Despite the poor weather conditions and the cancellation of the CLA Game Fair at Belvoir Castle, National Fishing Month 2012 began in style with a celebrity launch. Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, was on hand to open activities at a special event organised by Reading and District Angling Association (RDAA) at Longwater Lake, Green Park, Reading […]
National Fishing Month Off To A Flying Start
Wales ‘Storm’ Holyhead for Home Win
Bad weather meant that this years’ Home Nations Boat Championship had to be restricted to a four hour session afloat on each day of the two days of the Championships from 4th – 7th July in Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales, but this did not prevent the hosts Wales taking the spoils in Holyhead. Uptide tactics, […]
Midlands National Fishing Week Events
August see the start of National Fishing Month – the focus of which is to get new people to try the sport. Sponsor Go Outdoors has organised a series of in-store events which include teaching sessions and hints and tips on carp, coarse, game and sea fishing, including at the Coventry store on August 3rd […]
Late Summer Canal League
Gary Kirkham has booked a series of six open matches on the Stoke Works section of the Grand Union Canal in late summer, before the winter leagues start. The dates for the diary are August 5th, 19th, September 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th. “We should get the best of the fishing on the canal before […]
Take A Friend Fishing for Free
Why don’t you TAKE A FRIEND FISHING during National Fishing Month and help encourage thousands of parents, grandparents and friends to spend time over the summer holidays to try angling? Remember when a friend or family member took you fishing when you were young or just starting out? We bet everyone has experienced a memorable […]
Countdown To National Fishing Month 2012
It is less than two weeks to the start of National Fishing Month (NFM) 2012, and the indications are that it is set to be yet another fabulous promotion. With more than 250 events nationwide listed online at www.nationalfishingmonth.com, there’s plenty of opportunity for people to have a go at fishing at a venue near […]
National Angling Survey
Anglers in England and Wales have been given a unique opportunity to highlight the issues that matter to them and their fishing by the Environment Agency, which has commissioned the Angling Trust to carry out the largest ever survey of freshwater and sea anglers.The 10 minute online survey (www.anglingtrust.net/nationalanglingsurvey) was launched today and will be […]
National Angling Survey
Anglers in England and Wales have been given a unique opportunity to highlight the issues that matter to them and their fishing by the Environment Agency, which has commissioned the Angling Trust to carry out the largest ever survey of freshwater and sea anglers.The 10 minute online survey (www.anglingtrust.net/nationalanglingsurvey) was launched today and will be […]
Dave Brown Takes Wolverhampton Festival
After three hard-fished canal matches, Dave Brown topped the first-ever Wolverhampton AA Summer Angling Festival. Fished in anything but summery conditions, the Maver Midlands all-rounder fended off some of the best canal anglers in the country to take top spot with four penalty points, a point ahead of Browning Lifestyle’s Simon Mottram. The event utilised […]
Breathtaking Catches With Battle-Shad
Quantum Specialist test angler Holger Aderkass has seen immediate, impressive results with the Quantum Battle-Shads. He reports from his home in Norway: “I received the new Battle Shad rubber fish from the Quantum Specialist series a short while ago. It made a tremendous impression the moment I unpacked it – the colors and design are […]
Chance for Youngsters to Fish for England
The Angling Trust’s 2012 Talent Pathway programme will be open for applications from the 2nd to the 20th of July, providing a chance for talented young anglers to trial for the national junior angling teams in all three disciplines: coarse, sea and game. The Talent Pathway provides young anglers between the ages of 13 and […]
Angling history continues to be made
Where were you when Andy Power won a life changing £50K in the Maver ‘Match This’ Grand Final last year? Many of us experienced the event live and watched the young Mr. Power take his ceremonial dunking before picking up his cheque for £50k in front of crowds of noisy well-wishers and the clicking cameras […]
Roach On The Feed On The Grand Union
Roach have started to feed on the Grand Union Canal in the city and that resulted in the latest WBC Open at Tysley producing three double figures weights. Out in front was Carl Shipley, who fished breadpunch down the middle from peg 27 on the Kings Road section for 12lb, with first time visitor Kevin […]
Harrell On Facebook
Midlands ace Dave Harrell is available for a question and answer session on Facebook on Thursday July 12th from 7.30pm in the latest Session With The Stars. An England international, journalist and tackle firm owner and with an angling CV that boasts achievements most of us would dream of, Dave is known as one of […]
Midlands Tackle Shop Celebrates Golden Jubilee
For any firm to stay in business for 50 years it’s an achievement. In the tackle shop trade it’s a minor miracle, but that’s just what Midlands shop Banks & Burr is celebrating this month. Owner Dave Burr’s big break came in 1965 when he won the National Championships, then by far and away the […]
