Coventry’s Rob Swain won the big Christmas match at Packington Somers just in time for his 57th birthday this week.Like most of us Rob, who used to fish the canals and rivers with Leamington DAM, has had to adapt from natural waters to the commercial scene and by his own admission it’s taken him 12 […]

Reports to 30th November 2009 Updated on 2nd December 2009 ENGLISH LAKES FLY FISHING WITH PATRICK ARNOLD. ANGLING IN THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT (165A)This Report now covers Game Angling only. WEATHER November is often a wet month but this year it was exceptionally so – taking the Country as a whole it was the wettest […]

Labour’s Parliamentary Angling spokesman Martin Salter used last week’s Commons debate on fisheries to describe as “ludicrous” plans by Natural England to re-introduce the beaver to the English countryside. The Reading West MP highlighted the new fish passage regulations and proposed new rules governing hydropower schemes which are designed to remove obstructions to migrating fish […]

Agreement among MPs on the importance of recreational sea angling (RSA) were just “fine words”, according to Mike Heylin, chairman of the Angling Trust. Opening the fisheries debate last night (December 1) the fisheries minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, declared: “It would be remiss of me not to mention also the contribution of sea angling which…makes a […]

The ABC Club Members Matches will be held on a number of venues, including rivers, canals and on some “wild card venues” not necessarily on the current match circuits. The ABC set out to dramatically change Club fishing and although the 50K prize certainly does just that, we can now reveal our real eye opener.  This […]

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH NUMBER: 14TROPHY:   FLETCHER CUPDATE:   29 November 2009VENUE:   Erewash Canal (Long Eaton)1st  Mick LAGER  9 lb 12 oz 2nd   Malc MUNN  8 lb 9 oz3rd   Matt COLEGATE 8 lb4th   Alan WRIGHT  7 lb 7 oz5th   Pete JAMES  5 lb 4 oz REPORTA great deal of overnight rain and falling temperatures put most fish off the feed for Long Eaton Victoria Angling […]

Arden Fisheries located at Snitterfield Fruit Farm between Alcester and Warwick is beginning a series of open matches starting this weekend and then running every Saturday until further notice. Owner Steve Dawkes plans to spread the matches around The Oak, Foxes and his silver fish water Archers, with 30lb-40lb expected to be needed to win. […]

Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery has released details of its Christmas match activity, and there’s plenty going on. Things kick off nicely at the Shrewley water with the Boxing Day Bash (Saturday 26th December), with a rather tasty draw of no peg fees and a 100% payout! There are opens on Sunday 27th, Monday 28th and […]

The Sensas Challenge at Barston Lakes is showing once again the silver fish potential of Nigel Harrhy’s Solihull day ticket fishery, with Kian Wardle leading the way with an excellent 41-8-0 of mainly skimmers last weekend, and weights to nearly 20lb this weekend as well. Kamasan rod Kian ‘balled it’ with groundbait and joker and […]

The popular Drennan Knockout Cup has an increased prize fund next year thanks to the generous backing of leading tackle manufacturer Drennan. The Oxford based company has been delighted with how well the 2009 competition, which is exclusively organised by Match Fishing magazine, has gone and the prize fund has now been increased to a […]

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Members of parliament are being urged to tell fisheries minister Huw irranca-Davies, that Britain’s recreational sea angling industry is in danger of being “smothered by the restrictions and rules of management regimes” that are really only intended to control the European commercial fishing industry. It could be saved through continued negotiation at home and by […]

A stretch of the River Soar that was badly affected by pollution will receive an early Christmas stocking of about 10,000 young fish on Friday, 27 November 2009. As soon as they arrive, the fish will be released into the river in the Birstall area of the River Soar, near the Watermead South Country Park […]

Darren Cox put together this fantastic (and surprise) 50lb bag of quality perch during a pleasure session on Sycamore Lake at White Acres Fishery in Cornwall. Darren was shooting a DVD for angling TV channel OnlineFishing.tv and was targeting perch in wintry conditions, but found perch from 1lb 8oz to 2lb 8oz lining up in […]

Match anglers braving the weather in the weekend’s open match at Angel of the North Fishery in County Durham had a surprise when the lake record was beaten.With the water temperature at only six degrees Derek Fox produced a wily performance to get the carp feeding on soft hooker pellet close in, for a very […]