Across

Bucks. town giving its name to River Chess (7)

Yorks town on the Ribble – to come to rest? (6) Sherwood ____ fishery is in Nottinghamshire (6) e.g. removed a Peperami’s casing (7)

Soft jelly pellets in Nash Frenzy range (gee, quids!) (8) e.g. hedgehog or rocket (6) See 5dn.

Inside which, some fish larvae absorb food (*scaly, OK) (4,3) Almost scaleless variety of common carp (7)

Partly sugar-licking ... smelly bait additive! (6)

Term originally applied to finicky fly fisherman (*stir up) (6) European/British lure champ, Steve ___ (*toll etc.) (7)

It flows through Sherborne and Yeovil (5,3) Contemporary, up-to-date (6) Basic bait rigging tool (6) Sort of hooks often used with spinners (7)

Down

Sensitive float made from black bird’s feather (9)

Time of sunset (7)

Spicy, like Robin Red (3) An Anglers Paradise lake – a puzzle (7)

Hook with out-turned eye (*first egg fir) (5,6) ‘Silvermaniac’ lake at Stafford Moor (*ran nets) (7)

Large deep spoon (5) Measurement around e.g. an eel’s body (5)

Lawful (5)

Southern hill range, source of rivers Lea and Colne (9) Liquorice-like bait flavouring (7) Leics. fishery near Castle Donington (*cry fort) (7) Welsh salmon river (*her lido) (7)

Join into one (5)

Herb – in healthy meal (5) Honour awarded Dilip Sarkar and Fred French (3)

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