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.


World Fish Migration Day: Celebrating and Safeguarding Wales' Iconic Migratory Fish
Every two years, World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) shines a spotlight on the incredible journeys undertaken by migratory fish species…
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Fly Fishing The River Severn - Caersws Angling Association VIDEO
We join Hywel Morgan on the beautiful upper river Severn, at the the village of Caersws, in search of mid…
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Non-Native Invasive Species (INNS) Week 2025: What Welsh Anglers Need to Know
As we mark Non-Native Invasive Species Week, it’s an important time for us as anglers to reflect on how we…
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