I’m delighted to say that the video magazines for anglers I’m involved with are doing fantastically and producing well over 200,000 video views a month. 
There are monthly magazines for coarse, carp, sea and game anglers, all available free to view here on Total-Fishing and other big fishing websites. 
They can also be viewed on iphones and ipads and in the last week I’ve been busy signing off a presence on Samsung Smart TVs – so we really are creating the fishing TV channel that inspired me to join the project in the first place. 
We are running into show season and Fishing TV will have a presence at the new show in Norwich this weekend, at the Brentwood show coming up and also at a news show at the Ricoh arena and The Big One at Farnborough in March.
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Monster River Severn Barbel
The River Severn has produced its biggest barbel in a very long time in the shape of a 15lb 12oz beauty to Hartpury angler Kevin Gittins. 
Kevin, who has targeted the big river’s barbel for over a decade up to four times a week, tempted the personal best with a Teme Severn boilie wrapped in paste and mounted on a size 6 hook and braid mainline. Kevin said: “Water temperature is the key to the barbel feeding in winter, and if it’s mild with a little bit of extra water around, you have to get out there.”

4lb Perch On The Fly
Fishing guide Tom Hammond was all smiles after tempting a belting 4lb perch using fly fishing tactics. The Gloucester based angler heads up the predator fishing trips for guiding service Midlands Fly Fishing and took the big stripey plus several more quality fish at a 100-acre venue they use regularly after spotting a shoal of them attacking fry. More information on the trips at http://www.midlands-flyfishing.co.uk/.

Mighty Quinney’s 14lb Rainbow Trout
Packington Somers has produced a fine 14lb 2oz rainbow trout to Lapworth angler Mark Quinney, who was fishing Cocks Close pool. The venue has been in decent winter form over the last week with 90 anglers catching 225 fish, including another nice rainbow of 8lb 4oz to Chris White. 
The Great Pool has been in excellent nick with lots of fish showing in the shallower water to the left of the boat jetty. Alan Beckett and Jean Ashton of Wythall shared a boat on Great Pool and caught 14 fish between them using white Minkies on an intermediate line.
The best areas on Cocks Close have been the road bank and high bank using intermediate lines. Cats Whiskers, black Tadpole, Minkies, Appetizer, white Fritz are all catching a few fish.
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Shatterford Depths Keep The Carp Feeding
One Midlands day ticket venue that always fishes well through cold snaps because of its depth is Shatterford Fishery in Kidderminster, and regulars Ed Hill and Martin Poole cashed in during an active 24-hour session on Erics Lake. Bewdley angler Ed landed an impressive 24lb mirror using Cell boilies, while Martin, who hails from Kidderminster, banked a 17lb common and a 15lb mirror with Source boilies. For the latest information visit http://www.shatterford.com .

Midlands Match Round-Up
On the match front the standout weight of the weekend for me was the 71-14-0 bag of chub weighed in by Shakespeare backed Stu Halford in the Hereford Winter League on the River Wye at Belmont. Stu drew peg 96 between the two road bridges where he fished Bolognese style with maggot feed and hook bait to nearly double the weight of the second-placed angler.
Weights on the commercials have suffered a bit in the cold snap but Tunnel Barn Farm is holding its form with the best weight falling to Maver Midlands rod Mark Wilson, who fished pole and pellet in the midweek open on Canal Pool for a mixed 87-5-0 bag that included F1s, roach, tench, bream and barbel.
There have also been several matches on the region’s canals, the best the Stirrup Cup event on the Birmingham-Fazeley Canal at Curdworth where the top four took over 4lb to the scales, Dave McCall winning with 5-6-12 of roach, perch and skimmers to pole with squatt tactics.

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Results

Bridgnorth AS, River Severn, Linley Bank, SunKeith Russell (Bell Otters) 8-14-0, two barbel, maggot feeder, peg 78; Brian Preece (Bridgnorth Angling Society) 6-14-0; Ms Rosa Bailey (Bridgnorth Angling Society) 4-11-0.

Browning MG Pairs Open, Birmingham Worcester Canal, Stoke Works, Warwickshire, Sun (34 fished)Alan Baldwin (Phoenix) 1-0-10, 32 ruffe, pole-fished bits of worm, peg 4; James Wilson (Browning Spa MG) 0-13-9; Jason Evans (Browning Spa MG) 0-13-6. Pairs: Alan Baldwin/Les Saunders 7.

Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, WarksMon, Canal Pool: Pete Hancox (Birmingham) 63-7-0, F1s, bream and roach, pole and pellet over slop at 10 and 12m, peg 3; Roy Winferdale (Stirrup Cup) 47-7-0; Barry Duggan (Warwick Portobello) 37-9-0; Dennis Lutwytch (Hawkesbury) 35-12-0. 
Wed, Canal Pool: Mark ‘Magic’ Johnson (Maver Midlands) 87-5-0, F1s, bream, barbel, tench and roach, pole and pellet at 4m and 10m, peg 5; Paul Newell (Kings Mill Redditch) 72-1-0; Tom Neale (Rutlanders) 68-10-0; Bob Greenbury (Leicester Sensas) 59-8-0. 
Thurs, 52 Veterans, Canal, Club and Jennys Pools: Ken Turner (Tunnel Barn Farm Veterans) 57-3-0, F1s, bream and barbel, pole and pellet at 5m and down the side, peg 27, Jennys Pool; John Stockton (Meadowlands Veterans) 49-1-0; George Munday (Tunnel Barn Farm Veterans) 36-14-0; Chris Haille (Meadowlands Veterans) 35-14-0. 
Fri, Top Pool: Andy Searle (Middy) 76-3-0, F1s, pole and pellet at 6m and 14m to the island, peg 14; Dan Varney (Banbury Gunsmiths) 51-7-0; Pete Rice (Bag Em Baits) 50-14-0; Pete Hancox (Birmingham) 46-4-0. 
Sat, Canal and Jennys Pools (32 fished): Bob Greenbury (Leicester Sensas) 89-2-0, carp and F1s, pole and bread punch at 14m to the island and pole and pellet at 6.5m, peg 3, Canal Pool; Tony Shepherd (Banbury Gunsmiths) 68-0-0; Pete Bennett (Yorkshire Baits/Banbury Gunsmiths) 67-14-0; Chris Newton (Rocklands) 64-14-0. 
Sun 34, Top and House Pool 2: Stu Palser (Banbury Gunsmiths) 63-10-0, F1s, pole and pellet at 13m on the deck, peg 25, House Pool 2; Ronnie Biggs (OHMS) 54-9-0; Paul Caswell (Alcester Sports) 46-7-0; Bob Greenbury (Leicester Sensas) 46-4-0.

Moorlands Farm, Hartlebury, Worcs, Bank and Moors Pools
Pete Trueman (Colin Pace Angling Academy) 38-14-0, carp, straight lead and corn, peg 12, Bank Pool; Andy Cleaver (West Midlands Police Maver) 26-12-0; John Bagley (Stevens Tackle) 23-8-0. 
Wed over 50s, Silver Pool: Bill Drew (Bewdley) 74-8-0, F1s, pole and maggot down the edge, peg 28; Colin Bennett (Worcester) 69-1-0; Mal Watson (Daiwa Gordon League) 68-1-0. 
Thurs, Meadow Pool: Dave Smith (Moorlands) 47-8-0, carp, pole and pellet at 10m, peg 4; John Newton (Furnace Mill) 43-12-0; Martin Lafevre (Moorlands Gold) 41-4-0. 
Sat, Bank, Moors, Island and Middle Pools (30 fished): Mick Henshall (Fosters) 44-4-0, carp, pole and caster at 6m, peg 22, Bank Pool; Chris Bills (Moorlands) 36-12-0; Paul Adlington (Club 2000) 29-6-0. 
Sun, Silver Pool (28 fished): Colin Pace (Colin Pace Angling Academy) 41-12-0, F1s, pole and pellet at 10m, peg 20; Steve Burrus (Poole Hall) 32-9-0; Chris Hill (Mosella) 24-8-0.

Packington Somers, Meriden, Warks
Wed, Little Gearys: Steve Edwards (Packington) 20-14-0, F1s and skimmers, pole and pellet, peg 9; John Stockton (Barford) 20-0-0; John Burchell (Packington) 17-8-0. 
Sat, Gearys Level: Craig O’Brien (Fast Feeders) 23-5-0, three carp, straight lead and bread, peg 10; Dave Atkins (Starlet Veterans) 17-1-0; Steve Edwards (Packington) 12-7-0. 
Sun, Molands Mere: Lee Richards (Packington) 28-5-0, F1s and skimmers, pole and pellet, peg 60; Steve Edwards (Packington) 14-0-0; Ray Quinney (Starlet Veterans) 11-5-0.

Woodside Winter League, Round Four, Dudley Number Two Canal, Merry Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, Sun
Brian Smith (Cradley Heath Labour) 4-10-0, skimmers and perch, pole, worm and caster, peg 40; Dave Sheaf (Black Country Tackle) 1-15-8; Tony Bowen (Steven’s Tackle) and Dave Wood (Cradley Heath Labour) 1-1-0; John Billingham (Halesowen Royal British Legion) 0-15-0. League: John Billingham (Halesowen Royal British Legion) 6; Barry Robson (Cradley Heath Labour) 9; Dave Sheaf (Black Country Tackle) 12.