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Angling Trust Species Hunt 2024–25

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    1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 Shore fishing only (sea), with bait and lures   TOTAL 31 SPECIES *7 new species    I found out about this competition late into 2023, and really wanted to join. I decided to start it at the beginning of next years hunt, to give myself a fighting chance. Like all competitions, I don't go in with the intention of winning, but rather my own personal goals; I think these hunts are a fantastic incentive to get out of the house! As these catches overlap with my 2024 species tally, I won't go into detail on every catch, rather I'll do a brief overview of each month.   April Kicking off at the first month to the hunt, I headed to somewhere reliable for at least a few species on LRF. It was still tough following the Winter, but out came a surprise Ringneck Blenny, which wasn't even on the list of counted species (though they accepted the catch), and whilst spending far too long trying to get a Two-Spotted Goby, a micro Co...