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12 th May 2021
Sturgeon 'Critically Endangered' | Conservation vs Caviar
Sturgeon are the most Critically Endangered group of species in the world. They shared the planet with dinosaurs but, relatively recently, humans have not been so good at sharing the planet. 85% of sturgeon, one of the oldest families of fish in
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22 nd April 2021
Fishing has now been prescribed by the NHS to treat Anxiety & Depression in the UK
Here at Angling Direct, we could not be happier with the recognition of the benefits angling has on mental health. Fishing is not only a pastime but a way of life for many people and its benefits to achieving a healthy body and mind can now be used
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21 st April 2021
How to Catch More Bream
The bream, a deep bodied shoal fish, isn’t everyone’s favourite, but feeling the heavy thump of a big slab on the other end has to be one of the most satisfying feelings in fishing.At this time of year all species will now be preparing for winter
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15 th April 2021
Angling Trust’s Anglers Against Pollution Campaign
A recent WWF Living Planet Report estimated an 84% loss in freshwater biodiversity. Along with climate change, the pollution in rivers, lakes and estuaries is having a catastrophic effect on plants and wildlife – and the biggest threat is in
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05 th February 2021
Angling Direct Redditch Opening Soon!
It’s been a busy week, but your new Angling Direct Redditch store is coming along nicely! We are going to continue to bring you updates, complete with images, in the lead up to the store opening. A large part of the store’s
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17 th January 2021
Fishing in the Perfect Storm – How fishing WON 2020
2020 was a tough year, a year of unprecedented firsts and unexplored territory. The global pandemic has created a new reality for us all, in the UK, we were confined to our homes for the best part of 3 months at the start of 2020, which for us
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29 th September 2020
Fishing Line Recycling Success!
We, here at Angling Direct have just sent off our latest large batch of old reel line that you great lot has popped into our red recycling line bins when visiting AD stores! We are so grateful that our customers kept it all safe over Lockdown and
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25 th July 2020
The Best Fishing Venues in Norfolk - Norfolk Day
To celebrate Norfolk Day, Angling Direct have devised a list of the best fishing venues in Norfolk. We thought that our expertise of the Norfolk fishing scene would be particularly handy this year, with the county coming to terms with limited
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28 th January 2020
Our Get Into Fishing Campaign
At Angling Direct we are constantly thinking of innovative ways to encourage the uptake of angling as a hobby. We are passionate about the future of angling and the huge benefits of spending time out in the countryside on the bank and we share
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27 th November 2019
Tour De Branches
For those of you that either followed our Tour de Branches charity event on social media or came to visit a participating store to cheer them on, we, here at Angling Direct would love to thank-you for your support.For those that may be unaware, last
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