Arrow Valley Lake is hosting a charity open match on Saturday November 3rd with proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Limited to 50 anglers, the draw will be at 9am at the Arrow Valley Visitor Centre with fishing 10.30am to 3.30pm, and a £500 winner’s cheque and £100 section prize every ten pegs. It’s £30 […]
Arrow Valley Lakes Charity Match
National Mullet Club Membership Offer
Grey mullet are wonderfully hard-fighting fish that can be caught on coarse fishing tackle in all environments from the open sea, through estuaries, to the tidal limit of rivers. There is increasing interest in fly fishing for mullet. The National Mullet Club lets mullet anglers of all levels of experience share ideas through its magazine, […]
Angling Trust Reminds Tories Of Pre-Election Promises To Sea Anglers
Following the Government’s reshuffle earlier this week the Angling Trust has welcomed the re-appointment of Richard Benyon as Fisheries Minister but reminded his boss Owen Paterson, the new Secretary of State for Environment, of his pledge to limit commercial over fishing in favour of recreational sea angling.In 2005, during his time as shadow fisheries minister, […]
Shadow Minister Gets Fully Briefed on Angling Issues
Last week, as well as welcoming the re-appointment of Richard Benyon as Fisheries Minister, the Angling Trust reached out across the political divide and organised a briefing for the new Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Tom Harris. Martin Salter, Dr Alan Butterworth and Mark Owen from the Trust were joined by colleagues […]
Tough Going At Earlswood In BW Stillwater Champs
The final qualifier of the 2012 Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships took place at Earlswood’s renowned Engine Lake in almost perfect conditions on Saturday 1st September 2012. This qualifier promised so much but actually proved to be a very difficult match for most. An early run of fish around the lake suggested it was […]
Tough Going At Earlswood In BW Stillwater Champs
The final qualifier of the 2012 Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships took place at Earlswood’s renowned Engine Lake in almost perfect conditions on Saturday 1st September 2012. This qualifier promised so much but actually proved to be a very difficult match for most. An early run of fish around the lake suggested it was […]
Midlands Anglers’ Forum On River Severn
Midlands based anglers and angling clubs with an interest in river fishing are invited to an Angling Trust regional forum taking place on September 26 at Ombersley Memorial Hall, Ombersley, WR9 0DY. The meeting starts at 6.30pm and the main theme will be steps to improve the fish stocks on the River Severn. Among those in […]
New Midlands Salesman swaps Product Development for Sales
Zebco Europe Ltd is proud to announce that Lee Collings has joined the company with immediate effect. Lee previously worked as the ‘Carp Product Manager’ for a major brand in the UK for 6 years. Lee will be covering the territory that covers the Midlands and North West accounts. “I am sure that Lee will […]
National Fishing Month – A Resounding Success Despite Distractions
The terrible British weather and the 2012 Olympics didn’t dampen the spirit of the coaches and National Fishing Month (NFM) organisers this year. Despite the distractions, nearly 300 events took place across the country, attracting close to 14,000 participants across a huge range of ages, ethnic backgrounds and social profiles. This year’s events, which took […]
Charity Match On The Trent
The Upper River Trent is hosting a charity match in early September with the proceeds going to the MacMillan Charity. Organiser Tony Vandome has succeeded in getting some backing from Coors Brewery and Shakespeare for the Sunday Sept 9th event, which will take place on the Sharratts Farm, Ferry Bridge, Municiple, Bailey’s Meadow, Broadholme and […]
Shakespeare Veterans Championship
Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 70 Fished. 1 Nick Cowling (Alcester Sports) 6-10-0 (peg 24) 2 Paul Sloss 5-12-0 (peg 66) 3 Colin Wilkins 5-9-0 (peg 8) 4 Ian Covey 5-4-0 (peg 80) 5 Pete Jones 5-3-8 (peg 11) = Keith Burton 5-3-8 (peg 31) Qualifier: Nick Cowling, pictured Nick Cowling seized victory in […]
River Severn Angling Forum
Midlands based anglers and angling clubs with an interest in river fishing are invited to an Angling Trust regional forum taking place on September 26 taking place at Ombersley Memorial Hall, Ombersley, WR9 0DY. The meeting starts at 6.30pm and the main theme will be steps to improve the fish stocks on the River Severn. Among […]
Fin & Fly Out Now
It’s that time of year when we’re all thinking about holidays either for this year or for next. Augusts’ edition of Hardy & Greys free monthly ezine, Fin & Fly, is packed full of ways you can make your next holiday one to remember. This month Andy Smith talks about combining your yearly family holiday with […]
Hardy & Greys Announce Special Experience Day
Hardy & Greys are pleased to announce a very special event taking place at their Alnwick headquarters on Saturday 22nd September 2012. Hardy have been making the world’s finest fishing tackle in Alnwick for 140 years and this event will see Hardy & Greys open its doors to offer you the opportunity to see various […]
Second National Angling Survey Launched
With nearly 30,000 anglers completing the National Angling Survey in less than a month, the Angling Trust and Environment Agency have launched the second phase of the research, this time targeting organisations. Anyone who is involved in angling participation projects, angling clubs, fisheries, tackle shops and trade or who has worked with angling for wider […]
