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Articles by Theo Pike

Articles by Theo Pike

Theo Pike is a published author (‘Trout in Dirty Places’ and ‘Pocket Guide to Balsam Bashing’), freelance copywriter, urban fly fisher and river restorationist. He is the Trout in the Town Officer for WTT, former Chair of Trustees of the South East Rivers Trust, and founding editor of urbantrout.net, a website and eco-brand dedicated to the urban fly fishing and river restoration movements.