Changes

- Pleasure [[Angling]]: Going out to enjoy a relaxing day's fishing, trying to catch anything that comes by without putting too much effort in, with anything caught being a bonus.<br /><br />

- Pleasure [[Angling]]: Going out to enjoy a relaxing day's fishing, trying to catch anything that comes by without putting too much effort in, with anything caught being a bonus.<br /><br />

- Match angling: This is where anglers (either in clubs, or as individual entrants) gather together at a venue to catch as many fish as possible in an alloted period of time. Contests are held at local, regional, national and international levels. Some famous names from the past and present in this field of the sport include Bob Nudd, Kevin Ashurst, Alan Scotthorne.<br /><br />

- Match angling: This is where anglers (either in clubs, or as individual entrants) gather together at a venue to catch as many fish as possible in an alloted period of time. Contests are held at local, regional, national and international levels. Some famous names from the past and present in this field of the sport include Bob Nudd, Kevin Ashurst, Alan Scotthorne.<br /><br />

- Specimen hunting: The aim with this type of coarse fishing is to specifically target a chosen species of fish, in order to weigh and photograph it when you catch a personal best. The main target species for this branch of coarse fishing include carp, pike, zander, barbel, chub, perch and Wels catfish.<br />

- Specimen hunting: The aim with this type of coarse fishing is to specifically target a chosen species of fish, in order to weigh and photograph it when you catch a personal best. The main target species for this branch of coarse fishing include carp, pike, zander, barbel, chub, perch and Wels [[catfish]].<br />

It is generally recommended that beginners leave this area of coarse fishing alone for a couple of years until they've mastered catching the smaller fish, as those who indulge in "specimen fishing" often go for days, weeks, months or longer without a bite. Some specimen anglers get so obsessed that they spend days or weeks at a time camping by the waterside waiting for that "fish of a lifetime", often to the point where their Wives send legal forms to get a divorce in their direction.<br /><br />

It is generally recommended that beginners leave this area of coarse fishing alone for a couple of years until they've mastered catching the smaller fish, as those who indulge in "specimen fishing" often go for days, weeks, months or longer without a bite. Some specimen anglers get so obsessed that they spend days or weeks at a time camping by the waterside waiting for that "fish of a lifetime", often to the point where their Wives send legal forms to get a divorce in their direction.<br /><br />

==Target Species==

==Target Species==

The main target species for this type of angling include:

The main target species for this type of angling include:

    * Carp: Wild Carp / King Carp / Common Carp / Crucian Carp

* Carp: Wild Carp / King Carp / Common Carp / Crucian Carp

    * Pike (Esox Lucius)

* Pike (Esox Lucius)

    * Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)

* Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca)

    * Barbel (Barbus barbus)

* Barbel (Barbus barbus)

    * Chub (Leuciscus cephalus)

* Chub (Leuciscus cephalus)

    * Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

* Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

    * Bream ("Abramis brama" + "Blicca bjoerkna")

* Bream ("Abramis brama" + "Blicca bjoerkna")

    * Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

* Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

    * Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

* Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

    * Tench (Tinca Tinca)

* Tench (Tinca Tinca)

    * Dace (Leuciscus leucisus)

* Dace (Leuciscus leucisus)

    * Orfe / Ide (Leuciscus idus)

* Orfe / Ide (Leuciscus idus)

    * Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis)

* Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis)

Several lesser species are also covered by coarse fishing, such as Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) and Bleak (Alburnus alburnus).<br />

Several lesser species are also covered by coarse fishing, such as Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) and Bleak (Alburnus alburnus).<br />

==Methods==

==Methods==