As a full time angling coach, Professional Anglers’ Association Director Martin Porter considers himself to be a very lucky man. He has turned a lifetime hobby into a career by teaching troubled young people to fish. But his work is much more complicated than that. In fact, it’s as complex as the young people themselves […]
National Fishing Month Provides Hope For Troubled Teens
Anger Over Approval Of River Thames Turbine Scheme At Abingdon
The Angling Trust has reacted angrily to the news that the Environment Agency has approved a controversial application for a hydropower development on the River Thames at Abingdon without any meaningful protection for fish and fishing. The development will involve three Archimedes screw turbines being installed into a mill stream, which will use most of […]
Angling Trust Challenges Farmers Union Over River Quality Claims
The Angling Trust and the Salmon & Trout Association have written to the Director General of the National Farmers Union (NFU) demanding a retraction of the NFU’s false claims in its “Farming Delivers for Britain” campaign that 73% of rivers are in good condition and that agriculture is responsible for reductions in gross pollution since […]
Maver ‘Match This’ – Defending Champion Qualifies
The reigning Maver ‘Match This’ Champion, Andy Power (Preston Thatchers), has qualified for this year’s event following victory at the recent Stafford Moor qualifier. After becoming the first ever person to win the £50k prize last year, the Somerset based angler will once again be in with a chance of securing the richest prize in […]
Weils Disease: Product For Anglers Launched
Midlander Hadrian Garner is launching a product aimed at educating the angling community on how to avoid contracting Weils disease, after a fishing mad family member contracted it. Freshwater fishermen are especially susceptible to the condition, which is spread through rat’s urine at the water’s edge. If the disease, also called Leptospirosis, enters the bloodstream […]
Trout Fishing For Beginners At Packington
Hot weather isn’t generally great for trout fishing and while the rod average at Packington Somers in the last week has suffered, Sutton Coldfield angler C Hawkins will be delighted with the 10lb 14oz rainbow he caught from the bank on Cocks Close. The fish, the best of the week, fell for a black buzzer […]
Lots Of Tons At Moorlands Farm
Moorlands Farm responded to the hot spell over the weekend with some great fishing, with the last six matches on the Hartlebury complex all needing over 100lb to win. Top of the pile with an impressive 196-10-0 in Friday afternoon’s open was Paul Cartwright, who drew peg 17 on Bank Pool in a match which […]
Rob Wootton Wins Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery Fish O Mania
Although blistering hot conditions prevailed all day for the 130 anglers in the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match held at Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery, Shrewley, Warwick on Saturday 26th May 2012, the weights were very impressive with seven weights over the magic ton and the lowest 10 peg section winning weight was 65 lbs […]
Ivan Marks Memorial Match Results 2012
Saturday & Sunday 19th/20th MayMallory Park Fisheries This event is in its 8th year and still has incredible support. Day One: 70 anglers fished in extremely cold conditions at the Glebe complex, rain and a bitterly cold easterly wind made the fishing tough going, but although weights were down, the match was the closest in […]
Stranded River Severn Bream And Carp Rescued
Environment Agency officers had to act quickly to save hundreds of fish that became stranded in fields bordering the River Severn after flooding. The river at Upton-on-Severn burst its banks, flooding a large area known at Ham Meadows. When the water subsided hundreds of spawning bream and some very large carp estimated at up to […]
Barbel Society School On The Teme
The Barbel Society is hosting a Barbel School on a private stretch of the River Teme on the weekend of July 21st/22nd. Open to members and non members alike and with beginner’s welcome, the event is being hosted by Rob Swindells and will include sessions on fish location, swim selection, tackle, bait, baiting strategies, accurate […]
Downes Student Tamey Claims His First Match Win
Great Barr angler Carl Tamey has been having some coaching from Paul Downes and after making the jump from club match fishing to the open scene, he secured his first win in the latest Cornestone AC event on the Grand Union Canal in the city. Carl drew peg one where he fished squatt and groundbait […]
Anglers Flock To Vintage Tackle Fair
John Andrews is planning another Vintage Tackle Fair in November after his May event in Redditch proved a big success. Among the highlights picked out at the fair was a photo album belonging to John Essex containing dozens of black and white originals prints that had been used in Midland Angler in the 1950s.John said: […]
Major Fishing Festival Marks Town’s Angling Centenary
The south coast’s biggest ever celebration of sea fishing has been announced. The first ever Bexhill Sea Angling Festival (September 15 to September 23) aims to provide something for all the family, as well as seasoned anglers. It includes five major angling competitions (beach, boat, kayak, specimen hunt and a bass match), alongside offering free […]
Change In Dates For Evesham Qualifiers
Due to the recent severe rain, the dates of a couple of this years Evesham Festival qualifying matches have had to change. This is to accommodate a rowing regatta that had to be cancelled due to the river being dangerously high. The two dates affected are Saturday June 30th, and Sunday July 1st. There will […]
