Pat ARMSTRONG on the angling scene; ANGLING.(Sport)

From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: November 24, 2000 | Copyright information

Byline: Pat ARMSTRONG

The magic of Milton Keynes

THEY don't make jokes about Milton Keynes any more - at least not in angling circles.

Mention Buckinghamshire, barbel and THAT record-breaking stretch of the Great Ouse and even cynical big-fish specialists will doff their thermal hats to the club that's given a personal best to so many of them.

Contest anglers from Milton Keynes, never the sort to hide their light under a bushel, are als...

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