The clues....

ACROSS

1 The pH value of water indicates its ___ ( 7)

5 The ____ European Coarse Angling Championships were held at end of June 2019 in Ireland ( anag. of ‘ PF side’) ( 6)

9 ____ Water Park near Burton- on- Trent ( anag. of ‘ not Barns’) ( 8)

10 Most reels have fixed ones ( 6)

11 A __ carp is large, speciallybred ( 4)

12 Severe lack of which produces a drought ( 8)

14 Means by which fishes breathe ( 5)

16 First 4 letters of this Devon National Park spell one of its rivers ( 8)

17 Monster hoped for at this famous body of water in Scotland? ( 4,4)

20 Responded to a bite ( anag. of ‘ trucks’) ( 6)

22 Allowing the float and bait to flow with the current ( 8)

24 River of Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham and North Yorkshire ( 4)

26 Sleeve that joins float rig to pole elastic ... part cast on foil ( 6)

27 Form of carbon used in rods ( anag. of ‘ grip heat’) ( 8)

28 Synthetic fabric ( anag. of ‘ on Yar’) ( 5)

29 The feel of something ( anag. of R. Exe – tut!) ( 7) DOWN

2 _____ Water , reservoir in Derbyshire ( anag. of ‘ no ring cast’) ( 10)

3 Rivers Foyle, Finn, Swilly and Erne are in this Irish county ( 7)

4 Slang for potato ( 5) 5 Commercial breeding establishments for e. g. trout ( 4,5)

6 A difficulty, snag ( 7)

7 ‘ Glass’ ones are a UK endangered species ( 4) 8 Let out line – and relax! ( 6) 13 Essex town on the Colne ( anag. of ‘ secret loch’) ( 10)

15 Maize kernels used as bait ( 9)

18 Breeding place of wading bird ( anag. of ‘ or Henry’) ( 7) 19 Very basic catapults ( 6) 21 A checking device on certain reels ( 7)

23 Reduce e. g. cheese to small pieces ( anag. of ‘ e. g. tar’) ( 5)

25 Top performer ( 4)