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17 th January 2017
The Lady of the River Itchen - Richard Howland
With the bookings taken over the phone for four of us a few days before, it was 4.20am on the 21st of December and I was trying my best not to make a noise as I got dressed in the dark. The good lady had work later that day and is not best pleased at
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02 nd November 2016
Autumn Feeder Fishing - Richard Howland
With the start of autumn finally upon us, I was undecided of where to fish and what to fish for on my day off. As I've said before I'm not one for sitting behind motionless carp rods if I'm just fishing for the day, so I would be taking the Drennan
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16 th September 2016
Twenty Four Hours - Richard Howland
On Thursday morning I woke up, looked out the window, and saw that it had rained somewhat. My weather app hadn’t predicted that but I wasn’t worried; it had stopped and I had a day planned. I got in contact with my friend Jason, who said that the
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11 th August 2016
Return to the River Wye – Richard Howland
On Saturday at 5am Pete parked outside my house, ready to load all my barbel fishing gear in the van. It was the start of a week that we had been waiting for all year: our annual trip to the wonderful Ingestone Fishery, in Foy, Ross on Wye. If you
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14 th June 2016
Roach Fishing - Richard Howland
With my holiday to France just four days away, and my carp gear all packed and ready to go, I decided to get the feeder and float rods out. My intention was to target the rudd and roach that inhabit one of my local mid-Kent waters. One of the things
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26 th May 2016
Carp Fishing At Linear - Richard Howland
Back at the start of May I accompanied good friend Darren Nokes, whose name you might recognise from Dovetail Games Euro Fishing, on a 36hr trip to Linear Fisheries, near Oxford. We had our pick of the lakes but, after a little research, we set our
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13 th April 2016
The New Season... Richard Howland
With the weather starting to warm up and the birds singing in the morning, the carp should be waking up from their winter slumber. So, with that in mind, I decided it was time to try out the bait that I had been putting into a couple of lakes that I
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02 nd March 2016
The Joys Of City River Fishing...
Sittingbourne Manager, Richard Howland, tells us about the joys of city river fishing in the winter and shares a few stories from his time on the River Stour in Canterbury.With the cold weather finally upon us it was time to dust off my Drennan
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08 th February 2016
Meet the Managers: Richard Howland, Sittingbourne
Angling Direct is made up of a huge team of avid anglers, each with their own speciality and preferences, and we’re proud to have several centuries’ worth of angling experience accumulated in our ranks. If we know one thing about anglers, it’s
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06 th October 2015
Moulin De Gassas Carp Fishing - Richard Howland
Myself and Mary had decided to take a holiday in France this year and was looking at driving and camping our way to the Dordogne region. When by chance Peter and Madeline visited the shop where I work, and told me all about there lovely place in the
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