The clues....

ACROSS

1 River of NW Germany (anag. of ‘re-sew’) (5) 4 Prepared a fly for trout/ salmon fififishing (7) 8 Finding the water depth (8) 9 Add-ons ... found in Sussex trash (6) 10 Hampshire river – part of Teme once! (4) 11 Reddish dye (anag. of ‘Anne H’) (5) 12 Local watering holes! (4) 13 Name of several West Country rivers (anag. of Mr Foe’) (5) 15 Scottish term for sporting fisherman’s guide/assistant (7) 18 Chocolate cake type of trout? (7) 20 As you might get from spined loach – or pop singer! (5) 24 The ones laid by zander are pale yellow (4) 26 Examine closely (anag. of ‘dusty’) (5) 27 Fish of the cod family ... in canal in Gloucester! (4) 28 Colourful, lively type of maggot (6) 29 Town between Cardiff and Swansea on River Ogmore (anag. of ‘bend grid’) (8) 30 River of Derbyshire, alsoYorkshire (7) 31 A white heron ... to rue, almost? (5)

DOWN

1 Small folding case for hooks, flies, etc. (6) 2 Winner of the 1996 World Carp Cup with Robert Hughes (anag. of ‘minor cows’) (5,4) 3 __ Marshes on Thames estuary (anag. of ‘Marian H’) (7) 4 Correct name for the “sea cow” (anag. of ‘gnu dog’) (6) 5 Derbyshire river (anag. of ‘whereas’) (7) 6 Assemble a rig (3,2) 7 Certainly no lively lure for e.g. pike (8) 14 River flowing from Somerset to Devon (3) 15 Contents of bubbles from the murky depths? (3) 16 In which weight is placed on main line above the hook (4,5) 17 Moved like worm attached to hook? (8) 19 At sea but close to land (7) 21 Scotland’s longest river gives its name to this region (anag. of ‘I stayed’) (7) 22 Large flatfish of North Atlantic (anag. of ‘or butt’) (6) 23 Release e.g. tangled line (6) 25 River joining the Avon at Christchurch (5)