The Birmingham Anglers Association has acquired the fishing rights to a new section of the River Severn for the coming season. Northwood Fishery just north of Bewdley comprises two left bank meadows, one upstream and the other immediately downstream of Dowles Bridge about a mile upstream of Bewdley bridge.The upstream boundary is clearly signed at […]
New Water Above Bewdley For BAA Anglers
Charter for Chalk Streams
National wildlife and conservation organisations have formed an alliance with local river restoration groups to press the government and its agencies to radically reform water policies to enable England’s endangered chalk streams to return to good health. On Thursday the ‘Charter for Chalk Streams’ will be launched on the banks of the over abstracted river […]
‘Fishing TV’ App – 250,000 Downloads…And Counting!
Fishing TV has smashed through the QUARTER OF A MILLION DOWNLOADS barrier for its Smart TV app. And they have done it in less than ten months! The Fishing TV app is available free on all smart Samsung and Panasonic Smart TVs and blu-ray players sold EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, the only angling channel on […]
Dog Lane Fishery Throws Up Huge Perch
Ever since a winter netting operation at Dog Lane Fishery revealed the presence of some huge perch, a number of anglers have been targeting them. And one of the venue’s real beasts has put in an appearance in the shape of a claimed 5lb 8oz fish to Gary Dumbleton. The Rugby angler had fished through the […]
Gary Hick bags up at Maver Larford Lakes Fish ‘O’ Mania
Finally, reasonable weather turned up for this, the seventh Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier of 2013, held at Maver Larford Lakes, near Stourbridge on Saturday 4th May.Again as is usual for this event all three lakes were in use, Specimen, Match and Arena, but strangely the fishery staff could not predict where the winner was likely […]
Borras: EA ‘Failing In Its Duty’ As Report Highlights Bad Year For The Salmon
Adverse weather may have led to one of the worst years on record for salmon on Dorset’s River Frome, and the picture could well be mirrored across the chalk streams Of England. Drought followed by prolonged severe flooding saw smolt run estimates from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust settle on fewer than 7,000 fish […]
Giant 100lb Cod Could Be New World Record
You are looking at what could be the new world record rod caught cod – over 100lb of it. The 47kg (103lb 4oz) fish, which was 1.6m in length, was caught be German angler Michael Eisele who was of course fishing off the Norwegian coast outside Breivik Fjord in the south east of the country. If […]
Monster ‘Moggie’ May Have Broken Shatterford Best
Signs that things are warming up come when catfish start feeding and the first of Shatterford Fisheries’ big ‘moggies’ has been landed in the shape of a beauty which bottomed out 60lb scales to Sam Radnor, who fished luncheon meat from peg 15 on Masters Lake. Sam later looked at pictures of the fishery record […]
‘I’m No Racist’ Says Fishery Owner Who Banned Eastern European Anglers
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 Expands Its Range
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 […]
Canoe Campaigner’s Access Case Sinks
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 […]
All Systems Go For Warwickshire Game Fair
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 […]
Massive Alabama Striped Bass Set For World Record
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 […]
Sharks and Anglers: Survey
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 […]
Big Zander For Zebco Man
How about this for a zander? The 90cm long predator came not from the UK but from Northern Germany where Zebco angler Fredrik Harbort tempted it from seven metres down in water temperature of only four degrees using a 20cm long Freddie Shad lure. German anglers tend to measure their fish rather than weigh them, and a […]
