May 3rd-6th, 2010 Ultima consultant Ian Kitson and Irish Bait farms Lee Symonds are organising a brand new angling festival at Killeshandra in County Cavan, Southern Ireland.The lengths to be used haven’t been finalised, but Eonish Lodge. Killykeen forest park, Rockfield Lake, Glasshouse Lake and Town Lake in Killeshandra are all in the frame, depending […]

The Total-Fishing World Series Northern Qualifier takes place at Lindholme Lakes on Sunday the 23rd May. Rocket has booked Loco Lake, but we need to get an idea of numbers interested so if you’d like to fish, please go to the club site now and go to the thread below once you have logged in. […]

The Southern Leg of the Total-FishingClub World Series has been booked for Monks Lake Two on Saturday June 5th…The event is being run by Hathers and he needs 25 names by March 31st to confirm the booking. It’s £20 all in with the top four being paid out – the breakfast wagon opens at 7am […]

The annual Duane Seckington Memorial Match 2010 has been booked for Alders Farm Fishery on June 5th. Duane, who was well known in the Internet match angling community, sadly lost his battle with cancer in 2006 aged just 30, leaving behind a partner and young daughter. After many requests on the match fishing website Total-Fishing.com, a […]

Angling Direct’s January Sale is now in full swing, with 100s of products at discounted prices. Save up to 75% on specials and clearance items, with items to suit every angler’s need. Whether you are a coarse, match angler, carp, sea or fly fishermen make sure you check it out. http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/

What is it about canals and drains? Perhaps it’s because they are shallow – but ice doesn’t seem to affect the fish in the same way it does on stillwaters. Witness the weekend’s 52-peg Winter League match on the Coventry Canal from canal basin to Foleshill Road, where they had to break three inches of […]

Fish ‘O’ Mania 2010 is Now Open to Entries The much anticipated Fish ‘O’ Mania 2010 online entry process is now open to entries on the Angling Trust website, www.anglingtrust.net. This will be the only means by which anglers can enter Fish O Mania 2010 by the User area. The entry process is now open […]

Ravensthorpe Reservoir will be the first of the Anglian Water Reservoirs to open for trout fishing Saturday 27 February.  Followed by ….Pitsford Water Friday 12 MarchGrafham Water Friday 19 March New Lodge TrophyRutland Water Thursday 1 April   Independence Day Trophy Tackle shop opening times Rutland and GrafhamOpen Wednesday – Sunday 10am to 3pm until 28 […]

Qualifier tickets for The Angling Bait Club will go on sale no later than the 28th February 2010.  This preliminary date may be brought forward if membership capacity is reached in the interim.   As expressed on the site, it is hoped that by the management of the club membership numbers, that each person that wishes […]

The Environment Agency revealed today that the early Christmas present of fish from the Environment Agency’s Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham last month to re-stock the Rivers Trent and Tame and other West Midlands waters reached a grand total of 95,500 fish. They brought new hope to stretches of water that were affected by pollution […]

An English carp angler has set a new carp world record with a massive 94lb brute taken by Solar Tackle’s Martin Locke. The mighty fish – known by carp anglers as ‘Briggs Fish’ – was landed at swim 12 on the 110-acre Rainbow Lake near Bordeaux in France, and is a fish that the Kent […]

Britain’s current Arctic freeze-up could lead to an explosion in the number of fish deaths in stillwater fisheries. As a result, venue owners are being urged to take immediate steps to protect stocks during the current cold snap. The Professional Coarse Fisheries Association (PCFA) has advised its members and others responsible for running fisheries to […]

The dates have been released for the Angling Trust Nationals in 2010. The Angling Trust has resisted the temptation to create on main event, sticking with a Division One National (on the River Trent in August), and a Division Two, on the Erewash Canal in July.  National Championship Date Location Division 1 National Championship Saturday 21st August […]

The Bay Malton Angling Club has now officially opened its “Angling Development Centre”, aimed at promoting junior angling from its Border Fishery site near Crewe Cheshire. Bay Malton AC are awaiting the award of their Clubmark certification work in partnership with Dave Smith’s Get Hooked on Fishing Border scheme at their Border site, from where […]

UK Fishing Guru, Martin Bowler, pro-longs contract with OKUMA fishing reel Giant!Martin’s massive success with the DVD’s “catching the impossible” have made him superstar in the trade and OKUMA’s incredible wide range of quality fishing reels, suits his versatile fishing perfect!The next season will se a Strengthened co-operation between Martin and EU OKUMA distributor Svendsen […]