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Theo Pike - Fishing in Wales
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Theo Pike

Theo Pike

Theo Pike is a freelance environmental, fishing and marketing writer. He’s Chair of Trustees of the South East Rivers Trust, and founding editor of urbantrout.net, a website and eco-brand dedicated to the urban fly fishing and river restoration movements.

His first book, Trout in Dirty Places, was published by Merlin Unwin Books in 2012, and his manual on controlling invasive non-native species, The Pocket Guide to Balsam Bashing, has recently been republished in ebook format. This book featured several urban rivers in Wales.

Theo now also works with the Wild Trout Trust as their Trout in the Town Officer (South) helping to boost the impact of this programme across the south of England and Wales.

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FISHING IN WALES - MARCH 2026 UPDATE

As we move through March, the Welsh angling scene is beginning to show real signs of life after a slow…

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Early Season TROUT FISHING - Cambrian Angling Association Lakes VIDEO

We visit some of the ‘early season’ upland lakes of the Cambrian Angling Association, located in Eryri National Park…

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Early Season Trout Fishing Tips - For rivers and streams - Fly, Lure & Bait

There’s something special about the opening weeks of the trout season in Wales! After months of cold, high water and…

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