Contact Club and Fisheries Support Officers

South East
Drew Chadwick

07946 251826
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Drew graduated from the University of Greenwich with a BSc in Fishery Management & Aquaculture. Since then he has been lucky enough to work hands on within the industry, starting with an internship in Malta working in fish laboratories and has worked for one of the country’s leading fishery management companies for five years gaining extensive hands on experience providing advice to fisheries and clubs on habitat and water management. A keen angler, Drew has been fishing since he could walk and has a passion for nature and conservation.

South West
Alex van Wienen

07301 031653
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Alex studied marine ecology and conservation at university and has a passion for supporting nature. Now living in Swanage his fascination of life underwater and fishing has branched out into the sea. Alex is trained in Electrofishing and has experience with acoustic telemetry tagging to understand fish migration behaviour. As a self-proclaimed “jack of all trades, master of none” you could find him fishing in many environments with varied success!

North
Ian Doyle

07951 037091
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Ian is originally from Chester and now lives just over the border in North Wales. He has a wealth of practical experience in the control of invasive non-native species and is fully qualified in the application of pesticides to control weeds in or near water. He carries an Institute of Fishery Management Certificate in fishery management along with the IFM certificate in electro fishing. He has also worked with the Prince Albert Angling Society and held positions of Conservation Officer and Wales Resilient Ecological Network Officer working to develop a pan-Welsh approach to control invasive species throughout the country using local action groups. Ian is a keen grayling angler.

Midlands & East Anglia
Mark Egerton

07415 384554
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Based in Mid-Cheshire, Mark joined the Angling Trust in November 2023. As a mad keen naturalist from an early age, he spent much of his childhood around water. His grandfather was president of the local angling club and his father a bailiff so it’s no surprise that from the age of about 5, he was encouraged to take up fishing. He remains as passionate as ever about fish, fishing and the preservation of our aquatic landscape and enjoys coarse, fly and sea fishing. Consequently, his role with the Trust reflects a more rewarding vocation than when involved in rural property sales as fishing and the environment is now firmly at its core. He has fished in Scotland, Ireland, and France, has over 200 fishing books, a collection of vintage fishing reels and has owned / created his own fishing ponds. His favourite fish species is still the first fish he ever caught, the roach.