Fishing TV has smashed through the QUARTER OF A MILLION DOWNLOADS barrier for its Smart TV app. And they have done it in less than ten months! The Fishing TV app is available free on all smart Samsung and Panasonic Smart TVs and blu-ray players sold EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, the only angling channel on […]
‘Fishing TV’ App – 250,000 Downloads…And Counting!
Giant 100lb Cod Could Be New World Record
You are looking at what could be the new world record rod caught cod – over 100lb of it. The 47kg (103lb 4oz) fish, which was 1.6m in length, was caught be German angler Michael Eisele who was of course fishing off the Norwegian coast outside Breivik Fjord in the south east of the country. If […]
‘I’m No Racist’ Says Fishery Owner Who Banned Eastern European Anglers
A Warwickshire fishery owner has caused a stir after putting up a sign banning Eastern Europeans from his water. Eddie Whitehead of Dog Lane Fishery reacted after around £10,000 of carp were stolen from his venue – claiming that migrant workers were taking what they caught for the table. The story made the national media with Eddie, […]
FishingBaits.biz Expands Its Range
FishingBaits.biz hit the market with a storm when they launched in November 2011 with the full range of Marukyu Baits. Since then, they have gone on to provide live maggots and worms as well as the highly regarded Got Baits range. Their focus on customer service and next day delivery has allowed them to steadily grow […]
Benwick Sports Stocks Browning Poles
Benwick Sports of Soham in Cambridgeshrie are now stocking Browning poles and are holding the largest stock of poles in East Anglia. The Browning models they have in stock include the Z12, Z8 and Z6 models. Click on this link and use the navigation on the left t find the Browning poles: http://www.benwick-sports.co.uk/indexmatch.htm Normal opening […]
Canoe Campaigner’s Access Case Sinks
A campaigner for universal canoe access, Mr. Andrew Biddulph, who tried to claim £4,000 from an angling club for restricting access to the River Dove, has been ordered by the Court to rewrite his claim or withdraw it and pay Fish Legal’s costs. This case is a further blow to the incorrect claims of […]
All Systems Go For Warwickshire Game Fair
The weather put pay to last year’s massive CLA Game Fair, but it’s all systems go for the 2013 event, which takes place at Warwickshire’s Ragley Hall from Friday July 19th to Sunday July 21st. Attractions at the 2013 fair include an International Spey Casting Championship, the Fisherman’s Village and the opportunity to win £10,000 […]
Massive Alabama Striped Bass Set For World Record
How about this for a freshwater bass? The 69lb 9oz 8dr brute looks like being accepted as a new all tackle world record for the landlocked striped bass by the IGFA after being caught on the Black Warrior River near Centreville in Alabama, USA by angler James Bramlett. The fish, 2lb over the existing best […]
Sharks and Anglers: Survey
The IGFA is working with scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to collect data on recreational fishermen’s interactions with sharks. Recreational angling for sharks is becoming a popular leisure activity worldwide. Sharks are also landed as bycatch when recreational anglers target other fish species. Given the important role sharks play in marine ecosystems, developing […]
Big Zander For Zebco Man
How about this for a zander? The 90cm long predator came not from the UK but from Northern Germany where Zebco angler Fredrik Harbort tempted it from seven metres down in water temperature of only four degrees using a 20cm long Freddie Shad lure. German anglers tend to measure their fish rather than weigh them, and a […]
Meet Dave and Martin at Thames Valley Angling
Alan Clark, the new owner of Thames Valley Angling has set up a special open day for existing and new customers on Saturday 27th April. Joining Alan in the shop on that day will be well known river expert Dave Harrell and Angling Trust Campaigns Co-ordinator Martin Salter. The pair will be on hand to […]
IGFA Calls For Longlining Ban In Gulf Of Mexico
The International Game Fish Association has long supported closing the Gulf of Mexico to surface longlines. But in an uncommon collaboration, this position is gaining new momentum as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) prepares a new proposed regulation for the region as early as next month. In anticipation of the Obama Administration’s new […]
MPs Briefed on Angling Trust Cormorant Report
The Angling Trust has taken the case for tougher controls on cormorant numbers to Parliament with a special briefing for MPs from the All Party Angling Group on their recently published 10,000 word report highlighting the damage done to fisheries and wild fish stocks in the UK as a result of a fifteen fold increase […]
Beware Rod Licence Rip-Off Says Angling Trust
Following complaints from anglers angered by the re-emergence of a website offering rod licence renewals which charges an additional £11 for ‘processing services’ the Angling Trust is warning anglers not to pay a penny more than they need and is encouraging everyone to use the completely free service provided by the Environment Agency and the […]
River make-over is meeting the EU challenge
A £3 million river restoration project on the River Welland, which runs from Sibbertoft to the Wash Estuary has inspired the formation of a unique partnership comprising businesses, local communities, government agencies and third-sector bodies, who have joined forces to improve the River Welland for fresh water, people and wildlife. A unique strength of the […]
