Absolute Radio’s Bush and Richie invite you to “Come Fish With Us”

Absolute Radio puts fishing, mental health and the value of time on the bank in front of a wider audienc, broadcasting live from Puddledock Farm Fishery on May 13th.

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Absolute Radio’s Bush and Richie are bringing fishing to their listeners on May 13, as they take their drivetime show to Puddledock Farm Fishery, St. Marys Lane, Upminster, RM14 3NX for a special Come Fish With Us event built around fishing, mental health and the simple value of spending time on the bank.

The event will take place on the Road Lake, where 15 swims have been booked for a full day of fishing, interviews, social content and live radio.

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Bush and Richie will be at the Essex venue from 9am until 7pm, recording content throughout the day, calling in to various Absolute Radio shows and then broadcasting their usual drivetime programme live from the fishery between 4pm and 7pm.

Fishing has always been about more than the fish. It gives people a reason to slow down, talk, listen and concentrate on something simple while spending a few hours away from the noise of everyday life. The difference here is that Absolute Radio is delivering that message to people who may never normally walk into a tackle shop, visit a fishery, or think about picking up a rod.

Absolute Radio invites you to “Come Fish With Us”

The day will bring together a mix of well-known anglers, influencers, listeners and newcomers, with Bush and Richie using the event to explore why people fish and why more people might benefit from giving it a go.

TV angler and One More Cast founder Ali Hamidi is set to attend, alongside Joe Turnbull, Lottie Rivers and Larisa Schipor, with further names still potentially to be confirmed.

The Angling Trust will also be there, providing coaches and some equipment to help make the day more accessible for those who are new to fishing or have never quite had the confidence, kit or knowledge to try it before.

Dave Lyons from Tackling Minds is also expected to attend, bringing an important mental health and wellbeing angle to the event. That matters, because fishing is increasingly being talked about not just as a pastime, but as something that can help people reconnect with themselves, with others and with the outdoors.

How to attend the Come Fish With Us event

As mentioned, the event takes place on May 13 on the Road Lake at  Puddledock Fishery, Upminster, with Bush and Richie on site from 9am to 7pm and the Absolute Radio drivetime show broadcasting live from the venue between 4pm and 7pm.

For local listeners, families, occasional anglers or anyone who has thought about trying fishing but never quite known where to start, this is a chance to see the sport in the right setting, meet the people involved and understand why a few hours beside the water can offer far more than many people realise. To express interest or to book email: [hometime@absoluteradio.co.uk]{href=’mailto
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Some of that content will be light-hearted, with the presenters learning how to fish and hopefully putting a few fish in the net. Other parts of the day are expected to go deeper, with more honest conversations about why fishing gives people space to think, talk and deal with life at a slower pace.

That is where this event becomes more than a radio show visiting a fishery. Angling has always had this side to it, but the sport has not always been brilliant at explaining it to people on the outside. We talk easily about methods, rigs, baits and venues, but we are sometimes less direct about the reasons people keep coming back to the water in the first place.

A chance to try fishing

With 15 swims booked on Road Lake, their should be capacity for 20 to 25 people to be able to fish at any one time. With coaches and some equipment available through the Angling Trust, the event should give beginners a much easier way into the sport than simply turning up somewhere and trying to work everything out for themselves.

From the outside, angling can look more complicated than it needs to be. People worry about what rod to buy, what bait to use, where they are allowed to fish, whether they need a licence, how to handle fish properly and whether they will feel out of place when they get there.

A day like this helps strip some of that away. It gives people the chance to see fishing in a relaxed setting, meet those already involved and understand that getting started does not have to be intimidating.