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Nicholas Fitton

1949-2025

Nicholas Vernon Fitton passed away on February 25 at his new home in Cotford St Luke, Somerset.

Nick grew up in Staffordshire, the son of a GP with a passion for angling. It was his father that taught him to fly-fish for trout on northern rivers such as the Eden and Eamont, and for salmon in Scotland. Nick became a fanatical angler in his teens and spent every opportunity on the bank either fishing or observing trout.

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