A Warwickshire fishery owner has caused a stir after putting up a sign banning Eastern Europeans from his water. Eddie Whitehead of Dog Lane Fishery reacted after around £10,000 of carp were stolen from his venue – claiming that migrant workers were taking what they caught for the table. The story made the national media with Eddie, […]

FishingBaits.biz hit the market with a storm when they launched in November 2011 with the full range of Marukyu Baits. Since then, they have gone on to provide live maggots and worms as well as the highly regarded Got Baits range. Their focus on customer service and next day delivery has allowed them to steadily grow […]

A campaigner for universal canoe access, Mr. Andrew Biddulph, who tried to claim £4,000 from an angling club for restricting access to the River Dove, has been ordered by the Court to rewrite his claim or withdraw it and pay Fish Legal’s costs.   This case is a further blow to the incorrect claims of […]

The weather put pay to last year’s massive CLA Game Fair, but it’s all systems go for the 2013 event, which takes place at Warwickshire’s Ragley Hall from Friday July 19th to Sunday July 21st. Attractions at the 2013 fair include an International Spey Casting Championship, the Fisherman’s Village and the opportunity to win £10,000 […]

How about this for a freshwater bass? The 69lb 9oz 8dr brute looks like being accepted as a new all tackle world record for the landlocked striped bass by the IGFA after being caught on the Black Warrior River near Centreville in Alabama, USA by angler James Bramlett. The fish, 2lb over the existing best […]

The IGFA is working with scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to collect data on recreational fishermen’s interactions with sharks. Recreational angling for sharks is becoming a popular leisure activity worldwide. Sharks are also landed as bycatch when recreational anglers target other fish species. Given the important role sharks play in marine ecosystems, developing […]

Alan Clark, the new owner of Thames Valley Angling has set up a special open day for existing and new customers on Saturday 27th April. Joining Alan in the shop on that day will be well known river expert Dave Harrell and Angling Trust Campaigns Co-ordinator Martin Salter. The pair will be on hand to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 […]