A Bristol man has been ordered to pay £1,335 in fines and costs for flouting fishing bylaws.Adam Power was caught on three separate occasions fishing for coarse fish on the River Avon at Keynsham.He was first questioned by fisheries bailiffs on April 20, 2013 after the Environment Agency received reports from members of the public […]
Angler Fined For Repeatedly Fishing in the Closed Season
Catfish Record Rocked At Shatterford Lakes
Kidderminster angler Jeff Randle has landed a catfish which may have been bigger than the fishery record at Shatterford Lakes. The big fish easily bottomed out 55lb scales and estimates put it at around 75lb – the venue record is the 70-pounder banked by Sean Mills in 2011 and Jeff’s cat is thought to be […]
Big Hit For Irish Bream Anglers
A group of anglers have just recorded a proper big hit of specimen wild Irish fish on the Lee system. Four anglers banked over seventy fish, with an estimate of around 450lb, amazingly with only a dozen falling short of the Irish specimen barrier. The bream tally included two ‘tens’, three ‘nines’, a dozen ‘eights’ and […]
National Big Fish Competition To Reward Great Catches
Big fish anglers are being given the opportunity to compete in a new national competition which will reward the best freshwater specimen caught in the UK every month. Starting on July 1st, Specimen Fishing Online will hand out monthly cash and tackle prizes which will also lead to a UK ‘Specimen of the Year’ award. […]
Carp And Cats On The Feed At Shatterford
It’s been a great week of fishing at Shatterford Lakes with lots of anglers cashing on both the big carp and catfish having a feed. Jim Smith’s first catfish is one he won’t forget as it weighed 50lb. Jim’s fish fell to a bunch of worms and there has also been a 36lb 8oz moggie […]
Marukyu Reveals Its 2013 Bait Range
Marukyu has launched its new range of baits for 2013 at The Glebe Fishery in Leicestershire, England. The Japanese bait brand invited top anglers along to demonstrate some of their new 42 additions to their match, pleasure and carp fishing ranges, including new flavours and sizes of their very popular JPz hooker pellets and a […]
Rapala Angry Birds Range
Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the Angry Birds game, has hooked up with lure manufacturer Rapala in a partnership aimed at getting more youngsters across Europe, and especially complete beginners, interested in fishing. There are seven plug-style lures in the range plus Angry Birds branded beginner’s kits, poles, lure boxes, float sets and fishing bags […]
New Water Above Bewdley For BAA Anglers
The Birmingham Anglers Association has acquired the fishing rights to a new section of the River Severn for the coming season. Northwood Fishery just north of Bewdley comprises two left bank meadows, one upstream and the other immediately downstream of Dowles Bridge about a mile upstream of Bewdley bridge.The upstream boundary is clearly signed at […]
Bacon Grill Tempts Big Masters Catfsh
The big catfish just keep on coming at Shatterford Lakes, the latest specimen being a 63lb 2oz beauty to Gary Attridge, who was fishing Masters Lake and caught it on his last day of a week-long session. The fish came from peg six and took half a tin of bacon grill at 4.55am. Other catfish […]
Dog Lane Fishery Throws Up Huge Perch
Ever since a winter netting operation at Dog Lane Fishery revealed the presence of some huge perch, a number of anglers have been targeting them. And one of the venue’s real beasts has put in an appearance in the shape of a claimed 5lb 8oz fish to Gary Dumbleton. The Rugby angler had fished through the […]
Monster Chub Claimed From Coventry Canal
Jim Sidebottom was fishing the Coventry Canal when a chub 22 inches long took a liking to his lobworm hook bait. Jim didn’t have any scales or a camera with him but estimated the fish at 9lb, and the catch was witnessed by two other anglers. Whatever its true weight it’s another example of the […]
Monster ‘Moggie’ May Have Broken Shatterford Best
Signs that things are warming up come when catfish start feeding and the first of Shatterford Fisheries’ big ‘moggies’ has been landed in the shape of a beauty which bottomed out 60lb scales to Sam Radnor, who fished luncheon meat from peg 15 on Masters Lake. Sam later looked at pictures of the fishery record […]
Promising Opening For Jersey Wood Fishery
The new Jersey Wood Fishery between Nuneaton and Coleshill is open for business and early signs are promising with carp to 19lb 4oz coming from Daisy’s Pool and Harry’s fishing particularly well, with bags to 75lb and virtually everyone getting 40lb plus, according to owner Chay Jackson. Sunday sees the first of a series of […]
Drive By Pike On The Fly
Guide Sidney Kennedy was driving around a stillwater on the Lee system in Ireland’s beautiful County Cork when he saw a shoal of bait fish scatter at the edge of a reedbed. Quick as a flash he parked up, cast out his fly gear with an imitation frog hopper lure on the end, and found himself […]
Opening Day At Jersey Wood Fishery
Chay Jackson’s new Warwickshire fishery, Jersey Wood, is opening its doors for the first time this weekend as a new Academy of Angling. The unveiling of the five-lake venue at the ever-popular Hoar Park Craft Village near Ansley includes half price day tickets, a ‘kids go free’ offer, 10% off academy coursed booked and it’s […]
