in multiple ownership, with fish free to move between stretches owned by different people. Fisheries
 management actions taken by one owner will have an impact on the neighbouring waters; this is of particular importance with regard to spawning sites on rivers, which are often
very localised.
In February 2000 the independent Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Review considered close seasons and recommended that: Byelaws should be introduced to abolish the close
season for coarse fish on canals
and rivers except where its retention is necessary to avert serious risk of damage to fish stocks. The Government supported our view that such a proposal should be based on sound
science.
While sound scientific evidence was available to support the case for removing the close season on canals, it was not available in respect of rivers. Because all river coarse fisheries
have a close season, it is virtually impossible to gather the required evidence - a scientific comparison similar to that done for canals would be needed. Our view is that in the absence
 of scientific evidence, we must take a precautionary approach towards rivers, retaining the current close season. It should also be noted that the above recommendation resulted
in a great deal of representation to Government from angling and fisheries interests opposing the removal of the close season on rivers.
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Hi Clive
Just had a look at your site and i cannot find Llanbradach angling club the club has been running since 1984 and has a great stretch of the rumney river.our web site is www.llanbradachanglingclub.co.uk
The Llanbradach Angling Club was established in 1984 to provide fishing for the village of Llanbradach and surrounding areas,
over the years the club has obtained fishing rights on the river Rhymney and sought to improve the quality of the river as a whole
along with its fishing.

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CHRISTMAS
I would like to thank my visitors and angling friends for a good year and wish all the best and tight lines for Christmas and the New Year.
Please keep all your views and comments coming plus any reports and pictures.
clivesangling@cardiffcity.net
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Hello Clive,
congratulations to the amazing Welsh result in Hungary! Some of the Welsh Anglers I remeber from the time I was in Cardiff.
Ist a pity, that just half point seperates you from the Top three. Anyway, the Welsh are better anglers than football-players. Just the other way
round than the germans.

Jürgen