Commercials playing their part in the angling boom - Reader letter
A long time ago, angling celeb and TV personality Matt Hayes wrote an article about ‘real’ fishing and compared it with commercial fisheries.
Matt said that he felt that commercials were responsible for sanitising fishing, and that the real excitement of a catch came from anticipation.
At the time, many of us would have shared Matt’s sentiments. However, since then commercials have been quietly maturing. They contain some cracking roach and monster perch, piling on weight from the pleasure anglers’ baits to offer a challenge worthy of the best of us.
Knowing Matt’s commitment to all things fishing, I’m sure he will be absolutely buzzing at seeing the explosion in fishing over the last few months, and be grateful to the part commercials have played in this upturn.
Commercial venues are about much more than just carp
Ron Brooke, via email