A local community radio station is taking on a new live angling talk show headed up by Old Bury Hill fishery manager and Total-Fishing.com stalwart Russ Evans. Ridge Radio in Surrey is calling the show The Obsessed Angler named after Russ’ angling DVD series which can be viewed on www.Onlinefishing.tv and www.FishingCinemaTV. The Wednesday night […]
New Angling Show Comes To The Internet Air Waves
Irish Angling Road Show At UK Venues – Win A Holiday
It’s more than a decade since the Irish angling holiday trade staged an angling promotion ….. but we are back for a final bash starting on Monday February 6.Anglers are welcome to “Enjoy a Taste of Ireland” and an angler’s night out with Ireland’s Angling Tourism Experts. We can’t guarantee the weather, but good fishing […]
Garbolino Launch new Academy Dates
Garbolino are once again rewarding anglers who buy one of their MAXIM poles by offering them a free days coaching absolutely free at one of their hugely successful Angling Academy days. Now into its third year Garbolino are delighted with the response, UK boss and England International Darren Cox commented; – “These Academy days are […]
Browning sign SPA Match Group
West Midlands based SPA Match Group have signed a sponsorship deal with Browning Fishing, part of the Zebco Europe group of brands. The team will receive support in their match fishing activities and will assist with promotion of Browning products and brand. The move is the latest in a series of team and individual signings […]
Angling Trades Association Warns Against Illegal Lead Fishing Weights
Anglers are being urged to avoid purchasing lead weights in sizes that are illegal for angling use. The call – made by the Angling Trades Association (ATA) – comes after it conducted research into the sale of lead shot on the internet and in ‘pound shops’. This revealed that some illegal weights are being offered […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Christmas Matches
At Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm there’s the ‘Santa’s Special Open’ on Christmas Eve and on Monday the Boxing Day Bash which has no peg fees and a 100% payout. There are also normal opens on Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th with a Christmas Pairs Match sandwiched in between on Wednesday 28th. There are also special […]
Interview With Alan Scotthorne
Those who love their match fishing might like to watch an interview Total-Fishing.com’s Gareth Purnell did with five times world champion Alan Scotthorne at a recent angling show that’s available free-to-view over the Christmas period as part of the monthly video magazine Coarse & Match Fishing. Alan covers bloodworm and joker fishing, fishing with England, […]
Packington Christmas Matches
Packington Somers Fishery has announced its match schedule for Christmas and the New Year with opens taking place on Little Geary’s on Saturday December 24th and Wednesday 28th, plus a match on Gearys on December 31st and another on Molands on December 2nd. It’s been quite tough going on the water in the last week, […]
England’s Elite To Fish Evesham Festival
A change to the dates for the senior World Angling Championships means that members of the Drennan England team will be able to fish the Evesham Festival for the first time in over a decade. The World Champs traditionally takes place on the first weekend of September and although the Evesham Festival covers the Bank […]
Change at The Top For The BRFC
The BRFC meeting held on 5th December at Fishmongers Hall, London, saw the retirement of Ian Epps and the election of Mike Heylin as Chairman. The committee paid tribute to Ian who had loyally served the committee for many years having joined in December 2004 to represent freshwater fish. He was appointed as chairman following […]
Harrisons Fossdyke League
With a thin layer of ice covering the surface of much of the canal, anglers were expecting conditions to be tough, on what turned out to be a bright,clear day. The match was split between the Odder and Woodcock lengths, and coming out on top with a weight of 6-6-0 from peg 39 at Odder […]
Lucy is Miss March
Keen angler and level 2 UKCC angling coach, 24 year old Lucy Bowden has appeared in an international ladies angling calendar. Lucy appears as Miss March in ‘The REEL Women of Fishing’ Calendar which promises to be one of the most popular calendars of its genre.An ideal gift for the fisherman who has everything, it […]
Special Bailiff Scheme launched to help stamp out fish theft
Research shows that fish theft and illegal fishing are the two biggest concerns for today’s angler. By joining the Angling Trust and Environment Agency “Special Bailiff Scheme” anglers can help stamp out fish theft on rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries helping to preserve fisheries for generations to come.The Angling Trust and Environment Agency are running […]
Fish Legal to Challenge Sewage Secrecy at Tribunal
A landmark legal decision to uphold the public’s right to know how much sewage and other pollutants is poured into Britain’s rivers could now be only weeks away.The Upper Tribunal has announced a January date for Fish Legal’s appeal for the water and sewage industry to be subject to public scrutiny.In 2009, the angler’s pollution-busting […]
Maggot Coming To The Fore On Commercials
On the region’s commercials, pellet is still winning most of the open matches but with the cold snap that could well be about to change, with winter baits coming to the fore. In fact the biggest weight of the weekend at Tunnel Barn farm fell to maggot, Pete Rice winning the Friday open with 71-14-0 […]
