Perch, pike, bream, bleak, and dace are just some of the fish which are returning to a River Thames backwater this year after it was restored by the Environment Agency. The fish have been detected following monitoring work carried out at the backwater in Water Eaton, near Cricklade in Wiltshire last week. The monitoring is […]

Angling loses a friend Ken Ball 1932 – 2008 It is with deep sadness that the National Federation of Anglers has to announce the passing away of Ken Ball who died Wednesday February 20, 2008 aged 75. Ken was President of the NFA for 12 years from 1992 – 2004 and will be remembered for his […]

Borwickfishing.co.uk is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the highest standard, the Gold Award, by the Fisheries Accreditation Scheme – only the second fishery in the whole of the UK to acheive this. The new Fisheries Accreditation Scheme provides a set of fisheries management standards that set benchmarks for good environmental practice. Aimed […]

Environment Agency staff have rescued hundreds of fish which were in danger of being stranded following emergency works on a bridge that carries the Rea Brook in Sutton, on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury. Cracks appeared in the bridge at the end of January, indicating that the bridge is starting to fail. Shropshire County Council needed […]

The National Federation of Anglers is delighted to announce it will be amongst the beneficiaries of BingoLotto – a new TV game which will raise money for sport and the voluntary sector. BingoLotto will be a weekly game broadcast on digital TV channels Virgin1 and Challenge. Tickets will be on sale from outlets around the […]

Organisations promoting sea and freshwater angling in Britain are considering a merger to increase their influence on government, expand the two sports and eliminate administrative duplication. The lead body for English sea angling, the National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA), will shortly sign a letter of intent  to participate in the early stages of the […]

PACKINGTON SOMERS COARSE FISHERYTelephone: 01676 523833FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 17/2/08 MATCH RESULTS  SATURDAY OPEN                                (GEARYS)       1.  Ron Savage (Lanes Bait)                          13 -12            Peg 13     Skimmers on Pole & Pellet         2.  Chris Noyce (Best Baits)                          12 – 2          3.  Lee Myers (Quality Baits)                        11 – 34.  Ken Rollins (Lanes Bait)                            9 – 8 […]

A brand new ladies only fishing club, being set up by Lucy Bowden of fishingforeveryone.com has so far attracted over 40 members. The FFE club, based in the North East of England is for ladies of all ages and abilities to try fishing. The club, which is free to join and runs in par with fishingforeveryone.com […]

Middy Tackle has announced the sponsorship of three top commercial-fishery anglers – Graham Dack, Anthony King and Ben Fisk have agreed first-class sponsorship deals with the Derby-based company. All three anglers will be using equipment from the extensive Middy product range and are expecting to have a substantial input into existing and new product design. […]

The first of what it’s hoped will become an annual event in Wales, the Willis Worms Winter Festival, was held over two days, alternating between the Carp Lake and the Match Lake at Ian Heaps’ Holgan Farm Premier Fishery in Pembrokeshire.Sponsored by Denzil Thorpe of Willis Worms to the tune of an added £500 to […]

Former World Coarse Angling Champion Ian Heaps is staging a six-day angling Festival at his Ian Heaps Premier Fishery, Holgan Farm in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in what he describes as: “Probably the richest smallest match in the UK” (?) with a list of over 50 prizes over the three festival days. Running from Sunday 20th […]

Word is that this year’s Fish ‘O’ Mania Final is being moved from Hayfield Fishery to Browning Cudmore Fishery in Staffordshire. Match Fishing magazine is reporting that Arena Pool is the chosen lake, the same pool where current Fish ‘O’ Mania champion Clive Wright qualified from with a 78-14-0 catch of mostly barbel. The circular […]

Defra are to meet with Recreational Sea Anglers from the North-East to discuss radical new proposals which will fundamentally affect all of the region’s sea anglers. Radical proposals that will affect the quality of the North-East’s important Recreational Sea Fisheries for generations to come. The meeting has been arranged following the publication by Defra of […]