Fishing is often viewed as a lone spare-time activity; a lone fishing fanatic departing from his household at an unholy hour on a cold late autumn day in order to find some discrete point by a river, with his flask of coffee to keep him warm. Even though that stereotype is true for a well known group of fishing zealots, it’s at the same time a rather false impression of numerous other fishing enthusiasts who see fishing very much as being a social pasttime, creating new friendships, and at the same time being a fantastic excuse to travel the United Kingdom and even internationally by getting involved in fishing holidays.

In addition to that, angling competitions have become very popular - and they’re a wonderful way to meet new people and learn new angling tricks, and at the same time having the perfect justification to take a small holiday. In fact, some individuals speculate that angling is only an excuse to go on minibreaks and meet people! Having said that, fishing is nonetheless considered a serious pasttime by a lot of its hobbyists and they’re prompted by the social aspect principally to find out more regarding fishing through exchanging tips and advice with fellow individuals.

And in the last decade, the net has really helped grow the angling communities - via Twitter, blogging etc, it’s now effortless to coordinate or simply go to an angling competition or informal meet-up, while swapping handy tips and tricks on Twitter, forums, blogs, Facebook etc.

When it comes to fishing gear, the net has absolutely aided people in finding the best rod, reel, tackle, fishing baits etc because these days they can weigh up products and prices with numerous online sellers rather than simply being restricted to their local fishing shop.