With the continuing mild weather the trout have been active in the top two feet of water at Ravensthorpe reservoir and there have been reports of some surface sport to dries and traditional wet fly fishing. However, a number of anglers have chosen to fish with slow sinking lines and lures (Minkies etc) and have […]
Go Heavy At Ravensthorpe
Birmingham Pike Anglers Club Winter Meeting
The recently re-launched Birmingham region of the Pike Anglers Club holds its second meeting of the winter on Thursday 24th November, at Aston Manor Cricket Club, Church Lane, Perry Barr. This month’s speaker is PAC stalwart and captor of many large pike to well over 30lb, Phil Kirk. Phil will be giving his ‘My Piking […]
Matt’s The New Wye Champion – Just!
Kidderminster angler Matt Maginnis fulfilled a long-standing angling ambition when he won the prestigious River Wye Championships at the weekend. Matt drew a peg he knows well (96 on the middle of the Eign section) and had no hesitation selecting a 4SSG Dave Harrell Speci Waggler to fish three quarters of the way across the […]
New Home For Vintage Tackle Fair
There’s a new home for the National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair as the annual event moves to Kingsley Sports Centre in Redditch (post code B98 7UH). The Sunday November 20th spectacular is the country’s largest and most popular vintage tackle fair with collectors taking over 40 stalls consisting of up to 120 tables of vintage […]
Coarse & Match Fishing Monthly Now On iphones And ipads
Coarse & Match Fishing Monthly – the free-to-view video magazine for dedicated coarse and match anglers – has now made its releases available on i-phones and i-pads. The latest issue contains about three hours of video including tips, tackle, advice and great action from some of the sport’s top names, and is now viewable FREE […]
Anglers Mail Auctions John Bailey’s Man United Shirt
YOU could be the proud owner of the special football shirt Angler’s Mail columnist John Bailey wore recently for Manchester United Legends against Celtic Legends. It’s up for grabs to the highest bidder, who will also have the option of picking the shirt up from John himself and even enjoying a day’s fishing on Norfolk’s […]