Only two fish were caught in the Kingsbury AC match on the Wychnor Canal at Lichfield but one of them was a magnificent 7lb chub. This is a canal that flows like a river and club member Graham Underhill used a stick float with lobworm hook bait hoping for one of the venue’s big perch […]
Huge Canal Chub Wins Club Match
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 […]
Sea Watch Issue 16 – Now Live And Free To View
The latest issue of Sea Watch – the video magazine for shore an boat anglers everywhere – includes a special report from the European Open’s Flattie Bash – fished in conditions so appalling that it was nearly called off for safety reasons. We’ve also gained access to some fascinating underwater footage of species like cod, […]
Drennan Team England Squad 2013: Stu Conroy Dropped
Stu Conroy has been dropped for the 2013 Drennan Team England Squad to fish the 2012 World Match Fishing Championships in Warsaw, Poland on 14th-15th September 2013. The squad will comprise Sean Ashby (2012 World Champion),Will Raison (former World Champion), Alan Scotthorne (5 Times World Champion), Steve Gardener (most capped England angler), Steve Hemmingray (Former […]
Common Skate Recapture Event
The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network is running their third Common Skate Event – from the 19th -21st April.Once again dedicated volunteer sea anglers will travel from all over the UK to help gather data regarding one of the nation’s shark stocks on behalf of the Scottish Shark Tagging Program (SSTP)Around 50 sea anglers using […]
‘I’m No Racist’ Says Fishery Owner Who Banned Eastern European Anglers
A Warwickshire fishery owner has caused a stir after putting up a sign banning Eastern Europeans from his water. Eddie Whitehead of Dog Lane Fishery reacted after around £10,000 of carp were stolen from his venue – claiming that migrant workers were taking what they caught for the table. The story made the national media with Eddie, […]
Weights On The Up At Tunnel Barn Farm
Temperatures rose on Sunday and hey presto the carp began to feed. It was certainly noticeable at Tunnel Barn Farm, where the open on Extension and New Pools saw the best two weights for ages. Mosella’s Dave James topped the 53-strong field after drawing peg 21 on Extension and weighing in 136-4-0 of F1s on […]
Tough Going For Hardy Midlands Canal Anglers
A howling wind greeted anglers fishing the WBC Angling event on the Grand Union Canal at Tyseley in the city near Acocks Green at the weekend, and that made pole fishing difficult. But winner Tony Foster winkled out over 4lb of roach fishing squatt and pinkie down the middle and over the far side from […]
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 […]
FishingBaits.biz Expands Its Range
FishingBaits.biz hit the market with a storm when they launched in November 2011 with the full range of Marukyu Baits. Since then, they have gone on to provide live maggots and worms as well as the highly regarded Got Baits range. Their focus on customer service and next day delivery has allowed them to steadily grow […]
Darren Cox Through To Fish O Mania Final
Cox nets winning spot at Preston Innovations Boldings Fish ‘O’ Mania Bitterly cold conditions with a biting wind greeted the 130 competitors for this, the second of the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifiers for 2013 held at Preston Innovations Boldings, Bridgnorth on Saturday 13th April. The early arrivals for the event had taken their customary walk […]
Coarse & Match: Latest Issue
How to master commercials, huge barbel and zander, video news, ice fishing and a brand new series with Jeremy Wade. The latest issue of Coarse & Match Fishing is out and it’s bursting at the seams with hints, tips and action. Don’t miss the first in a series of exclusive interviews with River Monsters presenter […]
Boost For Harrell’s River ‘Fish ‘O’ Mania’ Plan
Plans to try and get a Fish O Mania style river event off the ground have received a boost with the backing of the Angling Trust, the sport’s governing body. Chief executive Mark Lloyd said: “The idea has captured the imagination of match anglers and we are keen to get the competition started either this […]
Canoe Campaigner’s Access Case Sinks
A campaigner for universal canoe access, Mr. Andrew Biddulph, who tried to claim £4,000 from an angling club for restricting access to the River Dove, has been ordered by the Court to rewrite his claim or withdraw it and pay Fish Legal’s costs. This case is a further blow to the incorrect claims of […]
Power books his lucky ticket in the Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final
Lucky Local angler, Andy Power (Preston Innovations Thatcher’s) a trainee electrician from Somerset had contemplated a lie in on Saturday 6th April for the first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier of 2013, but proved his luck was in. Andy was showing as 17th place on the reserve list on the day, but due to a […]
