Michael Brown AKA Mick (born 1946 in Birmingham, England) is a British
angler
Angler may refer to:
* A fisherman who uses the fishing technique of angling
* ''Angler'' (video game)
* The angler, ''Lophius piscatorius'', a monkfish
* More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes
* '' Angler: The Cheney Vice Presi ...
who co-hosts several fishing programs with
Matt Hayes
Matthew Hayes is a British angler who is featured in televised angling shows on Discovery Real Time.
Television
Hayes has appeared in several TV series alongside his fishing companion and fellow programme contributor Mick Brown. These include ...
on
Discovery Real Time (channel). He has starred in over 80 programs. He is best known for his love of targeting predator fish, especially
pike
Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:
Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
.
Brown has released many books on predator fishing and even has his own signature line of fishing rods.
Series rods
He was born in Birmingham and lived with his parents, two brothers and a sister in the Acocks Green
Acocks Green is an area and ward of southeast Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family, who built a large house there in 1370. Acocks Green is one of four wards making up Yardley formal district. It is occasionally spelled "Acoc ...
area of the city. He worked as an engineer at Lucas
Lucas or LUCAS may refer to:
People
* Lucas (surname)
* Lucas (given name)
Arts and entertainment
* Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk"
* ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities
* ''L ...
before making his break to be a professional angler in the 1980s. Now married to Jan, he is a father to Daniel, Nicola, Rhiannon, and Kay and has several grandchildren.
Brown is mainly known for accompanying Matt Hayes in programmes such as:
* ''Total Fishing 2006''
* ''Record Breaking Fish''
* ''The Great Rod Race''
* ''The Greater Rod Race''
* '' Wet Nets ''
He has appeared in over 80 angling programmes. He is also known for his own DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...
s such as
* ''Mick Brown on Pike Fishing''
* ''Mick Brown Summer Pike Fishing''
Brown has also released books on Pike & Predator fishing such as
Pike Fishing: The Practice and the Passion, and Mick Browns Guide to Pike and Predators.
Brown runs a YouTube channel MickBrownFishingTV.
References
External links
official site
Angling writers
British fishers
Living people
People from Birmingham, West Midlands
1946 births
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