With a thin layer of ice covering the surface of much of the canal, anglers were expecting conditions to be tough, on what turned out to be a bright,clear day. The match was split between the Odder and Woodcock lengths, and coming out on top with a weight of 6-6-0 from peg 39 at Odder […]
Harrisons Fossdyke League
Maggot Coming To The Fore On Commercials
On the region’s commercials, pellet is still winning most of the open matches but with the cold snap that could well be about to change, with winter baits coming to the fore. In fact the biggest weight of the weekend at Tunnel Barn farm fell to maggot, Pete Rice winning the Friday open with 71-14-0 […]
Swim Cam At Woodland View Fishery
A ‘swim cam’ has been installed at a Midlands fishery, allowing anglers to log in online and get a sneak peak at what’s happening on Front and Back Deans pools at Woodland View. The video is updated every ten seconds and is run through Farson Digital cameras, who now have around 75 similar cams set […]
Anker’s Away For Turner
Small rivers don’t necessarily spell small fish, as John Turner proved when he banked a 15lb 3oz barbel from the River Anker. The venue record and personal best fish fell to two hair-rigged 12mm halibut pellets on a size 8 hook after an opportune piece of fishing by the Tamworth angler. “I dropped by the […]
Green Takes 2011 Wye Championships
Hadrian Whittle’s tremendous 34lb bag of bleak made was perhaps the highlights of the 60-angler Wye Festival organised by Hereford and District AA. But it was Lee Green who took the three-day event in the tightest ever finish to this event. It’s a match that has produced huge bags of dace on the pole in […]
Evesham Angling Festival 2012 Dates
The dates are out for the 2012 series of qualifiers for the Evesham Festival backed by Daventry based publisher of angling magazines, DHP Ltd.The annual event sees several big team and individual matches take place over the August bank holiday weekend, including the prestigious Shakespeare Championships and Wychavon Championship won by Andrew Murphy and Coventry’s […]
Matt’s The New Wye Champion – Just!
Kidderminster angler Matt Maginnis fulfilled a long-standing angling ambition when he won the prestigious River Wye Championships at the weekend. Matt drew a peg he knows well (96 on the middle of the Eign section) and had no hesitation selecting a 4SSG Dave Harrell Speci Waggler to fish three quarters of the way across the […]
Danny’s Massive Match Carp
Biggest story in match fishing this week has to be the huge carp that one the winter league match on the River Wye. Danny Baker was fishing chopped worm for perch on the feeder when he latched into something he hadn’t bargained for. However, his gear gave him a chance – he was fishing a […]
New Dick Walker Book OUT NOW
Dear Walker FanI’m delighted to inform you of a new Dick Walker book, Fishing With Walker, and a special offer available only to Walker fans. Fishing With Walker contains articles from Fishing magazine and Angling Times – none of which have appeared in book form before. There are sections on all the major species and […]
Great Free Content In Coarse & Match Video Magazine
The latest issue of ‘Coarse And Match Fishing Monthly’, the free-to-view video magazine, is now available to view on Total-Fishing.com and includes contributions from Will Raison, Andy Bennett, Duncan Charman, Mick Wilkinson, Russ Evans, Mark Pollard, Steve Ringer, Simon Clarke, Lee Kerry and Ian Kitson. WATCH NOW!
Iain Macmillan joins ACE and Dynamite Baits
One of the UK’s biggest names in carp fishing, Iain Macmillan, has signed up for Shimano Normark UK, adding both ACE (Advanced Carp Equipment) and Dynamite Baits to his current Shimano tackle sponsorship. Iain, who was previously backed by Nash for bait and end tackle, will be heavily involved in both Shimano and ACE product […]
Young Harry’s A Carp Wizard
Four year old Harry McCrae showed the regulars at Shatterford Fishery a thing or two when he had a personal best 23lb carp on the bank with an hour of starting fishing on Masters Lake peg 12. He’d previously spent a couple of hours on Erics and also landed several double figure carp, including a 20lb […]
