Adventure angler Steve Townson – star of Fishing TV’s ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ series – achieved a lifelong ambition when he landed this massive wild arapaima estimated at 250lb from Middle River Essequibo river in Guyana, South America. Steve, a Brit who has travelled the world to catch exotic fish, caught the mighty arapaima, plus another […]
Brit Lands 250lb Arapaima On A Piranha Bait
£50,000 Match This Winner On Facebook
Midlands commercial fishery ace Les Thompson is the latest angler to be booked in for the Bait-Tech Facebook Session With The Stars. Les, who pocketed a cool £50,000 purse when he won the 2012 Maver Match This title and has also appeared in the Fish ‘O’ Mania final will be online on the Bait Tech […]
Chance To Take On The UK Champs Heavyweights
An 80-peg qualifier at Barston Lakes in May will decide who will join the 40 automatic entrants for the prestigious UK Champs in 2013. The longest running event in the match fishing calendar will once again be televised and will see the cream of British match anglers alongside the Barston qualifiers fishing off for a […]
Sports Direct Supports Angling Causes
Newcomer to the angling market, high street retailer Sports Direct, has committed support and pledged significant finance to angling associations and charities. In a ground-breaking agreement, Sports Direct will be sponsoring the Professional Anglers Association’s (PAA) series of coaching roadshows for 2013 that will cover a range of nationwide angling and country show events. The […]
Great News for Recreational Sea Anglers
The Angling Trades Association (ATA) has warmly welcomed the momentous decision to outlaw the despised commercial practice of discarding healthy but unwanted marine fish back into the sea. Between one-quarter and one-third of the total catch quota of EU fishermen is estimated to be discarded, and this may rise as high as 90% of the […]
Zebco Pro Stow Box Revival
Rhino Pro Stow Box: storage marvel for spoons, wobblers and pirks! The Pro Stow Box is enjoying a revival at Zebco Europe – a successful part of the range a few years ago, the box is back on the market after a hiatus by popular demand! The original, sensational box allowed a whole collection of […]
New BAA Water At Fladbury
The Birmingham Anglers Association has purchased some new water at Fladbury on the Warwickshire Avon. The water is on the meadow on the right bank immediately downstream of Jubilee Bridge and connects to their existing water there. The plan is to provide vehicle access to this new stretch but for now you have to walk […]
Midlands Fishing Show 2013
The second year of the free-to-enter Midlands Fishing Show for coarse and carp anglers at the Ricoh in Coventry sees more manufacturers, more celebrities and more great show-only offers. If you were one of the nearly 9000 that came in 2012, you will already know what a great show and venue this is, so make sure […]
Action Needed On Severn And Teme Fish Stocks
The Angling Trust has written to the Environment Agency asking for answers to questions raised by anglers on the state of coarse fish stocks in the River Severn and its tributaries, notably the River Teme. Because of the decline in fish numbers on these rivers, clubs and businesses are losing members, day ticket and tackle […]
Browning Backs Tunnel Barn Farm Masters
Tackle firm Browning is backing Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery’s ‘Double Header’ Match in August which will see anglers fishing two matches in the same day on the Shrewley Complex, as they fish-off for a first prize of a 16m Browning pole and a £500 cash prize. The event takes place on Saturday August 3rd with […]
Angling Trust Calls For Commercial Ban of Eel and Elver Fishing
Following the prosecution of an angler for killing eels by the Environment Agency last week, the Angling Trust has renewed its call for an urgent ban on the commercial fishing of eels and elvers, which have experienced a decline of some 95% in the last decade. Angling’s representative body agreed to support a ban on […]
Court Victory For Preston Innovations In Ultimate Angling Patent Battle
Midlands match tackle giant Preston Innovations has won a two-year legal battle with Ultimate Angling Limited over copying some of its range. A judge found that Ultimate Angling had copied critical features of the Off Box range of seat box accessories. The verdict has led to an outright ban on sales of Ultimate’s existing Twist […]
Great Skimmer Catch At Stoke Works
The Browning-sponsored West Midlands Pairs match on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal at Stoke Works produced an eye-catching bag of fish with winner Paul Bick bagging 15 skimmers on pole and maggot from down the track, opposite the Boat And Railway Pub. Paul and his Shakespeare Superteam partner Rob Quinn were top pairing.
Junior Teams Invited To Kingfisher
Kingfisher Pools in Warwick is inviting schools, scout groups and other youth organisations to put together a junior team to compete in a series of matches through the summer. If you are aged 10-17 you qualify for the teams-of-four matches, which start with eliminators on Saturday May 18th and lead to a final on Sunday […]
Weather Swings A Threat To Salmon
New data show that salmon are again in decline because of the dual effects of a prolonged drought in 2011 followed by extreme flooding last year. Scientists from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (1) who have been monitoring Atlantic salmon populations on the River Frome for the past 40 years, have revealed that following […]
