Joe Chappell

Aquatic Heavy Metal Pollution at Cwmystwyth: Sources, Pathways, and Remediation

This piece of work was my final submission for my MSc Pollution and Environmental Science. I…
Alpine Processes

This work was produced as part of the completion of the Alpine Processes Field module during…
Stalking Carp Using the Lift Float Method.

30/04/2021 Over the past month, I haven’t had the time to go fishing or write any…
The Great, Great Ormond St Match

11/07/2021 When a friend asked me to take part in a charity fishing match for Great…
7 Useless facts you probably didn’t know about maggots

10/09/2025 Before I get into the main blog that I wrote back in 2021, here’s another…
Should Zander (Sander lucioperca) be removed from British waterways?

The following work was produced as coursework for the completion of the Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries…
How to Freeze Ragworm

19/11/2020 In my previous blog I mentioned that we were using frozen ragworm, left over from…
Doggy Delight Down Dungeness

01/10/2020 That feeling the night before a fishing trip that you have been looking forward to…
Slimy Surprises

30/07/2020 Last Thursday, my dad joined me on a 24 hour session to Chigborough fisheries in…
Bass Action on the River Crouch

30/07/2020 I must have caught a few dozen ‘sea’ bass in my life before. Nothing massive,…