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.


Llyn Fishing at Blaenau Ffestiniog
North Wales has so many fantastic mountain lakes to fish that the choice can be bewildering. There are numerous angling…
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Fishing Clubs of Wales VIDEO: Festival Angling Club
The Festival Angling Club based in Ebbw Vale South East Wales has been around for many…
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Reasons to buy a Rod Licence - An essential for freshwater angling in Wales
In Wales (and also England) anglers are required to purchase a rod fishing licence to legally…
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