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This article deals with Richard Stuart Walker, English angler. For other Richard Walkers, see: Richard Walker (disambiguation). Richard Stuart Walker (29 May 1918 – 2 August 1985) was an English angler. Walker was one of the first anglers to apply scientific thought to angling and wrote many books on the sport. He also wrote for the angling press, most notably for the Angling Times, Trout & Salmon[1] and Fly Dressers' Guild Newsletter[2]. He held the record for a carp in the UK for 28 years with a fish of {{convert|44|lb|kg}} caught at Redmire pool in Herefordshire.[3] BiographyWalker was born at 32 Fishponds Road in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1918; he lived there until 1928. His father was a professional soldier and his mother an employee of the Post Office. He started fishing at an early age, being taught by his grandfather in Hertford. He was educated at the Friends' School in Saffron Walden and St Christopher School in Letchworth. He went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, but his studies were interrupted by the Second World War, during which he worked for the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough.[4] After the war he joined Lloyds and Co, manufacturers of high quality grass cutting machinery as technical director. His inventions included the electronic bite alarm and the arlesey bomb weight, and he was instrumental in the development of the carbon-fibre fishing rod. Considered by many to be one of the best fishermen of the twentieth century, his books are now collector's items. One of his personally handmade Mark IV carp split cane rods is worth some thousands of pounds. He lived by the River Ivel in Biggleswade from 1978 until his death in 1985 after a long battle with cancer. A biography by Professor Barrie Rickards was published in 2007[5]. A blue plaque was unveiled on his birthplace in June 2011.[6] Walker's record carpOn 13 September 1952, Walker landed the then record carp at Redmire Pool[7] which weighed 44 lbs. After the fish's capture he decided to contact London Zoo to verify its weight. After collection the fish was transported to the zoo's aquarium and put on public display. Walker had named the carp Ravioli but the fish was renamed Clarissa. Walker's record held to 1980[8] when it was beaten by Chris Yates' 51 lb 8 oz fish[9] The current BRFC recognized record currently stands at 68 lb 1 oz held by Dean Fletcher caught in 2016[10] Fly fishingWalker was also an innovative fly angler fishing chalk streams, small stillwaters and reservoirs[11]. With the opening of Grafham Water in 1966 Walker concentrated his efforts in addressing the new problems[12] faced at what was at that time the largest man-made stillwater in England. As a result he was instrumental in the design of many reservoir fly patterns including Walker's Midge Pupa, the Chomper[13], Longhorns[14], Mayfly Nymph, Red Sedge, Dambuster[15], Polystickle[16], Mrs Palmer, and Sweeney Todd[17]. In August 1969 he began a series of regular monthly articles in Trout & Salmon[18] on new fly patterns entitled Modern Fly Dressings which were subsequently collated into Fly Dressing Innovations[19] and Dick Walker's Modern Fly Dressings[20]. His later years, which were marred by ill health, were spent fishing smaller stillwaters[21]. Published works
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1. ^Trout & Salmon magazine April 1970 issue page 21 2. ^Fly Dressers Guild Newsletter October 1979 issue 3. ^{{cite web|author1=Keith Elliott|title=Angling:Holy waters of Redmire|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/angling-holy-waters-of-redmire-1293035.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=25 August 2016}} 4. ^http://dickwalker.co.uk/aboutdick.html 5. ^Richard Walker: Biography of an Angling Legend by Barrie Rickards, Medlar Press (2007) 6. ^ 'Angling legend Dick Walker is honoured with a blue plaque' Biggleswade Chronicle 2 June 2011 7. ^The Fisherman's Bedside Book edited by 'BB' (Denys Watkins-Pitchford), The Boydell Press (1945) paperback edition pages 161-165 8. ^{{cite web|title=Richard Walker|url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/features/angling-heroes/richard-walker|website=Canal & River Trust|accessdate=19 October 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web |author1=Keith Elliott |title=Angling:Carping on about size |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/angling-carping-on-about-size-1294413.html |website=The Independent |accessdate=12 March 2019 |date=16 November 1997}} 10. ^{{cite web |author1=Richard Stewart |title=The British Record:A Timeline |url=https://www.carpology.net/articles/other-stuff/the-british-record-a-timeline- |website=CARPology |accessdate=12 March 2019 |date=25 April 2018}} 11. ^Dick Walker's Fly Fishing on Rivers and Stillwaters edited by Peter Maskell, Swan Hill Press (1997) Preface 12. ^Still Water Fly-Fishing by T C Ivens, Andre Deutsch (1952) revised and enlarged third 1970 edition chapter 16 ‘Grafham: a new reservoir with new conditions and new problems’ 13. ^Reservoir and Lake Flies by John Veniard, A & C Black (1970) page 111/112 14. ^The Super Flies of Still Water by John Goddard, A & C Black (1977) pages 57/59 15. ^Bob Church's Guide to Trout Flies by Bob Church, Crowood Press (1987) page 100 16. ^Reservoir Trout Flies by Adrian V W Freer, Crowood Press (2010) page 143 17. ^Lures for Game, Coarse and Sea Fishing by Taff Price, A & C Black (1972) page 96 18. ^Trout & Salmon magazine August 1969 issue page 15 19. ^Fly Dressing innovations by Richard Walker, Ernest Benn Ltd (1974) 20. ^Dick Walker's Modern Fly Dressings by Richard Walker, Ernest Benn Ltd (1980) 21. ^Stillwater Flies how and when to fish them by John Goddard, A & C Black (1982) page 193
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