After five hard-fought qualifying rounds, the 25 anglers who fished the British Waterways Stillwater Championships 2010 final at Boddington Reservoir saw a tight finish, with less than 3lb covering the top three.The anglers fished pegs 2-26 and it was end peg 2 that won the day, just – Shaun Saunders weighing in 60-14-0 on the […]

The prize for winning angling’s most prestigious match – the Fish ‘O’ Mania 2011 final – has been raised £5,000 to £30,000. It’s thought the move by organisers Matchroom is in response to a new ‘Match This’ event being launched by Maver UK boss Phil Briscoe that could see £50,000 paid out to the winner […]

Record numbers of sea trout and salmon have been logged in English rivers according to a new report by the EA…. The news comes as the Environment Agency announced that river water quality in England has improved for the 20th consecutive year. Over 70% of rivers are now graded as ‘very good’ or ‘good’ under […]

A reminder for all you ‘taggers’, Tagathon 2010 is part of the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network’s (SSACN – www.ssacn.org) ongoing campaign to allow the stocks of spurdog and common skate in Lochs Sunart and Etive and surrounding waters to regenerate by protecting their habitats which are thought to be important breeding and pupping grounds. […]

Saturday 18th September 2010 Held at:  The Glebe Fishery Part of Mallory Park Fisheries Website: www.malloryparkfisheries.co.uk The ‘Catch a Fish for Charity’ again proved to be very popular at the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning day at the Glebe Fishery at Peckleton, Leicestershire. The gates were opened at 11.00am and many visitors toured […]

Money raised from 2010 Jeff Moors Memorial at Border Fisheries will go to developing Junior Angling at Border Fisheries…. FIFTY TWO anglers competed in the Jeff Moors Memorial at Border Fisheres, the attendace hit somewhat due to the County Champs running on the same date. All three lakes fished well. Dave Swain won on Robbies Pool, […]

21st and 22nd September 2010, 39 anglers fished on Front Bank and Long Bank, Old LakeDay OneA good turnout as usual for this annual event on the Old Lake had the competitors all looking for a good start with the event being decided on overall weight over the two days. As the hands went in […]

European Freshwater Angling Championships 17th – 18th September 2010 Makins Fisheries Nuneaton Warwickshire. The famous commercial Fisheries complex at Makins in the UK was the venue for the 2010 European Police Fresh Water Angling championships hosted by West Midlands Police over the weekend 17th and 18th September. Preparation for the 7-man Ireland squad of An […]

On sale now (cover-dated September 21) the Mail is priced just £1.80 and comes with one of three colours of these handy bowls taped to the cover. These bowls fold flat, and are spot-on for pellets (dampened or dry), small quantities of groundbait, or other feeds. Highlights of another brilliant Angler’s Mail issue include:• Shimano’s sensational […]

It’s been a big week for the trout fisheries in the area with Packington crowning its re-opening of Cock’s Close on Saturday with a massive rainbow trout going 18lb 14oz. The fish (pictured) was taken by Coventry angler Trevor Davies, who was fishing from a boat and he took it on a Gold Headed Damsel […]

Greys Carp Academy member Ed Betteridge has landed a 49.12lb Carp known as Choco.Ed has been targeting Choco for a number of years and his perseverance and undoubted angling ability has finally paid off.Ed Said;“3 years and 3 weeks, 188 nights, 75 captures, 20 lost fish that could have been the one, half a ton […]

The Lower Thames Championship, held between Penton Hook and Molesey on September 18 saw some amazing catches of fish. The Warlingham & DAS run event, sponsored by Dulley Ceilings and Partitions saw 121anglers take part following a chilly night and tackling difficult, clear conditions. But Robert Wright (Maver Image VDE) recorded his best ever victory […]

Fish Legal solicitors have stepped in and successfully brokered a deal between British Waterways and the Moss Side Social Angling Society to save specimen fish in the Toddbrook Reservoir and to restock on a like-for-like basis all medium-sized fish removed from the waters as the reservoir is drained to carry out essential maintenance work.The reservoir, […]

Trevor tied with Kieron Rich on points but took the honours with a greater weight in the 2010 Midland Angler Of The Year Competition.The annual event set up by Nigel and Total-Fishing.com’s Gareth Purnell when he was editor of Midland Angler has retained its original format, being run over two three-hour matches on the same […]

Hardy And Greys Ltd will give Bffi attendees the first chance to view their exciting new 2011 product ranges. This year’s show will take place on the 30th and 31st October 2010 at Trentham, Stoke on Trent.This will be the first chance for the UK consumer to try the Zenith and Proaxis ranges which use […]