Solihull angler Steve Bown has landed a massive 19lb 5oz zander from the River Severn. The 43-year-old, who is an experienced predator angler who has previously landed zander to over 18lb, was boat fishing on the lower river when the big fish took a float-legered bleak deadbait fished in conjunction with size 6 Owner treble […]
River Severn Reveals One Of Her Monster Predators
Grant Takes On Shatterford Lakes
Top Midlands open match angler Grant Albutt is taking on the running of one of the best waters in the region in Shatterford Lakes. The six-lake venue, which was established in 1972, is situated in a valley on the Bridgnorth Road only 10 minutes from Kidderminster and Stourbridge and is noted for offering great sport all […]
Great October Sport At Portumna
Mike Murray of Murray’s Angling Services reports that the past couple of weeks have provided fantastic sport in Portumna both on The Shannon and Lough Derg. Huge shoals of roach, hybrids, bream and perch have been congregating between the Salmon Run and the entrance to Lough Derg. Pike are shadowing the shoals and silverfish anglers […]
Stop Using Eels As Pike Bait
With the approach of the traditional ‘pike season’ in the UK, the National Anguilla Club has issued a plea to predator anglers to stop using eels as pike bait. Laws are already in place to protect the species – it is an offence to remove them from freshwater, from estuaries and from any inshore waters […]
Gail Bags 93lb Of Bream From River Arun
This magnificent catch of bream was taken at the weekend by Gail Cottrill, who was fishing the Pulborough Angling Society controlled section of the River Arun in West Sussex. Gail feeder fished maggot for the 93lb 8oz bag, which included fish to 6lb 15oz. http://www.pulboroughas.com/
Angler Fined For Repeatedly Fishing in the Closed Season
A Bristol man has been ordered to pay £1,335 in fines and costs for flouting fishing bylaws.Adam Power was caught on three separate occasions fishing for coarse fish on the River Avon at Keynsham.He was first questioned by fisheries bailiffs on April 20, 2013 after the Environment Agency received reports from members of the public […]
Catfish Record Rocked At Shatterford Lakes
Kidderminster angler Jeff Randle has landed a catfish which may have been bigger than the fishery record at Shatterford Lakes. The big fish easily bottomed out 55lb scales and estimates put it at around 75lb – the venue record is the 70-pounder banked by Sean Mills in 2011 and Jeff’s cat is thought to be […]
Big Hit For Irish Bream Anglers
A group of anglers have just recorded a proper big hit of specimen wild Irish fish on the Lee system. Four anglers banked over seventy fish, with an estimate of around 450lb, amazingly with only a dozen falling short of the Irish specimen barrier. The bream tally included two ‘tens’, three ‘nines’, a dozen ‘eights’ and […]
National Big Fish Competition To Reward Great Catches
Big fish anglers are being given the opportunity to compete in a new national competition which will reward the best freshwater specimen caught in the UK every month. Starting on July 1st, Specimen Fishing Online will hand out monthly cash and tackle prizes which will also lead to a UK ‘Specimen of the Year’ award. […]
Carp And Cats On The Feed At Shatterford
It’s been a great week of fishing at Shatterford Lakes with lots of anglers cashing on both the big carp and catfish having a feed. Jim Smith’s first catfish is one he won’t forget as it weighed 50lb. Jim’s fish fell to a bunch of worms and there has also been a 36lb 8oz moggie […]
Rapala Angry Birds Range
Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the Angry Birds game, has hooked up with lure manufacturer Rapala in a partnership aimed at getting more youngsters across Europe, and especially complete beginners, interested in fishing. There are seven plug-style lures in the range plus Angry Birds branded beginner’s kits, poles, lure boxes, float sets and fishing bags […]
New Water Above Bewdley For BAA Anglers
The Birmingham Anglers Association has acquired the fishing rights to a new section of the River Severn for the coming season. Northwood Fishery just north of Bewdley comprises two left bank meadows, one upstream and the other immediately downstream of Dowles Bridge about a mile upstream of Bewdley bridge.The upstream boundary is clearly signed at […]
Bacon Grill Tempts Big Masters Catfsh
The big catfish just keep on coming at Shatterford Lakes, the latest specimen being a 63lb 2oz beauty to Gary Attridge, who was fishing Masters Lake and caught it on his last day of a week-long session. The fish came from peg six and took half a tin of bacon grill at 4.55am. Other catfish […]
Dog Lane Fishery Throws Up Huge Perch
Ever since a winter netting operation at Dog Lane Fishery revealed the presence of some huge perch, a number of anglers have been targeting them. And one of the venue’s real beasts has put in an appearance in the shape of a claimed 5lb 8oz fish to Gary Dumbleton. The Rugby angler had fished through the […]
Monster Chub Claimed From Coventry Canal
Jim Sidebottom was fishing the Coventry Canal when a chub 22 inches long took a liking to his lobworm hook bait. Jim didn’t have any scales or a camera with him but estimated the fish at 9lb, and the catch was witnessed by two other anglers. Whatever its true weight it’s another example of the […]
