Crossword Win a Korum Lure Bag

ACROSS

1 Possible live bait holder ( 6) 4 e. g. changes from one fishing method to another ( 8)

10 Powys town on the Severn upstream of Shrewsbury ( 9) 11 A young eel ( 5) 12 Former Soviet Union ( abbrev.) ( 4)

13 N. Wales market town on the Dee, about 10 miles from Wrexham ( 10)

14 ___ Lakes, a fishery in Northants, home of specimen carp, ‘ Tyson’ ( 7)

16 An angler’s deliberate action to foul- hook a fish ( 6)

18 In the ___ season, river angling is not allowed ( 6)

20 Nottinghamshire town on the Chesterfield Canal ( anag. of ‘ rod fret’) ( 7) 23 e. g. corn steep liquor ( 10) 25 Notts. river – not busy at all ( 4)

27 Like a worn- down point of a hook ( 5)

28 River pollution is often caused by their accidental discharge ( 9)

29 Scatter ( anag. of ‘ rip seeds’) ( 8)

30 Like cheese to be used in paste ( 6)

DOWN

1 ‘ Norfolk’s premier specimen fishery’ ( anag. of ‘ grab hub W’) ( 8)

2 Period of low seasonal temperatures ( 4,5)

3 A reflected sound ( 4) 5 An East Sussex angling centre with 9 lakes ( anag. of ‘ NW, sadly’) ( 7)

6 Celebrated angling venue on the Hampshire Avon ( anag. of ‘ earthly toy’) ( 3,7)

7 Wretched dwelling ( anag. of ‘ Hole V’) ( 5)

8 A ____ balance is a simple means of weighing fish etc ( 6)

9 A white freshwater fish from certain Irish lakes – trapped by hippo, Llandudno!) ( 6)

15 Take apart gear e. g. at end og fishing spell ( 9)

17 Highly diluted bait mixture to attract fish to a particular spot ( 9)

19 Ascertains ( anag. of ‘ test, Dec.’) ( 7)

20 A little brook ... in Arun, Nelson ( 6)

21 Prepared a trout/ salmon fly ( 7)

22 A ___ hook is less likely to come loose when landing a fish ( 6)

24 Bundle up ... a bit of bait, Russia! ( 5)

26 Landing stage jutting out into lake etc ( 4)