What a catch! Pandemic reels in fishing fans, with Angling Direct's sales leaping 19.5% to £38.4m

By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail

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Angling Direct sales rose as the coronavirus pandemic boosted interest in fishing

Angling Direct sales rose as the coronavirus pandemic boosted interest in fishing

Angling Direct sales rose as the coronavirus pandemic boosted interest in fishing. 

It sells equipment online and in 39 stores, and reported first-half revenues of £38.4m, up 19.5pc on the same period last year and 44.8pc higher than two years ago. 

Hailing a growing interest ‘due to its health and wellbeing benefits’, it said fishing was ‘becoming increasingly popular around the world’. 

Shares, up more than 150pc since the pan- demic, were flat at 72p. Chief executive Andy Torrance said: ‘We are pleased to have delivered a robust financial performance in the first half of the year.’

What a catch! Pandemic reels in fishing fans, with Angling Direct's sales leaping 19.5% to £38.4m

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