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IanWelch

Ian Welch has contributed an angling column for more than 20 years. It offers a mix of news, views, reviews and results from around the local angling scene.

He is currently editor of the world's busiest online angling website with MacNab Media.

He captured the world's largest ever freshwater fish - a Giant Freshwater Stingray of 350kg - from Thailand's Maeklong River in 2009, but he is most at home on more local venues.

Share your angling news by emailing ian@bigfishtrail.com

12:00 Thu 02 Feb 2012

With winter finally beginning to show its teeth with a little more regularity over the past week or so, conditions have been challenging for local angling and results have been hard-earned. Prior to

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12:00 Thu 05 Jan 2012

The statisticians tell us that 2011 was the second warmest year on record and the extraordinarily mild winter has continued to deliver some exceptional results for local anglers and the Christmas

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12:00 Thu 08 Dec 2011

Another week on and winter still has yet to show its teeth.

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13:30 Thu 24 Nov 2011

The warmest and driest November since records began is what the met men are saying and, although we still have a few days left to come, there is in all likelihood little chance of anything dramatic

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12:00 Thu 12 Jan 2012

The Big Fish Column has reported on the planned local Thames hydro-electricity schemes, and their likely impact upon angling before and, anyone fishing Romney in recent weeks will have seen some major

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09:00 Fri 16 Dec 2011

And so it is that time of year again and here is my usual festive look at a few of the most appropriate gifts for the angler which have caught my eye during the past few months.

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13:44 Thu 01 Dec 2011

The 'Indian autumn' continues to keep the local angling scene surprisingly buoyant with far more anglers out and about on the banks than is usually the case at this time of year. The benefits for the

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15:00 Thu 17 Nov 2011

Winter continues to be held in abeyance by the unseasonally warm weather and local anglers have continued to enjoy fishing which has, for the most part, been more reminiscent of late summer. Just how

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10:00 Thu 05 May 2011
Maurice

New blood from Mary and experience from Maurice, make a winning partnership for this year’s outdoor captains.The 2011 outdoor season marks a change of captaincy at Desborough Bowls Club and the

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10:30 Fri 24 Sep 2010
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Maidenhead Town Bowls Club held their finals over the last weekend with Kim Eales and Mark Goodchild winning the respective championship titles.For a full list of results, see this week's Advertiser.

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09:16 Thu 28 Jan 2010
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Debbie Stavrou has set her sights on becoming the first woman to win three World Bowls Matchplay Championships in a row after successfully defending her crown last week.The 36-year-old, who plays out

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13:00 Thu 09 Feb 2012
Tina Sells and Gary Robson

Gary Robson and Tina Sells are the new captains at Maidenhead Golf Club. At the traditional captains' drive-in, club captain Robson drove his ball 174 yards while the tee shot of women's captain Sells

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11:00 Thu 09 Feb 2012
Windsor Swimming Club

Windsor Swimming Club's national squad returned home from Portugal last weekend with 18 medals having tested themselves against some of the best swimmers from across the continent. Katie Ambridge gave

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15:25 Wed 01 Feb 2012
Wenches

Wenches will saddle up and cycle 54 miles from London to Brighton in aid of good causes in September. A group of ten Windsor and Maidenhead cyclists will take on the ride to benefit local and national

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