German angler Paul Hanke boated this gigantic hake 30lb 15oz (Merluccius merluccius) while fishing off Smola in Norway. Paul was using a mackerel bait and battled the fish for 15 minutes. The fish has been submitted to the IGFA as a new All Tackle World record for the species. The current record for this species is […]
World hake record boated off Norway
World Fishing Day from Fishing TV
Market leading VoD platform for high quality fishing content, Fishing TV, is in the initial stages of shaping one of the first ever global fishing events, World Fishing Day. At the heart of this initiative highlighting and celebrating the sport of angling, which is enjoyed by over 700m people worldwide, will be one of the […]
Robbie Harbour wins 2017 Maver Festival at White Acres…
Day Five and final day Pollawyn Day five winner was Martin Holmes with 75lb 11oz from peg 17, martin spent most of his day fishing the bomb and meat. 2nd was Gavin Leversidge from peg 25 with 62lb, Gavin caught swapped between the long and short pole with meat and 3rd on the day was […]
Stone angler faces fines and costs of over £1,800 over variety of offences after Environment Agency Action
Angler George Holland of Coppice Gardens, Stone has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,855.81, after a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency for a variety of offences that took place at Izzak Walton Fishery in Chebsey. Mr Holland was fined £660 for threatening behaviour at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, , and ordered to […]
Young salmon found at River Derwent spot for first time in 300 years…
Fish conservationists are raising a glass at the news that young salmon have been spotted at the River Derwent at Shortley Bridge for the first time since King Goerge I banned the then Prince of Wales from the Royal household in 1717 over a row at a christening. And not just one either – over […]
Bob Collins breaks Pitsford Water’s long standing brown trout record with a 15lb 8oz beauty
Long standing Pitsford Water season ticket holder Bob Collins has beaten the Anglian Water trout fishery’s brown trout record with this stunning 15lb 8oz fish. Bob, who has fished the venue since the early 1970s, caught the fish while bank fishing using a size 12 Dunkeld, ironically fishing a spot known as ‘No Fish Point’. […]
White Acres Fishery Maver Festival 2017: Standings After Day 1 Huge weight from Alan Scotthorne on Bolingey Lake
Clint Elliott Reports White Acres Maver Festival 2017 Day One Report This week we are running the very popular Maver festival, its running full with 180 anglers fishing for 5 days. The lakes being uses are A section Pollawyn, B section Jenny.s split with Trewaters, C section Twin Oaks split with Trelawney, D section Porth […]
Anglian Water Fishing Report October 3rd, 2017: Pitsford Water brown trout record beaten with 15lb 8oz fish to bank angler
Pitsford Brown trout record smashed Bob Collins lands massive Brown of 15lb 8oz from Pitsford bank – awaiting pictures • Spotlight on Rutland Water for the Anglian Water Airflo InternationalFull story and results next week www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350,Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water […]
Comeback from England’s carp anglers after Day 1 disaster is not enough to make top 10
Carp Team England came very close to a medal following one of the most incredible comebacks in the history of the World Carp Fishing Championships. Ukraine were crowned world champions following a near perfect score at the 19th FIPSed World Carp Fishing Championships at Lake Deseda in Hungary. Scoring an incredible four points with two […]
Martin’s Giant Jau Catfish ‘Miles’ Over World Record
A giant Amazon catfish way over the IGFA world record has been landed during an exploratory trip to Bolivia with adventure holiday operator www.Amazon-Angler.com . The ‘Jau’ catfish was estimated by experienced Amazon guide Steve Townson at around 170lb after it was landed by one of his guests, Martin Content, on a trip to virgin […]
Price is right in RiverFest River Thames qualifier
The River Thames Riverfest qualifier at Clanfield was won by John Price who finished well clear of the pack with a mixed catch of 19-7-0 from peg 94. John started on the whip fished over groundbait for 6lb of small fish. He then fished a chopped worm line down the edge at 14m for a […]
Dan Ashington bags the barbel in River Severn RiverFest Qualifier
Qualifiers: Dan Ashington, Dave Beecroft and Adrian Paddock A dropping and clearing river greeted the competitors for the sixteenth round of the RiverFest 2017 qualifiers and hopes were high for big weights. However, the low water temperature resulted in many of the anglers struggling for bites. Dan Ashington won A Zone with the top weight […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing Sept 24th, 2017: Run up to Airflow International at Rutland Water
Local stars shine ahead of Anglian Water Airflo International final at Rutland Water The most prestigious match of the season will be fished next week; in the meantime there have been personal bests for Graham Hayward (8lb 7oz Brown) and Toff Crowther (8lb 8oz Brown) • Top sport across all of our waters www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland […]
Angling Trust highly critical of Welsh Government’s ‘chaotic’ proposals to ‘destroy’ value of fishing rights on natural waters
The Angling Trust and Fish Legal have submitted a highly critical joint response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the ‘sustainable management of natural resources’. In particular, they challenged proposals to allow unfettered canoeing, kayaking and other paddlesports on all rivers in Wales which would destroy the value of fishing rights worth several millions of […]
Bait-Tech welcomes Hungarian angler Robert Nagy to the team
Bait company Bait-Tech has signed Hungarian carper Robert Nagi to strengthen its European appeal in the carp marker Sales & Brand Manager Ian Hirst commented: “It’s a pleasure to have him as part of Carp Team Bait-Tech. Robi’s many qualities include his humour and friendly nature and an extremely professional approach to his carp fishing. […]
