Allan Sefton lives in Hemingford Abbots, a pretty Cambridgeshire village, which sits on the banks of the Great Ouse. All around there is excellent coarse fishing. Grafham Water, one of the best trout lakes in Europe, is five miles away.
Allan was educated at the University of North Wales, Bangor in the 1960’s. He became a biologist and was awarded a Ph.D. for research in freshwater ecology.
His time in N. Wales was not wasted. It was a productive period in his parallel career as an angler! He caught his first salmon from the River Ogwen, enjoyed great trout fishing (of both the brown and sea varieties!) and landed some big bass from the Menai Straits and the beaches of Anglesey.
Later, a Senior Civil Service career, mostly with the Health and Safety Executive, took him around the UK, including long spells in Scotland. He was, in turn, Head of the Offshore Safety Division, the Director for Scotland (a post created in the wake of devolution) and finally HM Chief Inspector of Railways.
Allan was educated at the University of North Wales, Bangor in the 1960’s. He became a biologist and was awarded a Ph.D. for research in freshwater ecology.
His time in N. Wales was not wasted. It was a productive period in his parallel career as an angler! He caught his first salmon from the River Ogwen, enjoyed great trout fishing (of both the brown and sea varieties!) and landed some big bass from the Menai Straits and the beaches of Anglesey.
Later, a Senior Civil Service career, mostly with the Health and Safety Executive, took him around the UK, including long spells in Scotland. He was, in turn, Head of the Offshore Safety Division, the Director for Scotland (a post created in the wake of devolution) and finally HM Chief Inspector of Railways.
