Hats off to the brave match anglers who fished the Browning West Midlands Pairs winter series, which concluded at the weekend with another grueller on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal at Stoke Works. Throughout the series any weight over a pound has been good and that continued on Sunday with Smithies’ Roger Kimberley taking the honours with […]
Stoke Works Grueller Draws To A Close
IGFA Calls For Longlining Ban In Gulf Of Mexico
The International Game Fish Association has long supported closing the Gulf of Mexico to surface longlines. But in an uncommon collaboration, this position is gaining new momentum as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) prepares a new proposed regulation for the region as early as next month. In anticipation of the Obama Administration’s new […]
MPs Briefed on Angling Trust Cormorant Report
The Angling Trust has taken the case for tougher controls on cormorant numbers to Parliament with a special briefing for MPs from the All Party Angling Group on their recently published 10,000 word report highlighting the damage done to fisheries and wild fish stocks in the UK as a result of a fifteen fold increase […]
Beware Rod Licence Rip-Off Says Angling Trust
Following complaints from anglers angered by the re-emergence of a website offering rod licence renewals which charges an additional £11 for ‘processing services’ the Angling Trust is warning anglers not to pay a penny more than they need and is encouraging everyone to use the completely free service provided by the Environment Agency and the […]
River make-over is meeting the EU challenge
A £3 million river restoration project on the River Welland, which runs from Sibbertoft to the Wash Estuary has inspired the formation of a unique partnership comprising businesses, local communities, government agencies and third-sector bodies, who have joined forces to improve the River Welland for fresh water, people and wildlife. A unique strength of the […]
Drennan Team England announce new line up for European Championship
Mark Downes and Mark Addy, Joint Drennan Team England Managers, have announced their England squad to compete in this year’s 19th Coarse Angling European Championship in Novisad, Serbia on the Danube canal from 24th – 30th June.Following last year’s European silver medal win in Spain, Mark Downes and Mark Addy have decided to give some […]
Taska Adds To Its Growing Team
Two new consultants – Chris Cox and Tommi Jackson – have joined Taska’s ever growing carp team bringing the number of experts flying the Taska flag to 28. Taska’s Jack Bowker commented: “It has always been our philosophy to recruit the ‘guys on the bank’ and bringing these two young talents onto our books shows […]
Lymm Angling Club Take Control Of Bridgewater Canal
Lymm Angling Club are pleased to announce they now hold the fishing rights to 4 ½ miles of the Bridgewater Canal from Waterloo bridge in Runcorn town to Crawley’s bridge at Preston Brook marina. From 1st March 2013 the club’s 1600 strong membership can enjoy this prime location which is regarded by many as one […]
Carp Farmer Fails In Otter Case
Carp famer and fishery boss Brian Dodson says he will go bankrupt after his attempt to sue the Environment Agency failed. Mr Dobson (60) claimed £2 million in compensation after he claimed otters killed his stock of 22,000 carp. He argued that the EA had a duty of care to alert him to the clear […]
Greys Bring Breakthrough Toreon Technology To Rod Making
Greys have been turning heads in the carp world with the introduction of a breakthrough carbon fibre technology used in its new AirCurve rod range. Three years in the making, the Aircurve utilizes a material called Toreon, which combines carbon fibre with a resin containing a series of Nano particles that has allowed them to […]
Fox Zig Aligna
One of the products that attracted plenty of interest at the recent round of carp shows was the new Fox Zig Aligna. In essence it’s a scaled down version of Fox’s existing Line Aligna sleeve, but with a loop at the back to hold your foam hook baits. It eliminates the need for a knotless […]
Operation CLAMP DOWN
Targeting illegal angling during the coarse close season Between 15 March and 15 June 2013, the Angling Trust Voluntary Bailiff Service, in partnership with the Environment Agency (EA), will be running Operation CLAMP DOWN – targeting illegal angling during the coarse fishing close season. The VBS is currently a pilot project in the EA South […]
Monster Wels Catches In Biting Cold
The start of February 2013 saw Black Cat test anglers and wels guides Stefan Seuß and Benjamin Gründer and their guests head to the middle reaches of the Po. The wels camps on the river are normally closed at this time of year as the angling season does not start until the beginning of March. […]
England Youth Trials 2013
Larford Lakes is hosting a round of trials to find out who will represent England’s Under-23 side in the forthcoming world match fishing championships, which will be fished in July along the River Villaines in Brittany, France. The trial takes place on March 23rd along the venue’s Burr Bank with trialists fishing 75% of the […]
Barbel On The Feed At Linley
There was a good turnout of 30 anglers for the Birdgnorth Angling Society match on the River Severn and Linley on Sunday and those who made the frame enjoyed some decent sport. Barbel fishing on the feeder has come to be dominated by pellet fishing on the big river these days, so it was good […]
