A ‘swim cam’ has been installed at a Midlands fishery, allowing anglers to log in online and get a sneak peak at what’s happening on Front and Back Deans pools at Woodland View. The video is updated every ten seconds and is run through Farson Digital cameras, who now have around 75 similar cams set […]
Swim Cam At Woodland View Fishery
Lifestyle Secure Sponsor
Midlands match group Lifestyle has signed a sponsorship deal with Browning, part of the Zebco tackle group. The team will now be known as Browning Lifestyle. The firm has a new range of match gear hitting the market in the New Year including the much-talked-about Z12 pole, which Total-Fishing has been told is good enough […]
Anker’s Away For Turner
Small rivers don’t necessarily spell small fish, as John Turner proved when he banked a 15lb 3oz barbel from the River Anker. The venue record and personal best fish fell to two hair-rigged 12mm halibut pellets on a size 8 hook after an opportune piece of fishing by the Tamworth angler. “I dropped by the […]
New Float Range From Dave Harrell
It was encouraging to note that 60 anglers turned out for one of the River Severn Opens last weekend. That’s a great attendance on running water these days and perhaps a sign that anglers are realising that commercials can be pretty tough going in winter. At least on rivers you have great scenery to take […]
Success For Vintage Tackle Fair At New Home
Vintage Tackle aficionados braved ‘unhelpful’ weather to welcome the National Vintage Fishing Tackle fair to its new home at the Kingsley Sports Centre in Redditch. Despite a foggy morning that delayed a few people the 38 stalls consisting of 88 tables filled the 3,500sq feet of the hall for the November 20th event, and there […]
Elinor Opens Its Doors To Pike Anglers
Following successful trials run by Derek MacDonald, Northamptonshire water Elinor Trout Fishery is opening its doors to pike anglers from December 10th. Boats cost £55 and with several 30lb-plus fish caught during tests, you are advised to book early. Baits are available on site and the dates for your diary are December 10th, 11th, 17th, […]
Big Coppice Lake Carp
Birmingham Anglers Association member Brendon Almquest has landed one of the biggest carp caught at the club’s Coppice Lake, at 31lb. There’s a picture of the big mirror, witnessed by bailiff Leann Wallace, in the BAA’s November newsletter which can be viewed at http://www.baa.uk.com. The biggest carp caught at the fishery this year was a […]
Live River Web Cams
A website has set up live ‘web cams’ which can give you an up to the second view of some of the key rivers in the Midlands including the River Severn, Warwickshire Avon and the River Teme… Ideal for getting a picture of whether your favourite venue is likely to be in flood. Visit http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/
Zebco Launches ‘Exo’ Next Generation
Zebco Europe Ltd is proud to introduce the Quantum ‘Exo Skeletal’ design which sets numerous new benchmarks in reel innovation by eliminating unnecessary weight contribution without compromising on the power. The initial design of Exo Skeletal was present in our ‘Smoke’ reel and in a more detailed way in the ‘Energy PTi’. The strategy from […]
Book Early With The BAA
The Birmingham Anglers Association is offering members a free month for those who ‘book early’. The BAA’s season runs until from January 1st, but the association has decided to sell 2012 permits from December 1st with prices also being frozen at £32. The club controls some of the very best river fishing in the Midlands […]
Angling Trust Sponsors Korda Carp Team England
The Angling Trust is delighted to announce that it has signed a five-year deal with Korda to sponsor Carp Team England. The deal, worth more than £100,000 in cash and business support, will pay for England’s best carp anglers to travel wherever the World Carp Championships are held each year, along with a strong team […]
Carp And Bream On The Feed At Arrow Valley Lake
The first round of the Redditch Federation Arrow Valley Winter League saw plenty of carp and bream feeding in mild conditions with the top three all taking over 40lbto the scales. Winner Mark Dowery fished Method feeder between the islands with dead maggot on the hook from peg 55 and tempted two good carp plus […]
Green Takes 2011 Wye Championships
Hadrian Whittle’s tremendous 34lb bag of bleak made was perhaps the highlights of the 60-angler Wye Festival organised by Hereford and District AA. But it was Lee Green who took the three-day event in the tightest ever finish to this event. It’s a match that has produced huge bags of dace on the pole in […]
Sea Watch Monthly Issue 4 Out Now and Free To View
The latest issue of Sea Watch Monthly – the video magazine for shore and boats anglers – is now live and FREE TO VIEW here on this website… It’s packed with sea fishing tips, tackle, rigs, advice and sea angling adventure with some two and a half hours of free to view content – just […]
Sea Angling Poised To Be Big Business In Sussex Tourism
Sea angling could become a bigger tourism draw on a 15-mile stretch of the Sussex coast after anglers and a council today (November 7) announced a new fishing festival and a voluntary code of conduct for angling on local beaches. Earlier in the year Rother District Council talked to local anglers and businesses and decided that […]
