The record breaking European Open Beach Championship, Europe’s largest beach angling festival, is well on course to smash yet more milestones with the confirmation of the historic £35,000 prize fund which has seen a huge surge in entries for this year’s 20th anniversary competition. And Fishing TV will be there to film it. Bookings are […]
Records Set To tumble At Europe’s Biggest Beach Angling Event
Catch ‘The Big One’ at Hooked Live at Citywest this February 2nd & 3rd
Hooked Live! returns to Citywest, Dublin for its fourth successful year on 2nd and 3rd of February with an impressive line up of TV celebrities, angling talent, demonstrations, tackle stands and exhibitors. Never before has there been such a wealth of International and home grown angling talent at an angling show in Ireland. Experts at the […]
Severn Barrage could be “devastating”
A Proposal to build a barrage across the Severn Estuary could be ‘absolutely devastating’, MPs have heard.The Angling Trust, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and RSPB told the House of Commons Energy & Climate Committee they all supported tidal energy development in the Severn, but that the current proposal lacks detail and claims that it […]
Hardy & Greys Ltd announce Ed Betteridge as new Carp Marketing Manager
Well known angler and current Greys & Chub Carp Academy Manager, Ed Betteridge, has been announced as Carp Marketing Manager in light of Andy Charlton stepping down from the position. Ed has been a consultant for Greys & Chub for three years and has taken on an increasing work load in that time. He is […]
Spooky Jerk on course for success
For years, the Quantum Specialist range has included first-class Yuwaku wobblers but a genuine jerkbait has been missing. So the developers were happy to finally satisfy the demands of the test anglers. Principal test anglers for specimen pike, Frederik Harbort and Lars Vormelker, had always been particularly vociferous in demanding such a lure. The Spooky […]
Rhino Baitholders stir up the trolling lure market
In the Rhino Baitholders, there is now a natural bait trolling system on the market that proved an instant hit. The range comprises natural bait heads in two sizes and ten colours. The fit is based upon real fish! It is the combination of accuracy and alluring bait action that makes this system so exceptionally […]
Big perch procession
At the start of December, Quantum Specialist team angler Fredrik Harbort and his fishing partner Sascha Cervenjak enjoyed a perch session that could not have been much more successful. In just three short afternoon sessions at a marina in northern Germany, the pair landed more big perch than they ever would have thought possible in […]
‘Chalkstream Charter’ to follow Hampshire Summit
Over 100 of the top figures in English fly-fishing packed into a special summit called to discuss the plight of our chalkstreams at the Grosvenor Hotel in Stockbridge this week.Of these unique rivers, 85% are situated in England and most of these are in the South with the most famous being the Test, Itchen and […]
9lb 12oz Rainbow From Rutland
With only weeks to go before the end of the season the biggest rainbow of the year has been landed at Rutland Water – a superb fish of 9lb 12oz to local angler Roy Bartram. Roy, who lives at Edith Weston, virtually on the doorstep of Rutland Water, was bank fishing with Upppingham’s Ady Naylor. The […]
New Lake For Monument Fishery
Monument Fishery is planning a new lake to be stocked with over 400 fast growing carp ranging from double figures to 25lb. Work will begin on the new eight-acre water in February. It’s expected to hold 15 pegs and owner Rob Hales plans on keeping the complex’s day ticket stance, charging £60 for a 26-hour […]
It’s Elementary For Watson
An Over 50s match at Moorlands Farm produced the biggest winning margin anyone can remember for years at the Kidderminster complex, fishery manager Mal Watson topping the field by over 140lb! Mal, who has been on a brilliant run of form, having also won three recent events in a row with 56-4-0, 78-0-0 and 90-4-0, […]
Five Midlands Qualifiers For Fish O Mania 2013
There are five Midlands qualifiers for the 2013 Fish ‘O’ Mania competition, which is now in its second decade. The entry process will open at 9am on Tuesday January 15th. The dates for the diary are Bolding Pools (April 13th); Makins Fishery (April 17th); Tunnel Barn Farm (April 27th); Larford Lakes (4th May) and Woodland […]
Christmas Fayre At Barston Lakes
Barston Lakes’ Christmas event will include a slap-up post-match dinner at the West Midlands Golf Club centre. The 23rd December open will be fished on the Solihull venue’s Main Lake with the £25 tickets available by emailing fishery boss Nigel Harrhy at nharrhy@aol.com . Along with Packington the venue hosted the Garbolino Sensas CIPS League […]
Politicians speak their minds on angling’s issues…
Angling Trust secures strong political support on bass, cormorants, hydropower, unlimited canoe access and a new Charter for Angling.Angling Trust campaigns chief and ex-MP Martin Salter went back to the party political conferences to make the case for fishing and to take the political temperature on the issues that are important to anglers. He came […]
Duncan Charman: Evolution of An Angler
Big fish specialist Duncan Charman will be launching his new book – ‘Evolution of An Angler’ – at the Carp Society’s Carp Show on Sat 1st and Sunday 2nd December at Sandown Racecourse. Duncan, who is star of Fishing TV’s ‘The Session’ series, will be signing limited edition copies at the show and at Yateley […]
