Longstanding RSPB member and wildlife film maker Hugh Miles, star of ‘Passion for Angling’, has hit back at an inflammatory article in a recent edition of the RSPB member’s magazine ‘Birds’ which accuses anglers of being motivated solely by hate in our attempts to control excessive cormorant predation. The author, Simon Barnes, says that anglers […]
Hugh Miles Hits Back at RSPB’s Magazine Article on Cormorants
Cats On The Feed AT Shatterford
A sign that a cold spell is on the way is that the catfish have been having a munch at Shatterford Fishery, topped off by a massive fish of 68lb 7oz to Stacey Brimmel, who fished meat on Masters Pool. Another notable cat included a fish of 37lb to Dudley’s Mark Ralley who had never […]
Sean Ashby takes World Championship title in the Nations
Sean Ashby, Drennan Team England takes the Individual World Championship title at the 59th Nations World Championship on the River Morava, Czech Republic with a fantastic performance of bleak fishing at the World Championships to record a perfect two point score. This was always going to be a difficult event for Team England as early […]
Bull Wins Barston Charity Match
Gaz Kirkham’s charity match at Barston Lakes on Sunday saw 42 anglers raise nearly £300 for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Selly Oak. It was won by Tim Bull on peg 13, who fished at 90 metres on The Method for 61-8-0 of carp, skimmers and F1s, using mini boilies as hook bait. Second place […]
Arrow Valley Lakes Charity Match
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 […]
England Ladies Fly Fishing National 2012
The England Ladies Fly Fishing National was fished from boats on Grafham Water, Cambridgeshrie last weekend. The event was slightly later in the year than usual in the hope of getting improved weather conditions, but it was hot and bright once again leading up to, and including the match day (the ladies seem to […]
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 […]
Barry Bags Big Anker Barbel
The Birmingham Anglers Association stretch of the River Anker at Bolehall has thrown up a massive barbel going 15lb, its second biggest ever. Sutton Coldfield angler Barry Finch lost a huge, unseen fish early on in the session but put that right when the personal best barbel took a liking to his 11mm SonuBait Halihooker […]
Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship 2012
The Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship began on Monday 10th September in Ireland’s North West with 132 pairs of highly competitive anglers. The registration and draw evening on Sunday 9th buzzed with excitement, with current and former world champions, national champions and Classic winners among the participants. The practice events went extremely […]
Huge Tope From Carlingford Lough
Mark Heffernan, Chairman of Dundalk SAC had a day to remember on Carlingford Lough when he boated a massive tope estimated at 67lb 8oz – over the Irish record. Fishing aboard the appropriately named ‘Tope Legend’, a boat owned by Brian Gallagher, the day began well with a tope estimated at 42.5lb, which is over […]
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 […]
