4.1K views · 59 reactions | After a quarter of a century of research, the Trust's angling history and heritage advisor John Essex has just seen the launch of his book outlining national history. Well over 70 of these historic matches have been held on the canal network and the number is due to rise further in 2020 and beyond. Here, John Ellis takes a sneak preview of the books contents. | Canal & River Trust Angling | Facebook