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Calling lady anglers!
Evesham Festival organiser Dave Harrell is on the lookout for competitive lady anglers who fancy having a crack at the big August event. Dave has booked Sunday August 19th for the Shakespeare Ladies Championships at Hampton Ferry, Evesham and there are still a few places available. “I really want to raise the profile of the […]
2008 Fish ‘O’ Mania Dates
The dates and venues for the PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania XV qualifiers have now been announced. Qualifiers 5th April, Viaduct Fishery, Somerset 12th April, Witherington Farm Lakes, Salisbury 16th April, Barford Lakes, Norwich 23rd April, Monk Lakes, Kent 26th April, Eye Kettleby Lakes, Melton Mowbray 3rd May, Tunnel Barn Farm, Warwickshire 10th May, Woodlands Lakes, […]
New venue for Division Two National
The NFA Division Two National has been rescheduled after exceptional rainfall this summer. The match was originally scheduled for the River Trent on Saturday 1st September but flood conditions have forced this to change. In many cases dangerous conditions has meant no work has been carried out on pegs and accesses by the controlling clubs. […]
Multipliers For Beach Fishing
For many, making the jump from a fixed-spool reel to a multiplier is a leap of faith. You have to either really want to, or need to do it. Of course, fixed-spool reels are fine for most general shore fishing but there are situations when only a multiplier will do. One such situation is when […]
Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club Competition
Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Clubwww.pbsbac.co.uk Annual Open boat fishing competitionSunday 2nd December 2007Baiter Park Poole£1000 Cash Prizes£2000 Prize tableWinners will be judged on a best specimen basis(Only 1 fish of any species per angler eligible for weigh in which is at least 50% of the specimen weight)Entry fee £15- Free parking and launch at BaiterOptional […]
Rig Wallets
The thought of tying traces on the beach can be a bit of a daunting prospect for most, especially if it is cold, raining, windy or dark. The answer is to pre-tie as many different types of rigs as you think might be required, including spares, and take them all to the beach where you […]
Beach Shelters
Every sea angler will be aware of the need to keep sheltered during a beach-fishing session, especially in the cold, wet and windy winter months. But let us not forget that it can be equally important to seek shelter from the harmful properties of the sun in the summer! Protection from the elements is not […]
Loades of pike trouble
Pike anglers are at the forefront of the fight to save Cambridgeshire’s ancient loades.These historic waterways, probably of Roman origin are in a “new” plan bythe National Trust to extend the Wetlands of Wicken Fen. This will involvelowering the Lodes, thus transforming them into internal drainage ditches.PAC liaison officer Dennis Moules said: “We successfully fought […]
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Angling championships to help survey stocks in the Tyne and Wear
Environment Agency officers are urging anglers to take part in two major fishing competitions in the region. Anglers will have the chance to win cash prizes whilst also doing their bit to help survey the Rivers Tyne and Wear for coarse fish. The Environment Agency has teamed up with the Tyne Anglers Alliance, the Tyne […]
Mark Dallas guilty of illegal fish stocking
On the 19, July, 2007, Mark Dallas pleaded guilty at Stafford Magistrates Court to a charge relating to illegally stocking bream in a Staffordshire pool without consent from the Environment Agency.The charge was brought by the Environment Agency under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. Mr Dallas, aged 42, of Woodham Road, Battlesbridge, Wickford, […]
Irish Angler magazine
Contents Sept 200707 EDITORIALWhat’s the editor ranting on about now?08 NEWS AND LETTERSForthcoming events and the latest from the Irish angling scene.13 FISH OF THE MONTHCork angler Pat ‘Nav’ Heslin catches a nice trout from Lough Mask.14 DINGHY ANGLERThe Clohessys find out that what works for cod on one mark fails completely on another. That’s […]
Good news for returning NW salmon
Members of the Mersey and Weaver Fisheries and Angling Consultative were celebrating good news for the “King of Fish” at their last meeting.The main river in the MWFACA area, the River Mersey, was formerly one of the most polluted river systems in the UK, but in recent years industry has cleaned up its act and […]
Youngsters Grab Glory While Hunting At Wolvey!
Seven five youngsters lined the banks of Phase 1 at BW Makin Fisheries, split up into three age groups on Lakes 2, 4 and 5, with young 12-year-old Sam Hunter, fishing for Barnsley Juniors, setting the field alight with a fantastic 79lb 2oz of mainly carp to take the top prizes and trophy in the third year […]
Ready Made Rigs
Ready-Made Rigs Apart from rods, reels, lines and luggage, one of the most important items of tackle for any sea angler is rigs. Those in the know like to tie their own, and why not? However, for those of you that aren’t confident enough, or simply don’t have the time to tie a walletful of […]
Tripods For Shore Fishing
Tripod Rod Rests Each month the TSF team compares a group of similar tackle head to head. Here we look at nine readily available tripods. Tripod-style rod rests are an essential item of tackle for many modern beach anglers. They often come with two heads and two butt cups that allow you to fish two […]
