FISHERMEN from across the North have been invited to attend the annual lecture celebrating the life of a prominent Cumbria naturalist.

Hugh Falkus, who died in Eskdale in 1996, wrote acclaimed books on salmon and sea trout, and made several wildlife films for television.

Guest speaker at the event at BAE Systems' Canberra Club, Samlesbury, on February 20, will be game fishing expert Karl Humphries. Doors open at 7pm, and tickets on the door are £5.