The clues....

ACROSS

1 When the sea level lowers (anag. of ‘bed bite’) (3,4) 5 Ghostly figure (anag. of ‘respect’) (7) 10 Water __, or daphnia (4) 11/26 Minnow? That’s of no importance (5,3) 12/8 Angling journalist, blogger and prolific catcher of barbel (anag. of ‘best rob bro’!) (3,7) 13___ fly, small moth-like insect that lays its eggs by water (6) 14 Describes the condition of dark skies and threatening storms (8) 15A water bird (anag. of ‘hormone’) (7) 17 The right to enter (6) 19___ flies, a favourite of trout (anag. of ‘medals’) (6) 21 With which you might put a hole in a tiger! (3,5) 23 Describes small bait such as seeds or groats (8) 25 Soak up (6) 26 See 11ac. 27 Lubricated (5) 28 Closed coil of e.g. line (anag. of ‘polo’) (4) 29 Thin canes stuck into e.g. wagglers (7) 30 Village where the Kent flows into Morecambe Bay (anag. of ‘sandier’) (7)

DOWN

2 Revolving part of fixed spool reel (4,3) 3 Olivette shapes (anag. of ‘predators’) (9) 4 Flat, circular shapes of e.g. punched bread (5) 6 e.g. a chemical which renders water unfit for fish, etc. (9) 7 Like squares of bait from a meat cutter (5) 8 See 12ac. 9 Implement for mounting offering on a hair-rig (7,6) 16 Six-lake fishery and caravan park at Retford, Notts. (anag. of ‘larch loft’) (9) 18 A caster is one (9) 20 Its shape distinguishes chub from dace (4,3) 22 Stourport three-lake complex, near the Severn (anag. of ‘RAF lord’) (7) 24 Grayling is said to smell like this herb (5) 25 Tree often found by water (anag. of ‘Dr Lea’) (5)