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Boaters' Update 19 April 2019

19 April 2019

However you’re spending the glorious four-day weekend, I hope you find time to read this latest edition. In it you'll find our dredging plans, how we manage canalside vegetation, a review of Crick Boat Shows 2014 & 15 (and news of this year’s, the 20th, show) as well as water saving tips for new boaters, a new boater’s handbook, turtles, north west office changes and the regular latest news, stoppages and events sections!

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Pat O’Connor. Fishing prevails

17 April 2019

Some anglers start young and carry on fishing for a lifetime. Others, for many and varied reasons, have periods of their life when they lose the fishing habit. With further change in circumstances, many lapsed anglers do return, for fishing is great for the health and wellbeing of the young and the more mature among us alike. A well-known name from the past have recently got back into fishing is Coventry legend, Pat O’Connor. This is his story.

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Angling match results for week ending 20 April 2019

15 April 2019

Angling match results brought to you by Steve Cope.

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John Weeden. Man on a mission

9 April 2019

Fishing on the waterways we care for can be a wonderful pastime for people with a wide range of disabilities. One man who's passionate about the potential of disabled angling is John Weeden, the England disabled team manager. We caught up with John recently to find out what makes him tick.

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Angling match results for week ending 13 April 2019

8 April 2019

Angling match results brought to you by Steve Cope.

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Boaters' Update 5 April 2019

5 April 2019

Dredging, canal maintenance and safety - all close to a boater's heart - are featured in this latest edition. Of course, you'll also find the usual roundup of the latest news, events and stoppages.

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History of the centre pin reel

4 April 2019

It was only in Izaak Walton’s 1655 second edition of the famous 'Compleat Angler' that any sort of fishing reel was mentioned. While reels had been in existence in other countries for hundreds of years, for example China, they were slow to catch on here...

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Angling match results for week ending 6 April 2019

1 April 2019

Angling match results brought to you by Steve Cope.

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