Matthew Hayes
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Matthew 'Matt' Hayes is a renowned British angler who has been making television angling
programmes for the last 20 years featuring mainly on the digital TV channel, Discovery Real Time
. Due to his television work and the numerous fishing articles he has written, Hayes is one of the UK's most famous and recognisable anglers. He is often seen on TV alongside his fishing companion and fellow programme contributor Mick Brown
. He has a Law degree from Wolverhampton University and he currently lives in Shropshire
, the UK.
In his early years on his program 'Total Fishing with Matt Hayes', his co-presenter was Jan Porter.
He has written a weekly column in the Angling Times
for almost ten years and is the current President of The Carp Society.
He has done a series of TV programmes with fellow angler Mick Brown also known as 'The Duke of Market Deeping' or 'Sir Michael'. These programmes include: The Great Rod Race, The Greater Rod Race and Wet Nets. These are both about 30 day challenges from the west coast of Ireland, to the east coast of England. Matt also starred in the TV series 'Mainstream', travelling down the UK's most famous rivers from 'source to sea', wetting a line or two along the way.
Angling
Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...
programmes for the last 20 years featuring mainly on the digital TV channel, Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time is a factual television channel owned by Discovery Networks Europe.It was originally launched in the UK in March 1992 as TLC, a British version of the US channel of the same name...
. Due to his television work and the numerous fishing articles he has written, Hayes is one of the UK's most famous and recognisable anglers. He is often seen on TV alongside his fishing companion and fellow programme contributor Mick Brown
Mick Brown (angler)
Michael 'Mick' Brown is a notable angler who co-hosts several fishing programs with Matt Hayes on Discovery Real Time . He has starred in over 80 programs...
. He has a Law degree from Wolverhampton University and he currently lives in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, the UK.
In his early years on his program 'Total Fishing with Matt Hayes', his co-presenter was Jan Porter.
He has written a weekly column in the Angling Times
Angling Times
The Angling Times is the UK's largest angling newspaper. They also publish Angling Times Advanced and Improve Your Coarse Fishing.Angling Times has advice from nationally known names in the sport, such as Steve Cole, Steve Ringer, Keith Arthur, John Wilson and Bob Nudd.The price of the publication...
for almost ten years and is the current President of The Carp Society.
Books
Coarse Fishing with Matt Hayes (26 Jun 1995)He has done a series of TV programmes with fellow angler Mick Brown also known as 'The Duke of Market Deeping' or 'Sir Michael'. These programmes include: The Great Rod Race, The Greater Rod Race and Wet Nets. These are both about 30 day challenges from the west coast of Ireland, to the east coast of England. Matt also starred in the TV series 'Mainstream', travelling down the UK's most famous rivers from 'source to sea', wetting a line or two along the way.