Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society are pleased to announce that on Wednesday 12 November 2014 approximately 20,000 “new” fish (weighing around eight hundred pounds) were stocked into the Erewash Canal in Long Eaton by the Canals & Rivers Trust.  These consisted mainly of bream in the 3” to 8” size range, but also included around […]

The Angling Trust has begun discussions with the Environment Agency on the controversial issue of the coarse angling licence for the use of multiple rods, which has been a longstanding complaint of many carp and specimen anglers who feel aggrieved at having to buy two separate rod licences.  The strength of feeling on this subject […]

Probably the most jaw dropping big fish capture of the year has been taken from White Acres Holiday Park in Cornwall in the shape of this monster eel weighing 10lb 3oz. The fish, one of the biggest ever landed in the UK and only 15oz short of the British record landed over 35 years ago, […]

Tony Curd got the river season off to an absolute flyer with this fantastic catch of big bream from the River Thames. Tony got to Teddington very early and fished the last bit of the non-tidal river upstream of the weir using groundbait feeder tactics for 40 slabs in just four hours, with the biggest […]

A British angler may have set a new world tench record while fishing for big carp on a lake close to the Le Mans car racing circuit.  Jason Gardiner banked the 15lb 4oz fish at Laroussi, a French gravel pit in the heart of the beautiful Pays de la Loire countryside that burst onto the […]

West Midlands venue Leighton Pools has produced a new venue record 71lb catfish (pictured). The fish was banked by local angler Steve Horton, who fished a deadbait four feet off the bottom. It beats the best mark at the three-lake Codsall Wood water five miles from Wolverhampton by 7lb.

A rare opportunity to purchase a delightful and well-established fishery in Stourbridge is being brought to the market by specialist property adviser Christie + Co.   Wassell Grove Fisheries is tucked away in a tranquil beauty spot on the outskirts of Hagley village, approximately five miles from junction 3 of the M5.   The fishery covers around […]

After a series of two-day team trials held around the country over the past few months, the 17th & 18th  May saw 17 exceptionally talented anglers battle it out for the 6 available places for the 2014 Angling Trust Team England Lure Squad. This final eliminator was held on the magnificent Llangorse Lake in the […]

Dutch lure fishing ace Willem Stolk has bagged a perch over the world record weight while practising for the forthcoming World Predator Classic. The Shimano backed angler landed the 6lb 10oz predator from Holland’s huge Lake Hellevoetsluis on a vertically-jigged soft plastic bait, a technique that will play a big part in the event.  Willem […]

Total-Fishing.com’s Gareth Purnell has banked over fifty 2lb-plus perch but had never broken the magical 3lb barrier until slipping the net under this cracking 3lb 7oz specimen on the River Nene near Peterborough on the last day of the season. Gareth, who is moving on from his ‘Fishing TV’ project at the end of this […]

The guys at Corrib Predator Team have been out as well, and as ever producing some fine fish for their clients. Over the first couple of weeks fishing was tough, but they landed several ferox trout into the low double figures. At the start of March, they had their first group of Czech clients, and […]

Makins Fishery is in the process of a major re-stocking with over 3000lb of new fish going into the complex last week alone. The mirror and common carp went into Lake Two, Derwent, Thames, Avon, Inner Avon, Paddock and Crator pools with fish ranging from small ‘stockies’ to fish up to 2lb. More fish are […]

The Warwickshire Stour doesn’t get the publicity that its southern river of the same name commands, but this little, winding river that runs through Shipston and Newbold offers some excellent sport with chub, dace and trout in particular. Local club Shipston-on-Stour AC are planning a ‘Fun And Frolics’ festival on the venue in July, based […]

 Anglers are being  invited to attend the Angling Trust Coarse Fish Conference 2014 Details: May 28th 2014South Street Arts CentreReading The 2014 Angling Trust Coarse fish conference is aimed at coarse anglers, fishing clubs and riparian owners, to provide inspiration and practical guidance to improve coarse fish stocks in rivers and stillwaters.All over the country ‘catchment […]