I am pleased to announce that the PartyPoker.com Fish’O’Mania final is being held, for the first time, at Cudmore on July 19th 2008  on Arena Lake which was specifically designed and built in 1978  for televised events.Televised live by Sky Sports, Fish’O’Mania will feature 16 anglers going head-to-head for a first prize of £25,000.There will […]

An illegal angler could have had the catch of the year with a national record size perch weighing in at 6lb 2oz – if only he had bought a rod licence and asked the fishery owner for their permission to fish.   Today, Thursday (19 June), at North Surrey Magistrates Court, Robert Townsend was ordered to […]

Jarvis Walker is to further expand its presence in the European market with the acquisition of Masterline International.  Relatively unknown outside the Southern Hemisphere, Jarvis Walker is the largest supplier to the Australian market and are one of the world’s largest suppliers of fishing tackle outside of Japan and the USA.  It is intended to […]

Following the NFA’s press statement regarding reported swan deaths and a proposed no fishing zone on the River Severn at Bewdley near Droitwich, the NFA can now confirm that they will attend the next council meeting on 30th June, 2008. The NFA and Bewdley Town Council would like to issue a joint statement, “Bewdley Town […]

The NFA England Carp Team will be hosting an observation match at Drayton Fishery in Daventry next weekend from the 6th to 8th June. The match will be by invitation only and help identify potential anglers who could be worthy of travelling to South Africa for the 2008 World Carp Championships. Anglers will be fishing […]

The 2008 U 18 Sensas Team England and U 22 Drennan Team England squads who will compete at the F.I.P.S.ed organised World Youth Championships in Gent, Belgium this July have now been announced. Following the England Youth trials which took place at well known Barston Fishery this weekend, the joint team managers Mark Downes and […]

Paul Haines from Liverpool won this weekend’s PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at White Acres beating a number of high profile anglers to land his place in this years final. The match proved to be an exciting contest with all the anglers having to work hard as the fish proved tough to land. In the […]

Over 200 anglers were brought in front of the courts by the Environment Agency in May for fishing without a valid rod licence, resulting in more than £35,000 in fines and costs. Guilty defendants had to fork out an average of £150 each – the equivalent of buying a coarse rod licence six times over. Dafydd […]

The NFA would like to issue a statement regarding swan deaths and a proposed no fishing zone on the River Severn at Bewdley near Droitwich. Following suggestions from local swan rescuers that a number of swan deaths in the area have been caused by lead left behind by anglers, the NFA has been in contact […]

With widespread and still growing public concern about over-fishing, and the terrible waste from fishery discards, most people would be horrified to realise that some fishermen are targeting the wild bass stocks before they have ever had a chance to spawn. Despite the fact that such small fish are readily and cheaply available on the […]

Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, was delighted to be the beneficiary of funds well in excess of £15,000 thanks to London-based recruitment company Prima Principia’s recent annual charity fishing day at Dever Springs in Hampshire. The day included fly […]

The inaugural NFA England Veterans team who will compete in the first F.I.P.S.ed organised Veterans World Championships being held on the River Tamega in northern Portugal on the weekend of 12th and 13th July 2008 has now been named. The team manager Joe Roberts and NFA International Events Director Dick Clegg have selected the team from […]

The NFA England Carp Team are nearing the selection of the 2008 team which will travel to South Africa for the F.I.P.S.ed organised World Championships following an invitational event held at Drayton Fishery in Daventry last weekend. The event invited six pairs who have the potential to represent their country and wanted to see how […]

Former Fish ‘O’ Mania Champion, Neil Machin booked his place in this year’s PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania final with an emphatic win at the recent qualifier at The Oaks Fishery in North Yorkshire. With changing weather conditions over the past few weeks, the outcome of the 12th qualifier of this year’s PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania […]