Irish Luke Aston has tracked down this massive six gill shark off Carrigaholt, County Clare for one of his customers Ben Carter, on only his second day after them of the season in his popular boat Clare Dragoon. The huge fish, estimate at 900lb, was of course safely unhooked and swam off strongly. Email: lukeaston@eircom.net […]
900lb Shark Landed Off County Clare
Post Brexit impact on UK fisheries policy gets green light
A PROJECT exploring UK fisheries policy post-Brexit has won funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The research, a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is among only 25 to be awarded the competitive funding, which is part of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. The […]
Angling Trust calls for immediate precautionary halt to wrasse ‘cleaner fish’ gold rush
Members of the public fishing recreationally should be extremely concerned over a new and rapidly expanding commercial fishery which threatens the South West’s wrasse populations. The Angling Trust is calling for an immediate suspension of the fishery supplying live, wild-caught wrasse to the salmon aquaculture market where they are used to remove parasitic sea lice […]
Ireland’s Clew Bay produces first specimen skate of the year
Ireland’s Clew Bay has produced its first skate of the year in the shape of this fish estimated at around 157lblb. Darragh McGee of Clew Bay Charters was the lucky angler, fishing aboard White Water II. The fish measured 201cm long by 148cm wide and qualifies as a specimen in Ireland. darragh@clewbaycharters.com Web: www.clewbaycharters.com
Thornback Ray wins £6,000 in the European Open Beach Champs 2017
The Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship had another fantastic turnout for 2017, with just under 1000 anglers competing and 150 weighing in over the weekend, despite tough fishing conditions. Congratulations to Graham Elliott from Hull, winning the Overall Seniors category with his 4,325g ray. Graham walked away with a massive £6,000. […]
Cornish estuary netting ban welcomed
The Angling Trust has welcomed the successful procession of a new byelaw effectively banning netting in Cornwall’s rivers and estuaries proposed by the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (CIFCA). The River and Estuarine Fishing Nets byelaw 2017 was agreed by the CIFCA committee on 16th September 2016 and subsequently went out to statutory consultation. […]
Ban on deep sea trawling in Atlantic Ocean
The European Parliament is throwing its weight behind a ban on bottom trawling at depths greater than 800 metres in the North-East Atlantic in a move that will make the practise illegal. Tougher checks at sea and transparent data collection rules will also come into force and new regulations will also restrict deep-sea fishing to the area […]
Oooh la la! World record red snapper
French angler Philippe Drouhin out-battled this incredible 33 lb two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar) – the heaviest ever recorded by the IGFA, while fishing off the island of Mauritius with IGFA Captain Yann Colas. The massive snapper was caught while bottom fishing with chunk of fish, and put up a typically brutal fight before it. If approved, […]
Huge Shore Caught Hammerhead Shark Beached
Ozzie angler Jamie Dennis poses with what may be biggest shark ever caught from the shore – a bruising hammerhead measuring 3.85m in length. The shark was taken from Geraldton Beach near perch by Jamie and his fishing pal Mitchen Palmer who shared a back breaking one hour and 30 minute battle after the predator […]
200lb+ common skate landed from Scottish shoreline
No wonder Ben Eastman of Cardiff is all smiles after landing this beautiful 206lb common skate on his first ever attempt at catching the species – and from the shore. The mighty fish came during a trip to Oban in Scotland, an Isle famed for its big skate fishing. The expedition also saw fish of […]
Charter Skipper Revenues On The Slide Due To Bass Limits
Angling charter boat skippers in England have seen revenues slashed by more than one-fifth as a result of tough restrictions on recreational bass fishing introduced this year. Anglers have been reluctant to spend up to £600 a day on bass charter fishing trips only to be allowed to take one fish home to eat. As […]
Bluefin tuna landed off the coast of Wales
A Bluefin tuna estimated at over 300lb has been caught off the coast of Wales. The mighty fish was landed by Kent angler Andy Griffith aboard ‘White Water II’ skippered by Andrew Allsop out of Milford Haven. It took a deep diving home-made lure and took an hour to bring to the boat. The fish was […]
Tuna found 30 miles up the River Severn!
Catching tuna off the west coast of the Ireland has become a viable angling option over the last few years, but now one has been found 30 miles up England’s River Severn! The 7ft saltwater fish was found dead near Misterworth in Gloucestershire by canoeist Kevin Brady, who posted video of the amazing find on social […]
Giant 368lb thresher shark is a British record
Nick Lane has made the national newspaper headlines with this huge thresher shark caught off the Devon coast. The fish, weighed at 368lb and then returned, was caught during a trip aboard Dan Hawkins charter boat ‘Reel Deal’ and took over and hour to tame during a spectacular fight that saw it leap 20ft out […]
Massive opah set for new world record
This massive opah could be a new world record and is one of five hooked at the same time on a trip near San Martin Island. The 181lb fish, which is 18lb over the current IGFA record, was caught by Joe Ludlow aboard the boat Excel. Ludlow was fishing in 190 feet of water soon […]
