The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network is running their third Common Skate Event – from the 19th -21st April.Once again dedicated volunteer sea anglers will travel from all over the UK to help gather data regarding one of the nation’s shark stocks on behalf of the Scottish Shark Tagging Program (SSTP)Around 50 sea anglers using […]
Common Skate Recapture Event
North East Kayak Angling Championships
The North East Marine Region of the Angling Trust are holding the first North East Kayak Angling Championships on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2013. Fishing times on both days are 10 am to 3 pm with weigh in between 3 pm to 4.30 pm. Registration and weigh in is at the Fort House […]
Brit Boats Fourth Biggest Ever Blue Marlin At 1,320lb – VIDEO
Pub landlord Kevin Gardner has boated the fourth biggest marlin ever landed on rod and line – a blue marlin weighing a massive 1,320lb – while fishing off the Ascension Islands.Kevin, who runs the Kings Head pub in Coltishall, Norfolk, set himself the seemingly impossible target of catching a ‘grander’ 25 years ago and achieved […]
Potential Grey Gurnard Record Boated Off Plymouth
Plymouth Castaways SAC member, Kristian Quenault, is claiming a new boat caught Grey Gurnard record with this fish weighing 2lb 8oz.The gurnard took a Savage Gear Sandeel over a wreck off Plymouth. It was verified by respected angling journalist Mike Millman with the weight verified on a calibrated set of scales..Kristian was fishing from private […]
Huge Yellowfin Tuna Could Be Biggest Ever
This massive yellowfin tuna caught off Mexico is probably the biggest ever landed on rod and line, but it can never be claimed as an IGFA All tackle World Record for the species. The mighty fish was landed by John Petruescu while fishing aboard ‘Excel’ nearly 1000 miles off San Diego and skipper Justin Fleck […]
World Boat Fishing Silver For Tubertini England
Championships in France The Tubertini Team England World Boat Team took part in the FIPS-M 48th World Boat Championships in La Rochelle, France from 1st – 8th September 2012.Day one on 4th September saw the team complete the day with three boat wins (Cliff Newbold, Colin Searles and Rolf Marschalek) and two second places for Gary […]
Huge Cod Boated Off North East Coast
A massive 42lb 7oz cod has been landed off the north east coast, less than a mile from the shore. Retired miner Bernard McKever was fishing off Newbiggin aboard the private boat Hilders Pride and Joy. The fish, one of the biggest cod ever taken off the north east coastline on rod and line, took […]