ACF AUGUST ISSUEON SALE JULY 9THCOVER STORYA truly massive scoop for the carp connoisseurs out there.True carp-fishing legend RITCHIE MCDONALD returns after 15 years in the wilderness. ACF editor Mark Holmes caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to and reminisce about Ritchie’s glory days. CEMEX FilesEssex big-fish man DARRELL PECK […]

England Youth Teams AnnouncedAfter three weeks of extensive trialling in which over 80 youngsters were viewed by England coaches Mark Downes, Steve Saunders and Joe Roberts, both the Sensas Team England U-16s and Drennan Team England U-21 teams have now been finalised.The final trial took place at Furzton Lakes, Milton Keynes, and despite the hot […]

DITCH THE BARRELS, PAC URGES ERNE ORGANISERSThe organisers of Ireland’s most prestigious pike fishing match are being urged to address serious welfare concerns, amid growing calls for a boycott of the event.Pike Anglers Club officials met organisers of the Fermanagh-based Erne International Pike Fishing Classic back in April, calling for them to abandon the use […]

Following the launch of the National Federation of Anglers’ scheme called ‘Promoting Positive Images’ back in 2006, the NFA will once again be providing the opportunity for 10 anglers with disabilities to be trained as fully licensed angling coaches. This year the anglers will be trained as Level One Angling Coaches following the recent launch […]

The arrival in the UK of a foreign ornamental crayfish species via the aquarium trade could put native crayfish species under further severe pressure.Scientists at Cefas (the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) and Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) have recently become aware of increasing numbers of non-native crayfish for […]

You may have heard about the new Shotgun feed from Middy designed by match ace Rob Wooton. The feeder punches a ball of pellets out of the feeder to sit right next to your hook bait – total-fishing.com has seen it in action and we impressed. It’sd simple to use and most of all it […]

ACF AUGUST ISSUEON SALE JULY 9THCOVER STORYA truly massive scoop for the carp connoisseurs out there.True carp-fishing legend RITCHIE MCDONALD returns after 15 years in the wilderness. ACF editor Mark Holmes caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to and reminisce about Ritchie’s glory days. CEMEX FilesEssex big-fish man DARRELL PECK […]

Shakespeare has stepped in to sponsor tcf magazines new Conundrum Corner section and give you the chance to win some great prizes from the firm’s excellent Mach range.We’re enlisting names from the very top of match and big fish angling to answer your questions.And to give you a little incentive to fill in the form […]

Shotgun Shootout! The new Shotgun feeder could revolutionise pellet feeder fishing on commercials – inventor Rob Wooton shows how it works. You know when you get an idea and you just can’t get it out of your head until you have sussed it out? Well, spare a thought for me, because for two years I […]

Moorlands Farm Fishery at Hartlebury is organising junior matches throughout the summer school holidays taking place every Tuesday and Friday. As in previous years tackle prizes have been donated by a number of top tackle companies including Drennan, Shakespeare and Mosella and if they are anything to go by every single entrant will take home a tackle […]

Shakespeare Championship Qualifier Saturday June 30thWarwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry63 pegsThe second Shakespeare Championship qualifier took place on a river carrying around six inches of extra water plus a considerable amount of colour. The top end of the Town water again produced the winning weight, this time at Peg 2 where […]

Fishing his first ever Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier, Christopher Downs won the 14th golden ticket to Doncaster at Barston Lakes yesterday.With torrential rain the previous two weeks leading up to the qualifier, there was clearly an adverse effect on the fishing. Thankfully on the day, the bad weather managed to stay away, however the damage […]

Eazy Seal Square Bait Boxes Square boxes in three sizes at 1.1, 2.2 and 3.3 pints, thre great thing about these boxes is that the lids have a ‘rubberflex’ corner which makes the box easy to open and seal in any conditions. The lid is such that you can see what’s inside with the lid still on. […]

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