Richard Walker

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Richard Walker was also an equestrian who won the Badminton Horse Trials.

For the English footballer born 1980, see Richard Walker (footballer)

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For the English singer born 1897, see Richard Walker (singer)

Richard Walker (1918 – 1985) was an English angler.

One of the first to apply scientific thought to Angling, Walker wrote many books on the sport. He also wrote for the angling press, most notably for the "Angling Times". He held the record for carp in the UK for 30 years with a fish of 44 pounds.

His inventions included the electronic bite alarm, and he was instrumental in the development of the carbon-fibre fishing rod. Considered by many to be one of the best fishermen of the twentieth century, his books are now collector's items. One of his personally handmade "Avon" Mark IV carp rods is worth some thousands of pounds.