News

Some good news. A WP member has offered to take up the challenge of keeping the spirit of PP alive, and is actively building a new website. This site should be ready for launch in a few weeks, technical difficulties excepted.

Please note that it will not be PP Revived, it will be a new entity with a new name; however, the intention is very much to keep to the aesthetic quality and ethos of PP, ie the Working Party concept and lack of commercialism. There may be a few new innovations, and it is also hoped to port the Forum to the new site in due course. More information will be posted as things progress. Watch this space!

Hi All,

Unfortunately a bit of sad news to report, and that is the main part of the PurePiscator.com site will soon cease to be updated. Sadly due to the other commitments in life, those we all face, we don't have the time to dedicate to the site like we once did. Because of this, we feel we can't do it justice anymore. We're sorry for this we really are.

It's not all bad news however, because the site won't be deleted as such, so all of the old content will still remain in place, and who knows somebody make pick up the torch and keep the same ethos (non commerical, no adverts, no sponsorship, simple angling) going in a new site.

As for this forum, well it will stay in place as long as it's called for. Perhaps somebody would like to set up another one and everybody can transfer to it, either way we will keep it in place until an alternative pops up. If this never happens..then who knows....

The National Vintage Tackle Fishing Fair

An anthology of new work by established writers and talented newcomers, all drawn together by an enthusiasm for fishing. Edited by Dexter Petley and with a Foreword by Chris Yates, this collection has impeccable credentials....

Details from the organisers...

The 6th British Antique & Vintage Fishing Fair

Combined with the Game & Country fair at Knebworth house Hertfordfordshire on October 3rd/4th

You can bring, buy, sell swap or why not have a table at a cost of £50.00 for the two days !!! Bring the whole family for a great day / weekend of fun.

Free camping /cavering and a very good food tent for stall holders.

The Angling Trust has announced a number of cuts to its central operations in Nottingham and Leominster. Despite widespread publicity and the distribution of half a million membership leaflets, the level of recruitment has to date, fallen below expectations.....

Upcoming tackle fairs for your diary...

PP'ers may well remember the throughly interesting interview, angling-explorer extraordinaire, Jeremy Wade kindly gave William back in 2007. Well after the success of his 'Jungle Hooks' program, Jeremy will soon be back with a new seven part series 'River Monsters' on the 'Animal Planet' channel. This looks like one well worth looking forward to, more details from the producers follow...

Upcoming tackle fairs for your diary...

Jason catches up with his friend, well known angling writer and Golden Scale Club member, Jon Berry.

For all Yates fans and book collectors out there....Our friends over at 'Caught By The River' have been in touch to say that they will soon be offering a special limited edition, leather bound version of Chris's latest book 'Out of the Blue'. For more information please click on the image on the right or follow the link below.

Upcoming tackle fairs for your diary...

From Chris Ball

Those of you who are interested in Richard Walker and his extraordinary angling life, especially to do with carp fishing might be interested in an evening being hosted by myself on Sunday 30th November 2008. I will have some of Walker’s hand-made tackle with me, so it’s a chance to feel and touch unique items of carp fishing history.

Details:-
Willow Tree Bar,
Billing Aquadrome,
Crow Lane,
Little Billing,
NORTHAMPTON,NN3 9DA

From 6pm onwards
For more details contact Chris Berry on 07974611752

Information and internet trailers for Hugh Miles's imminent new angling series...

Andrews of Arcadia - The finest vintage tackle stall in London is now online...

Upcoming tackle fairs for your diary...

A chance encounter leads to some great conversations with all round angler and occasional angling writer Robin West.

Robin has been kind enough to allow these conversations to be recreated here on PurePiscator.com in this superb and very interesting interview...

The excellent 'Caught by the river' site goes live

Fellow cane lovers out there may have already noticed that cane rod builder, artist and friend of PP, Paul Cook has recently launched a new rod range and website. For those that haven't read on...

Angling broadcaster Martin James has recently been in touch to remind all us piscators that there is a special radio broadcast coming up dedicated to the late, great Fred J Taylor...

We were all sad to learn of the passing away of Fred J Taylor MBE, one of the true angling greats.