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For three years now 't Veld in Ardooie, a public water in our own province of West Flanders, is having serious difficulties with water levels after the province had works done. We fished it briefly in April last year ourselves and the side of the water we fished only had 70 cm of water... Local anglers have been raising the issue constantly but for some reason nothing happens. Sad to see this happening to an old school place holding a very good head of (old) fish up to mid forties.  Thanks to a local politician this was in the local news again...

From time to time we run a misprint or have fabrics with minor damages etc which we cannot sell on. Recently a customer and friend of ours dropped by and told us about his work over at the non profit organisation De Berkjes in Bruges, the only observation and treatment centre in our Belgian province of West Flanders for children and young people with behavioural and emotional problems.  These children often come from poor families too, or don't even have any real or caring parents. As our friend told us, these kids often lack toys, clothing, etc. That's when and where we...

In March 2022, our print advertiser Angling Direct - the UK's largest fishing tackle retailer - starts the new season with the opening of its new European head office and warehouse based in Holland. "With service being a top priority at Angling Direct, the company is particularly excited about the opportunities this move opens up," AD's Kat Parkinson told us when we met up the other week. For everyone Angling Direct's goal is to offer anglers the widest selection and best service online and in-store. Especially due to the pandemic, many people have newly found or rediscovered their love of fishing. The employees in sales and customer service are...

On Saturday we visited Hengelsport Waasland's open days, met a lot of lovely faces, including a couple we hadn't seen for decades, had some good chats and laughs, but being away from home and close to the Waesmeer syndicate we decided to do two sneaky overnighters in ice cold conditions. Expect nothing, you know. First morning, first light my single choddy blasted at the horizon was away resulting in a nice scaley of 21lbs 9oz and we left with a big smile to the shop. We were back just right in time to cast our rods back out just before...

Join FODCAC for an evening of talks with Carp Historian Chris Ball as we take "A Look Back" at how carp fishing has become what it is today. Chris Explains, ‘The modern pursuit of successful carp fishing has happened in my lifetime after the emergence of Richard Walker and friends in the Carp Catchers’ Club of the early 1950s. It was this unstoppable powerhouse of anglers which generated new ideas on tackle, tactics plus the relentless search for new waters. Soon this roller coaster of a ride eventually grew into a worldwide phenomena...and carp fishing is still growing.’ 'As well as taking...