Why this primer exists
Scoopwatreelbantr started on a riverbank in Shropshire, when a friend asked a simple question: "Where do I even begin?" Most of what we found online was written for people who already knew the jargon. So we wrote a four-step course instead, the kind a patient friend would give you.
The name is a nod to three things we love: the scoop of a landing net, the quiet of the water and reel, and the friendly banter that happens on every bank in the world.
We're a small, independent team: a handful of hobby anglers who fish lakes, canals and rivers, plus a retired primary-school teacher who reads every page and sends back anything that wouldn't make sense to a ten-year-old.