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Barbel Society News

NATIONAL SPAWNING SURVEY: Year Four The Barbel Society is spearheading a national survey of barbel spawning sites on UK rivers. The purpose of the survey is to gather data on the dates and times of barbel spawning activity, and to build a central national register of barbel spawning sites in order to improve our understanding […]

Vintage Tackle Fair 2012

The next Vintage Tackle Fair has been booked for Kingsley Sports Centre at Redditch on Sunday May 20th. Run by John Andrews, it sees professional collectors and amateurs alike converge to buy, sell, swap and repair vintage fishing tackle and swap stories. If you want to take tackle along to be valued, Neil Freeman of […]

Alan Scotthorne Leaves Shimano

Tackle firm Shimano is parting company with five-times world champion Alan Scotthorne. Scotthorne, a man internationally renowned as one of the top match anglers on the planet, joined Shimano soon after winning his first World title in 1996 and he has been closely involved in product development on the match fishing side since then. Internet […]

World Dab Fishing Championships 2012

With the opportunity to walk away as 2012 World Dab Fishing Champion, the World Dab Fishing Championships event is rapidly becoming the charity event of the year. The open, in Kent, is organised by Dungeness Anglers Association and is an RNLI Fundraiser. Sponsored by TRONIXPRO and with the support of Total Sea Fishing, Boat Fishing […]

Spurdog Tagathon 2011 Report

Spurdog Tagathon 2011 Report First of all a big thank you to : The anglers who once more demonstrated their incredible commitment. The Salen Hotel (Sunart Event HQ) where Jonathan, Julia and staff welcomed the anglers – www.salenhotel.co.uk. Mark & Jan for offering free launching and overnight berthing on the new pontoon at a reduced […]

2011 The Angling Trust British Pike Final

The Angling Trust British Pike Final saw Peter Brice of Bicester, Oxon win the Championship title on Saturday 5th November 2011 on the 20ft River at Whittlesey AA’s waters, Peterborough, Cambs.   This year saw 189 anglers converge on Whittlesey Angling Association’s waters to compete for the coveted winner’s trophy and British Pike Championship title. […]