Tag: John Wilson

02 nd August 2022

NEW John Wilson Rod Range - Now Available at Angling Direct

We are calling all fans of the legend that was fishing royalty; John Wilson! We, here at Angling Direct have some exciting news! We have a new exclusive range of special John Wilson (MBE) rods launching soon to honour his memory and to update the

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Posted in: News & Events, Industry, Product Reviews, Tackle Tagged: John Wilson
01 st July 2019

Norman Symonds

On the 19th June, Martin Symonds owner of Homersfield Lake announced that his father Norman Symonds passed away at the age of 94. Many carp anglers might not know his name, he never caught a record carp, he never invented any fishing tackle or made

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing Tagged: ADTV, John Wilson, Norman Symonds, Homersfield Lake, Martin Symonds
03 rd June 2019

The Last Goodbye- Arezue Wright

It was with a heavy heart last weekend that Dave and I travelled down to Norfolk to say our final goodbyes and celebrate the life of the legend, the one and only Sir John Wilson.For me I think it’s fair to say that at no other time did any one

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Posted in: News Tagged: John Wilson, Arezue Wright, The Last Goodbye- Arezue Wright
18 th February 2019

Arezue Omid Blog

The moment I mention to anyone that I am a female angler, one of the most common questions I get asked, with a huge expression of surprise, is “how on earth did you get in to fishing??”This is a question that I love to give an in depth answer to

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News, All About Fishing Tagged: Carp, Fishing, France, Angling Direct, King Of The Catch, John Wilson, Thailand, Arezue Omid
30 th January 2019

AD365- Episode 5

AD365 Episode 5Much to Hassan's bewildered surprise, AD365 has reached its fifth episode! Covering everything from Christmas to cracking carp being added to the Angling Direct Crown Netherhall Fishery – 'scaley bangers' that are

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Posted in: ADTV Specials, News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events, Company News Tagged: YouTube, ADTV, Angling Direct, John Wilson, Hassan Khan, Ashley Ford-McAllister, AD365, Specimen Angling
21 st November 2018

Phil Spinks - November 2018

Now that it is feeling much more wintery my attentions turn to pike. I really look forward to my pike fishing each year. One of the reasons I enjoy fishing for pike so much is the fact you can target pike with so many different methods. Feeling a

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Posted in: Catch Reports Tagged: Pike, Pike fishing, Go Fishing, Coarse Fishing, ADTV, Roach, Zander, Phil Spinks, John Wilson, Grafham Water, Phil Spinks - November 2018
15 th November 2017

Queen Of The Catch 2016 Arezue Wright - Thailand Trip of a Lifetime

After winning our Queen Of The Catch Title in 2016, Arezue secured a dream prize of not only an awesome Thailand fishing holiday with her husband Dave, but also meeting and being guided by John Wison MBE on his own awesome Thailand fishing lake

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Posted in: News, Company News Tagged: Competition, King Of The Catch, Pictures, Winners, KOTC, John Wilson, Queen Of The Catch
06 th July 2016

King Of The Catch 2016 – Predator Fishing Prize

Are you serious about your predator fishing? Want the chance to fish side by side with one of the biggest names in the business? We have the holiday of a lifetime up for grabs in our King of the Catch competition!You’ll probably have heard by now

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Company News Tagged: Predator, Predator fishing, Competition, King Of The Catch, Pictures, Winners, KOTC, Prize, John Wilson, Thailand