Julian Grattidge

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Cut the glare and spot the fish!

Everybody raves about them, but what exactly are they, and why should you get some for your fishing? In this piece Julian Grattidge
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Help with Tackle Theft

We have received an email from Steve Stayner who sadly reports that almost a year to the day, he has again fallen foul of a ...
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Ebrocatncarp launch new website

After many years perfecting his skills on waters around Europe, Heiko Winter has spent the last 5 years gaining unrivalled knowledge of the River Ebro, ...
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MB Baits & Angling Lines ‘Do the Business’ for first time French trio

When Staffordshire based carp angler Kevin Sharrock received the Angling Lines brochure and DVD through the post late last year, little did he know what ...
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Summer is Coming!

Ahhh… light nights spent lying around on grassy banks with out a thermal jacket in sight! Summer is on its way! No better time then ...
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Marine Conservation Society Coastal Challenge

2006 is a landmark year for our seas with a Marine Bill on the table, and much work is needed to support its introduction and ...
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Fancy a brew?

To say I like a brew on the bank might be a little bit of an understatement. OK, a massive understatement, but there’s just something ...
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New Web Based TV for Country People

The Country Channel uses the explosion in broadband uptake and technical improvements in web based TV, to deliver a unique new service for everyone who ...
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Good things come in small packages!

Hooked Tackle & Bait inform us that one of their best selling products at the moment are the E-S-P mini PVA Bags; so perhaps good ...
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EA Blitz nets few offenders

Anglers across the North East were congratulated today for fishing legally over the Easter period. Environment enforcement officers spent the four days over Easter visiting ...
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RNLI offers lifeline to Fishermen

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will be hoping to make a big splash at this year’s Fishing 2006 show at the SECC in Glasgow, ...
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Online Shopping Supports UK Fishing & Angling Clubs

Anyone who has surfed the Internet looking for angling equipment will be able to testify to the volume of shopping available online. Previously considered the ...
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FISHING TACKLE SALE COMES TO BIRMINGHAM 13th & 14th MAY 2006

Thousands of anglers will be landing bargains galore as the “TACKLEMANIA ANGLING SALE” comes to the Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, Kingsheath, Birmingham on Saturday ...
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Europe’s largest collection of fish artwork.

The www.planetprints.com website was launched back in October 2005 and is added to on a regular basis. Planet prints feature artists famous in the ...
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SATURDAY APRIL 29th A 1.30 pm ANGLING AUCTION IN FRANCE

Alain ESCRIVA collection & others (370 lots): RODS : HARDY, PEZON & MICHEL SHARP'S, Walter BAMFTON, LANGHOLM, ORVIS, LOOP,FARLOW, Guy PLAS, BRUCE & WALKER, HEDDON...REELS ...
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HOT News from the IGFA April 2006

Pete Johnson from the IGFA PR counsel informs Anglers Net that a 385lb shark on 16lb tippet leads the new pending world records and may ...
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Boux blitz despite chilly conditions

More updates from Sandrine Perrier at Horton Fishing; John Tuitman has just returned from a challenging session at the awesome ‘Domaine de Boux’ venue located ...
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Kielder Water Releases Under the Spotlight

Demonstrating its role as an independent and impartial body, the Tyne Rivers Trust has organised a public meeting to look at how increased releases of ...
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Get a licence or get hooked!

Illegal anglers had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide during the May holiday weekend as the Environment Agency cracked down on people without a ...
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Still dreaming of your first Scottish salmon?

Like many anglers, David Pugh had long dreamed of catching his first Scottish salmon, and so decided to employ the services of Franz Grimley and ...
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First pike outing nets specimen for Callum!

Marina Howlett contacted Anglers Net to tell us about her sons exploits on the River Ouse whilst out fishing for pike.On only his first ...
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Llys-y-Fran Angling Update 18/04/2006

The past seven days has seen a marked improvement in the numbers of fish being taken from the Reservoir, certainly by those anglers fishing ledgered ...
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Specimens Galore at the Great Lake

Sandrine Perrier at Horton Fishing has been in touch to inform us of a great catch from their French ‘Great Lake’ venue. Adrian Torlini and ...
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JUNIOR ANGLERS CAN TACKLE THIS YEAR’S GUSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

The venue and date for this year’s Grand Union South Angling Club (GUSAC) Junior Angling Championships have been announced. This exciting event for all budding ...
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BONHAMS AUCTION BRITISH SALMON FLY-TYER'S DESK WITH ROYAL LINKS

A kidney-shaped dressing table which served as a fly-tying workbench for one of Britain best known salmon fly specialists - Miss Megan Boyd - will ...
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Retail Sales Set To ZOOM with Angling Concepts

Many specimen anglers will be aware of Angling Concepts, who are the UK distributor of the Amiaud range of products from France and the equally ...
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Wellsfield Trout Fishery Report 16/4/06

It was a busy week at the fishery and many fish were caught now that the Top Fly Pond extension is open.  The fishery now ...
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Look Out and Look Up!

With Summer coming and the weather turning warmer, more and more people will be enjoying the delights of outdoor activities and readers will be thinking ...
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Leek Pet & Fishing Centre Open New Tackle Shop

Karon and Malcolm Jefferies at Leek Pet & Fishing Centre are pleased to announce the opening of a refurbished Fishing Department at their long established ...
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SEYCHELLES FLY FISHING CHARTER

Enjoy a mix of exciting saltwater fly fishing and sport fishing onboard the SV Sea Pearl on the Farquhar atoll. Space is limited, book early! ...
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Spectre Fishing Floats

It’s not often nowadays that we are able to sing the praises of a British designed and British built product, so I was delighted to ...
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Angling Update From Fishing Khao Lak

Bungsam Lan has started to fish more like its usual self, after being quite slow by its normal standards for January and February. The action ...
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Bag up with Three for Two on Soft Hooker Pellets

Anglers buying any of the Bag Up Baits range of Soft Hooker Pellets, or their new range of Paste baits, can take advantage from a ...
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Trevs Tackle announce Dynamite Baits ‘Spring Open Day’

Trevs Tackle in association with Dynamite Baits has announced the ‘Trevs Spring Open Day’ on Saturday 6th May 2006, which will take place between 9am-5.30pm. ...
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Ebro Valley Angling - April Update

Whether you are 73 or 13 years old, catching your personal best carp is a magical moment. The exhileration of seeing that gleaming bar of ...
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Llys-y-Fran Angling Update April 2006

Anglers visiting Llys-y-Fran Reservoir are still after four and a half weeks of the 2006 season, finding things hard. We would normally have expected a ...
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India - the Unexplored Angling Paradise

Famous among travellers as country of surprise, India has been home to various civilizations over the past 10000 years offering a land of diversified culture ...
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Simple Braid Rig for Carp

When I first started carping with my long-term angling companion, Mart, he was well into rigs and set-ups whilst I tended to spend ...
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Drift Rig for Pike

Drift fishing for pike allows a dead or live bait to be presented to areas unreachable from a standard ledger cast, and the method allows ...
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2006 Disabilities Trust Carp Challenge Nets £2000 for Charity

The 2006 competition was even bigger than 2005 as the event was granted permission to run competitions on each of the three lakes at Wintons. ...
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Julian Grattidge Julian Grattidge works alongside Elton on Anglers’ Net, a full-time role that allows him to talk about fishing all day! In addition Julian runs his own carp website dedicated to carp anglers “oop’ north” and also edits a monthly carp column in North West Angler. When he's not fishing (or talking about it), Julian often likes to get his 'fix' of adrenalin from his other passion, wome....fast cars. Yes, Julian is a keen rally fan and general admirer of all things four-wheeled and fast (particularly Subaru Impreza’s). He's not just an armchair spectator, either, and has been known to take a seat in a rally car from time to time and he also regularly helps competing friends as support crew. As you'll see from Julian's articles, he is an accomplished carp angler and has spent many years in pursuit of his quarry. Although his main target are the big carp, Julian welcomes specimen fish of any species on the right tackle. If you're interested in any form of advertising on Anglers' Net, drop Julian a line.