Ronnie Biggs has been stealing a march on his rivals at Tunnel Barn, using cheese hook baits to great effect. The bait may be more associated with fishing for chub and barbel on rivers, but Ronnie has found the Shrewley venue’s F1s, carp and hybrids all have a taste for cheddar and he proved the […]
New Match Record For Rice At Tunnel Barn Fish Turn To Cheddar
Tunnel Barn Incentive For Angling Clubs
Tunnel Barn Fishery has a new offer for angling clubs out there – any club that books four or more matches will get a fifth date free of charge. The Shrewley complex has also announced its Christmas match schedule with a Santa Special Open on Christmas Eve with £100 added to the prize find kicking […]
Christmas Matches At Moorlands Farm
Moorlands Farm Fishery has announced its Christmas match schedule with special fur and feather events on Thursday December 20th and Saturday 22nd, with the fishery closing then until Boxing Day. The complex then welcomes in 2013 with a New Year’s Day Open – more details on www.moorlands-farm.co.uk .
Tunnel Barn Farm Christmas Match Programme 2012
Extra prize money from the bonus pegs will be added to some matches to boost the prize fund MONDAY 24TH SANTAS SPECIAL OPEN *£100* WEDNESDAY 26th THE BOXING DAY BASH NO PEG FEES 100% PAYOUTTHURSDAY 27th PAIRS MATCH £45 PER PAIR *£200*FRIDAY 28TH THE FRIDAY FLYER OPEN *£100*SATURDAY 29TH OPEN *£100*SUNDAY 30th OPEN *£100*MONDAY […]
Huge 6lb Perch To Lure Angler
Here’s a perch to tickle the fancy of any predator angler out there – all 6lb 6oz of it. That’s bigger than the British record! The magnificent fish fell to the rod of German angler and guide Andreas Schutt, who caught it while lure fishing in the southern Baltic in two to three metres of […]
Massive Tweed Salmon On The Fly!
The biggest salmon seen on the River Tweed for years – a fish close to 50lb – has been landed from the river below Sir Walter Scott’s favourite Borders viewpoint. Ghillie Ian Farr helped land the mighty cock fish, the biggest he’s banked in 25 years at the job. The lucky anger was Edinburgh’s Jim […]
Good Roach Fishing On The Newry Canal
A hard overnight frost and a reduced water level in the Albert Basin didn’t bode well for the Anglers assembled outside the Quays on Sunday morning. Some of the gathering looked decidedly worried as they presented their licences for the Loughs Agency Fishery Officers to inspect. With some men travelling from as far away as Newtownabbey […]
Fishing for Life Strategy launched
A strategy to get more people fishing and help projects that use fishing to provide support to people in need was launched at the Angling Summit in London. The new strategy, Fishing for Life, was launched by Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to encourage more people to try angling. The Environment Agency and Angling Trust developed […]
Ladies No Longer First At Birmingham Anglers Association
Some equality that perhaps won’t be welcomed by the fairer sex is the Birmingham Anglers Association’s decision for abolish their Ladies Membership. The move is a direct result of a European Union Directive, that makes it illegal for clubs and associations to discriminate on the grounds of gender. Ladies from 17 to 65 years of […]
Woodland View Winter Matches
Woodland View Fishery is running a Silverfish League with matches kicking off on Saturday January 5th. Entry is £20 with another £21 in pools for each of the six rounds. The venue’s Pairs League started at the weekend and was won individually by Steve Wilson with 68lb, but there are another nine rounds to be […]
Salmon fishing in the Wye
Fishermen on the Wye with an interest in the plight of wild Atlantic salmon will be eager to hear the latest research being carried out to reverse the decline of this iconic species at an evening talk by celebrated fish scientist Bill Beaumont on Thursday 22nd November at the Three Salmons Hotel, Usk.Titled ‘Salmon: Work […]
Jim Hemmings Memorial Angling match
The match was run in support of the Macmillan Cancer Appeal charity in memory of Redditch man Jim Hemmings, who sadly passed away a while ago, and was organised by his son Mark aided by the local angling community, and held on Arrow Valley Lake on Saturday November 3rd 2012. The match was a great […]
The National Vintage Tackle Fair sees launch of new book on Antique Floats
The highlight of the forthcoming National Vintage Tackle Fair in Redditch on Sunday 18th November will be the launch of a new book, ‘Hooked on Floats’, chronicling one man’s obsession with the history of float making from 1860 to 1960. Author Jeff Della Mura has spent more of his life than he would probably […]
Bobbie Fools Rutland’s Biggest Brown Trout Of The Season
Rutland Water has produced its biggest brown trout of the season – this magnificent 9lb 10oz fish which fell to the rod of Dave Murray.Dave and fishing pal Richard Hearth deliberated on where to fish before deciding to target fry feeders in the venue’s North Arm. Both anglers fished Humungus boobies on di 3 lines […]
World Champ Joe Shows Off His Long Pole Skimmer Skills
There are two Kamasan Starlets knocking around with current world championship crowns – Sean Ashby who won the men’s senior event in 2012, and Joe Roberts, who won the Veterans event in Portugal in August. And Joe showed his prowess on silver fish to win the AVVC Open on Arrow Valley Lakes with 29-15-0 of […]
