Anglers on the River Severn have highlighted the bizarre rules governing fishing on the big river by fishing a match in the close season – and it’s all completely legal. Current bylaws stipulate that that as long as you say you are fishing for eels and using baits like prawns, shrimps and worms and a […]

• 10lb Rainbow for Pat at RavensthorpePat Flynn of Northampton takes best Rainbow of the week  • Nice one Nigel!Congratulations to Nigel Savage, warden at Rutland Water, who came second in the Water Industries National Fly Fishing Championship at Bewl Water.Nigel fished from the bank last Saturday  • Popular Tuesday night boat leagues start10 May at Rutland Water […]

Best Bream was caught by Jake King on peg 10 at 1lb 12oz. Pinkie over Groundbait Conditions: Sunny, Very, Very Windy.. 15 fished. The winner this week was venue regular Dave West, who fished peg25 going  out 13m using pellet over pellet and weighing in 18lb 8oz of carp and a few silvers. Second place […]

As National Fishing Month (NFM) goes from strength to strength, with over 90 events already listed nationally, the benefits of taking part continue to grow. Dean Macey, Commonwealth Gold Medallist decathlete and avid fisherman, who is kindly endorsing the initiative, has also promised to give up some of his precious time in order to spend […]

Conditions on the day at the sixth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying heat at Stafford Moor Fishery, Winkleigh, Devon on Saturday 7th May 2011 were far from ideal as thunder storms and a lot of heavy overnight rain and a strong wind meant conditions were going to be tough for the 126 anglers taking part on […]

The Environment Agency has issued an invitation for expressions of interest to develop hydropower on a further three of its weirs on the Thames: at Marlow, Boulters and Boveney despite a promise from the Regional Director in 2008 that no other Thames weirpools would be developed for hydropower until the first, at Romney, had been […]

This year saw a new venue for the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifiers, Packington Somers set in the heart of the very scenic Packington estate, near Meriden in North Warwickshire. On Saturday 30th April 2011 this Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier produced the closest finish recorded in the history of a Fish ‘O’ Mania with only 2ozs […]

Dynamite Baits sponsored Nermin Caro became one of only a handful of anglers in the world to land both mirror and common carp in excess of 80lbs following the recent capture of a fish known as Joe at 80lb 2oz from a German syndicate water.Nermin, who also landed the previous World Record carp ‘Mary’ at […]

Friday 13th May              6:30pm Sky Sports 3Repeated:         Sat.      12:00am Sky Sports 32:00am Sky Sports 44:00am Sky Sports 46:00am Sky Sports 4 Keith will be joined by fly angler and coach Peter Cockwill. One of the most experienced and knowledgeable men on the scene, Peter is sure to have plenty of good advice in what is […]

The Maver Pairs competition run through Angling Times is the latest victim of the recession. Entries were said to be 50% down on 2010 with fuel costs in particular taking their toll on the match fishing scene at the moment. The British Pole Championships which ran after the Maver Pairs will continue as normal on […]

Woodland View Fishery has come up with a Café Nero style scheme to reward regular customers. When pleasure anglers first visit the Hadley venue they are given a loyalty card which is stamped every time they visit. Once they reach five stamps, their next session is completely free. Form at the day ticket water has […]

Midlands based match anglers are lining up to compete for the biggest prize in match fishing – the £50,000 Match This final at Larford Lakes on August 20th. With Birmingham’s Grant Albutt already in the line-up, Maver Midlands backed Stu Ballard has booked his final berth following the latest qualifier at Octoplus Boldings Pools. Stu […]

Rugby angler Brian Clayton has hit the angling headlines by catching a rare mandarin catfish from Spain’s River Ebro.  The mighty 123lb Wels catfish isn’t just noted for its colossal size – around six feet in length – but mainly because of its bright yellow colour. Catfish usually have a mottled appearance to camouflage them […]

Garbolino has stepped in to sponsor July’s popular Tunnel Barn Farm Masters – and one lucky angler will walk away with £500 in cash and a top-of-the-range Garbolino pole. The Wednesday, July 6th event sees anglers fishing two matches on the same day with a break for lunch. Anglers fish in sections of nine with […]

Leading line producer Ultima has announced that Frank Warwick has joined their prestigious group of consultants. Ultima has been developing its range of carp lines, hook links and braids for some time and the company felt that Franks input would be invaluable as it expands its distribution through Europe. Managing Director Henry Aiken was pleased […]