A landmark legal decision to uphold the public’s right to know how much sewage and other pollutants is poured into Britain’s rivers could now be only weeks away.The Upper Tribunal has announced a January date for Fish Legal’s appeal for the water and sewage industry to be subject to public scrutiny.In 2009, the angler’s pollution-busting […]
Fish Legal to Challenge Sewage Secrecy at Tribunal
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 […]
Sea Angling Poised To Be Big Business In Sussex Tourism
Sea angling could become a bigger tourism draw on a 15-mile stretch of the Sussex coast after anglers and a council today (November 7) announced a new fishing festival and a voluntary code of conduct for angling on local beaches. Earlier in the year Rother District Council talked to local anglers and businesses and decided that […]
New Specialist Angling Section on the Angling Trust Website
Many of us like to pursue a particular species of fish, and to become experts in the techniques required to catch them, as well as targeting the largest specimens available. The Angling Trust (Angling’s representative body) was formed from an historic merger of six angling and conservation organisations in January 2009. One of these organisations, […]
Free Maver Seat Boxes With 2012 Match This Poles
Move fast if you wanted to take advantage of Benwick Sports amazing offer of a FREE Maver MXi Seat Box when you buy one of the new Maver Match This 2012 poles. The new poles feature upgraded carbons to give slightly better rigidity and balance especially at longer lengths.. and feature power kits with extra […]
Marukyu Appoints Marketing Manager
Marukyu UK has appointed former Tackle Trade World editor Nick Marlow as its marketing manager. The new role covers the Marukyu bait brand and also Ecogear and Nories predator brands.John Loftus, chairman of Marukyu in Europe, said: “The move shows the ambition of both the Japanese parent company and our own desire to grow Marukyu, […]
Coarse & Match Fishing Monthly Now On iphones And ipads
Coarse & Match Fishing Monthly – the free-to-view video magazine for dedicated coarse and match anglers – has now made its releases available on i-phones and i-pads. The latest issue contains about three hours of video including tips, tackle, advice and great action from some of the sport’s top names, and is now viewable FREE […]
Tight Lines Friday 16th September
Friday 16th September 8:00pm Sky Sports 4Repeated: 11:00pm Sky Sports 2Sat. 2:30am Sky Sports 4 5:00am Sky Sports 47:00am Sky Sports 4 Keith will be discussing the fly fishing scene with leading expert and consultant Craig Barr, a former England International angler and team manager. If there’s anything you want advice on please send your question […]
Spud Murphy Wins Shakespeare Champs
News story and image courtesy of www.matchfishingmagazine.com There was a nail-biting finish to the prestigious Shakespeare Championships. With the previous day’s heavy rain adding colour to this notoriously clear stretch of the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham, many competitors were hopeful of a few better skimmers, bream, tench and barbel. However, only a handful of better […]
Mick Brown Joins Shimano Normark UK
Shimano Normark UK is pleased to announce Mick Brown as the first of many big name signings to join its team of pro anglers. Mick adds Shimano to his current sponsors of Dynamite Baits and Rapala in a deal that officially comes into effect on September 1st, 2011. Mick Brown remains as one of the […]
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 […]
Bumper Harvest At The Farm
Manor Farm Fishery has been fishing brilliantly lately and the match results are testament to that. Jason Cooke won last Monday’s event on Middle Pool with 138lb of carp and tench on pole and pellet – and it was only a three-hour match! Wednesday’s event on Island Pool saw four weights over the ton, topped […]
Docklow Match Results
31st July 2011 – Open (Stock & Match)1. Sean Stewart – Northfield Birmingham 145-10 – Peg 4 (Stock) 2. Steve Greaves – Bury – 142-14 Peg 6 (Stock) 3. Keith Butler – Hereford – 13-08 Peg 17 (Stock) 4. Phil Mason – Hereford – 101-15 Peg 2 (Stock) 5. Kam Woodfield – Ludlow – 87-11 […]
Latest News From Anglian Water
Week ending 31 July 2011 • Best Rainbow of the season so far at Rutland WaterJames Daymond of Oakham takes 6lb 8oz Rainbow plus 6 other fish for 22½lb • 11lb 2oz Rainbow at RavensthorpeAndy Kress of London lands biggest Rainbow of the week • Help for Heroes Pairs Match Rutland Water 13 August A popular match and […]
Angling Trust and BASC unite with Cormorant Control Hotline
The Angling Trust has joined forces with BASC (the British Association for Shooting and Conservation) to launch a new service for members of angling’s representative body.Any of the Trust’s member clubs, fisheries or riparian owners who are experiencing damage to their fish and fisheries by cormorants can call the Cormorant Control Hotline on 01244 573019 […]
