An Over 50s match at Moorlands Farm produced the biggest winning margin anyone can remember for years at the Kidderminster complex, fishery manager Mal Watson topping the field by over 140lb! Mal, who has been on a brilliant run of form, having also won three recent events in a row with 56-4-0, 78-0-0 and 90-4-0, […]
It’s Elementary For Watson
Five Midlands Qualifiers For Fish O Mania 2013
There are five Midlands qualifiers for the 2013 Fish ‘O’ Mania competition, which is now in its second decade. The entry process will open at 9am on Tuesday January 15th. The dates for the diary are Bolding Pools (April 13th); Makins Fishery (April 17th); Tunnel Barn Farm (April 27th); Larford Lakes (4th May) and Woodland […]
Christmas Fayre At Barston Lakes
Barston Lakes’ Christmas event will include a slap-up post-match dinner at the West Midlands Golf Club centre. The 23rd December open will be fished on the Solihull venue’s Main Lake with the £25 tickets available by emailing fishery boss Nigel Harrhy at nharrhy@aol.com . Along with Packington the venue hosted the Garbolino Sensas CIPS League […]
100kg Catfish from The River Po Italy
It was one of those nights that many anglers hope, pray and believe will one day become a reality… But let us start at the beginning: November 2012, the Rhino Black Cat guided tours on the middle reaches of the Po in Italy are in full swing. As is so often the case, the starting […]
Hydropower scheme stopped in landmark legal case by anglers
Fish Legal has won an historic injunction against a multi-million pound hydropower development on the River Trent at Sawley Weir, in the process exposing major failings in the regulatory process. The membership association Fish Legal, acting for its member the Pride of Derby Angling Association (PDAA), has won the biggest case in its 64 year […]
Politicians speak their minds on angling’s issues…
Angling Trust secures strong political support on bass, cormorants, hydropower, unlimited canoe access and a new Charter for Angling.Angling Trust campaigns chief and ex-MP Martin Salter went back to the party political conferences to make the case for fishing and to take the political temperature on the issues that are important to anglers. He came […]
Duncan Charman: Evolution of An Angler
Big fish specialist Duncan Charman will be launching his new book – ‘Evolution of An Angler’ – at the Carp Society’s Carp Show on Sat 1st and Sunday 2nd December at Sandown Racecourse. Duncan, who is star of Fishing TV’s ‘The Session’ series, will be signing limited edition copies at the show and at Yateley […]
Humungus Rutland Rainbow
Rutland Water has produced its biggest rainbow trout of the season – this 8lb 12oz beauty. The fish came from the Leicestershire venue’s South Arm and fell to the rod of season ticket holder Des Welch, who was boat fishing with Rick Broome. Des fished a sinking line with a black Booby Humungus.
Quality Roach For Packington Somers
Midlands day ticket water Packington Somers Fishery has been stocked with an extra 1,000lb of big roach from the venue’s trout lakes. This is the time of year when it’s safest to move fish and on finding a healthy stock of quality roach plus some tench during repair work at one of the venue’s trout […]
Christmas Matches At Moorlands Farm
Moorlands Farm Fishery has announced its Christmas match schedule with special fur and feather events on Thursday December 20th and Saturday 22nd, with the fishery closing then until Boxing Day. The complex then welcomes in 2013 with a New Year’s Day Open – more details on www.moorlands-farm.co.uk .
Tunnel Barn Farm Christmas Match Programme 2012
Extra prize money from the bonus pegs will be added to some matches to boost the prize fund MONDAY 24TH SANTAS SPECIAL OPEN *£100* WEDNESDAY 26th THE BOXING DAY BASH NO PEG FEES 100% PAYOUTTHURSDAY 27th PAIRS MATCH £45 PER PAIR *£200*FRIDAY 28TH THE FRIDAY FLYER OPEN *£100*SATURDAY 29TH OPEN *£100*SUNDAY 30th OPEN *£100*MONDAY […]
Massive Tweed Salmon On The Fly!
The biggest salmon seen on the River Tweed for years – a fish close to 50lb – has been landed from the river below Sir Walter Scott’s favourite Borders viewpoint. Ghillie Ian Farr helped land the mighty cock fish, the biggest he’s banked in 25 years at the job. The lucky anger was Edinburgh’s Jim […]
Good Roach Fishing On The Newry Canal
A hard overnight frost and a reduced water level in the Albert Basin didn’t bode well for the Anglers assembled outside the Quays on Sunday morning. Some of the gathering looked decidedly worried as they presented their licences for the Loughs Agency Fishery Officers to inspect. With some men travelling from as far away as Newtownabbey […]
Fishing for Life Strategy launched
A strategy to get more people fishing and help projects that use fishing to provide support to people in need was launched at the Angling Summit in London. The new strategy, Fishing for Life, was launched by Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to encourage more people to try angling. The Environment Agency and Angling Trust developed […]
Ladies No Longer First At Birmingham Anglers Association
Some equality that perhaps won’t be welcomed by the fairer sex is the Birmingham Anglers Association’s decision for abolish their Ladies Membership. The move is a direct result of a European Union Directive, that makes it illegal for clubs and associations to discriminate on the grounds of gender. Ladies from 17 to 65 years of […]
