A London Angling Action Group has been formed to encourage Londoners to get fishing again and to take advantage of cleaner and better stocked waterways.The well-attended action group launch saw 44 movers-and-shakers of angling in London come together, including representatives from the Angling Trust, Environment Agency, Thames21, the London Wildlife Trusts, borough councils, schools and […]
“Getting London Fishing”
NGOs meet with Peter Hain to raise concerns about Severn Barrage
A group of environmental and angling Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) met today with Peter Hain MP to raise their concerns about the impact of a tidal power barrage which he is championing for the Severn Estuary. The Severn Estuary is one of the largest estuaries in Europe and is of international importance for its wildlife […]
Conference Season Shows Cross Party Support For Angling
The importance of shooting and fishing was endorsed by senior politicians from all sides at three rural receptions jointly hosted by the Angling Trust and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) at the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Brighton, Labour’s gathering in Manchester and the Conservatives’ rally in Birmingham. All three parties pledged to […]
Salmon On The Stick Float From Once Polluted River Don
Coarse angler Leigh Wordsworth had the shock of his life when he hooked and landed a SALMON while stick float fishing on his local River Don near Sheffield. Leigh had been catching chub on maggot when the 9lb 4oz fish struck, and charged all over the river. The Don was a noted salmon river in […]
Boat Fishing With Barham Now On DVD
We’re pleased to announce the long-awaited release of the popular sea fishing series ‘Boat Fishing With Barham’, available on two DVDs. With three full-length episodes on each disk, they’ll make an ideal Christmas present! About The Series The idea behind the popular ‘Boat Fishing With Barham’ series is to portray UK boat fishing exactly as […]
High stakes and huge dividends!
Giant wels craze on the middle reaches of the PoSeptember 2012, Welscamp Heiner on the middle reaches of the Po near Ostiglia: Black-Cat test anglers and wels guides Stefan Seuß and Benjamin Gründer were joined by guests on the Po to hold a wels seminar. Summer is not one of the easiest times of year […]
Innovative Match Format For Cob House
Cob House Fishery has been hitting the headlines with some big match weights of late and now Matchbox Tackle owner Jim Burton is turning a few heads with the introduction of an innovative format of matches, with three 90 minute fish-offs all on the same day. The Cob House Old Ghost Challenges are booked for […]
Emma Backer joins Quantum/Fin-Nor
With Emma Backer Håkonsen Zebco Europe has managed to sign another test angler for the brands Quantum Specialist and Fin-Nor. Emma is a textbook example of an angling globetrotter: She is travelling all corners of the world to seek the biggest catches. In her Norwegian homeland she specializes in Pike and Bass but she is […]
Carl Barnfield wins the Angling Trust & British Waterways Stillwater Championship 2012
Match ReportThree cold nights prior to this event and a bitterly cold north easterly wind on the day never put a damper on the spirits of the 35 anglers who had qualified for this, the final of the British Waterways Stillwater Championships held on Saturday 22nd September 2012 at Earlswood – Engine Lake, Solihull. No […]
Hugh Miles Hits Back at RSPB’s Magazine Article on Cormorants
Longstanding RSPB member and wildlife film maker Hugh Miles, star of ‘Passion for Angling’, has hit back at an inflammatory article in a recent edition of the RSPB member’s magazine ‘Birds’ which accuses anglers of being motivated solely by hate in our attempts to control excessive cormorant predation. The author, Simon Barnes, says that anglers […]
Sean Ashby takes World Championship title in the Nations
Sean Ashby, Drennan Team England takes the Individual World Championship title at the 59th Nations World Championship on the River Morava, Czech Republic with a fantastic performance of bleak fishing at the World Championships to record a perfect two point score. This was always going to be a difficult event for Team England as early […]
The Second Perry Dalgarno Memorial Match
The Memorial match takes place on Saturday 13th October on the River Severn at Shrewsbury. Organiser Ian Ward is hoping for a full house turnout as it will be the first match of the winter series and will also be used to test all areas of the match length. “The Shrewsbury match length has been in […]
Bull Wins Barston Charity Match
Gaz Kirkham’s charity match at Barston Lakes on Sunday saw 42 anglers raise nearly £300 for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Selly Oak. It was won by Tim Bull on peg 13, who fished at 90 metres on The Method for 61-8-0 of carp, skimmers and F1s, using mini boilies as hook bait. Second place […]
Arrow Valley Lakes Charity Match
Arrow Valley Lake is hosting a charity open match on Saturday November 3rd with proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Limited to 50 anglers, the draw will be at 9am at the Arrow Valley Visitor Centre with fishing 10.30am to 3.30pm, and a £500 winner’s cheque and £100 section prize every ten pegs. It’s £30 […]
National Mullet Club Membership Offer
Grey mullet are wonderfully hard-fighting fish that can be caught on coarse fishing tackle in all environments from the open sea, through estuaries, to the tidal limit of rivers. There is increasing interest in fly fishing for mullet. The National Mullet Club lets mullet anglers of all levels of experience share ideas through its magazine, […]
