We don’t even know the weight of this specimen perch from the River Thames, but does it matter at all when a fish is this perfect? Dan tempted the predator on a new soft bait he’s been trying, and takes up the story… “The Slim Shaddy is a very subtle little shad bait that is […]
Perfect Thames specimen perch for Dan Sales
Des Shipp: Winter Skimmer Fishing – Free to View
Des takes a look at a groundbait and expander pellet approach to catching skimmers from commercial venues during the winter months. The pole is the England internationals weapon of choice as he visits the lovely Burley Fields Lake in Shurdington near Cheltenham.
Lee Kerry Winter Feeder Fishing On Commercials – Free To View
Lee Kerry runs through his considered approach to targeting winter commercial fisheries using the feeder, as he sets up at Packington Somers Fishery in the Midlands.
Bob Nudd In Session: Pole Fishing for Roach on the Old River Nene – Free to View
Four times World Champion gives his guide to winter pole fishing for roach on the Old River Nene in March, Cambs.
Alan Scotthorne: How To Fish Lindholme Lakes In Winter – Free to View
Alan Scotthorne describes his winter tactics on the seven main match lakes at Drennan Lindholme Lakes. He covers rigs, baits and tactics in detail, as well as explaining how he approaches different areas of each lake…
Tom Pickering’s Top 10 Commercial Fishery Tips For Winter – Free to View
Tom Pickering uncovers the key lessons that you need to remember to maximise your chances of success this winter on commercial fisheries as he targets Aston Park Fisheries near Sheffield, a venue not that far from his home, yet one he’s not fished before.
Target Winter Commercials with Matt Godfrey – Free to View
Join England international Matt Godfrey on the banks of Hallcroft Fishery, Yorkshire where the England International goes through a typical day’s fishing. Matt explains where to start, how to bait up correctly, what rigs to use and last but not least what baits work best.
Andy Mann – Winter Fishing On Commercials – Free to View Video
Top Welsh rugby player Andy Mann is no stranger to Weston Pools and in his debut filming session he nets loads of fish on three different lines. Starting with the long sixteen metre flick rig he moves to a shallow thirteen metre line then ends short. All this on a very cold winter’s day… and […]
15lb Severn Zander at last for Gary Knowles
Gary Knowles has achieved one of his long term angling ambitions by landing this magnificent 15lb 12 oz zander from the Lower Severn. Gary picks up the story: “I took a trip down to the lower Severn with my long suffering boat partner Edward Matthews, it is a long trip but we both felt there […]
England to bid for World Match or Feeder Fishing Championships
The Angling Trust today announces is to bid to hold a full Nations or Feeder Coarse World Championships in 2024 or 2025, as well as supporting a series of initiatives to support and build International coarse match fishing in England. As the National Governing Body for Angling and the FIPS accredited organisation for England, The […]
81 Irish rivers open for Salmon Angling in 2022
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has approved legislation that will govern the wild salmon and sea trout fisheries in 2022. These will come into effect from Saturday, 1 January 2022. Minister Ryan said: “81 rivers will be available for salmon and sea trout fishing in 2022. This will allow […]
Fishing without a licence costs two Staffordshire men over £1,200
A fishing day trip to Carney Pools in Bishton, Stafford on 9 May this year for 2 men from Staffordshire has resulted in them each receiving a penalty of £619 for fishing without a licence. Their cases were brought to Cannock Magistrates Court by the Environment Agency on Tuesday 7 December where 27-year old Jon […]
John Bailey under fire on Why We Go Fishing
In his latest blog for the Eastern Daily Press, John Bailey muses on having watched Mortimer and Whitehouses Christmas Special with two young men who don’t give two hoots about angling. “My 20-something stepsons who were unusually quiet throughout. I sensed from them that they enjoyed the scenery and they liked the more reflective moments, […]
‘A Fish in Alien Streams’: How English trout ended up in the Indian Himalayas
If you travel to the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh, it’s hard to miss that there is trout on the menu. Everywhere. Yet these trout are not native. They were introduced, during the time of the British Empire in India, to make the British there feel more at home, as they were reportedly not impressed […]
Sea Angling Classic 2022 gathers momentum as entries fill up and new online live show Hooked! set to launch in the new year
The Sea Angling Classic is a unique international fishing competition taking place on 15-19 June 2022 based from Portsmouth and using the diverse Solent fishing grounds. The event is a catch, photograph, and release format, focusing on 5 species: Tope, Smooth hound, Rays, Bass and Black Bream. With the largest and most valuable prize table […]
