Contents July 200707 EDITORIALThe editor reflects on what makes a successful angler – and wishes he could be one!08 NEWS AND LETTERSBad news on zebra mussels as we hear of the first sighting in the Corrib system.13 FISH OF THE MONTHMichelle Fuller from Co Clare puts her husband to shame with a nice pike.14 IRISH […]

Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association (WADAA) has become the fifth angling club to receive the coveted Sport England Clubmark. At a recent event Sir John Harman, the Chairman of the Environment Agency, was on hand to present Neil Birkinshaw, WADAA, with their certificate. NFA’s representative Frank Lythgoe was also there to congratulate them on […]

England international Will Raison from Aldershot claimed his place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania Grand final with a superb performance at Maver Larford Fishery last weekend.Having recently being selected to fish both the European and World Championships in Italy and Hungary respectively this year, May continued to bring success for the 2005 European Individual Gold […]

Dear Sir As part of the Scottish National Angling Programme (SNAP) I am setting up a web based national club for young people www.thecastaways.org.uk <http://www.thecastaways.org.uk/>   The site will initially have four sections. Starting OutThis section is designed to provide information for newcomers to the sport and novice anglers, introducing young anglers to the basics of the […]

Click below to see coverage that the NFA’s ‘Introduction to Angling and the Environment’ received this week on the BBC.  If you click on the link below you will see the coverage from yesterday and also the previous filming at the launch back in September. http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6680000/newsid_6684700/6684733.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm <http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6680000/newsid_6684700/6684733.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm>  

EVENT: BW MAKINS WEDNESDAY AFFORDABLE OPENVENUE:  Lake 2DATE:  23 May 2007RESULT1st Anthony KING Long Bennington Baits  266 lb 12 oz2nd Charley SHAW Dynamite Mayfair   263 lb 4 oz3rd John Adamson Long Eaton Victoria AS  247 lb 5 oz4th Bruce ROBINSON Makins    188 lb 12 oz5th Chris JOHNSON Carp Vader    130 lb 8 ozNumber of pegs: 21The BW Makins Wednesday ‘Affordable Open’ on Lake 2 produced sensational weights, with each of the […]

A RANGE of baits that crosses the divide between match and carp angler has been launched to dealers through a major supplier.Formula Carp and Grand Prix Match are the new names on the block from bait maestro Tony Mills – and retailers can get them through Denzil Thorpe’s Willis Worms van sales service.Tony Mills (left) […]

Details of a brand new, patented feeder system from Middy Tackle International are just beginning to emerge, Total-Fishing.com can reveal.The innovative product, called the Shotgun, is being launched soon and will be featured in July’s issue of Total Coarse Fishing (out on the second Wednesday in June) in the hands of inventor Rob Wooten. Designed […]

One of the country’s top fly fishing magazines, Today’s Flyfisher, has gone under the knife and now boasts a completely new look. Tackle and Guns magazine caught up with editor Tim Smith to find out exactly what changes have been made. T&G: Tim, we hear there have been some big changes made with Today’s Flyfisher and […]

A year after its launch on an unsuspecting trade and public, Sonubaits has expanded its range and recently gave the angling press a sneak preview. Of course, Tackle & Guns was there…REGULAR readers will be aware that Sonubaits sees itself as more than just another new company in the bait market.Its launch last year of […]

What‘s been happening at the Angling Trades Association this month? Well, it certainly seems to have been a busy time for all concerned.HARDY & GREYS SIGNS UPOne of the biggest names in the tackle trade has joined the Angling Trades Association. Alnwick-based Hardy & Greys put pen to paper recently and ATA chairman Sean O’Driscoll […]

A DEVON wholesaler is focusing on selling other firms’ products and making them available to all.TackleTek believes it is bucking the current trend by not buying in or copying other manufacturers’ products and selling them as their own brand.Instead, boss Martin Lamb (pictured below) prides himself on listening to retailers, understanding order volumes and ensuring everyone […]

A CONSUMER fishing show, WITHOUT a retailing element and with lower costs, is being launched next year by DHP Ltd, publisher of such magazines as Total Coarse Fishing, Match Fishing and Total Carp.The event, which will be a true showcase for the industry, has already been given the backing of many big-name suppliers, including Fox, […]

Membership is rising, the bank balance is healthy and exciting things are afoot as the Pike Anglers Club approaches its 30th Birthday, its Annual Members Meeting heard.But PAC president Phil Wakeford warned against complacency as the committee looked back on its first year in office at the club’s AGM.Member numbers now stand at more than […]

The NFA’s ‘Introduction to Angling and the Environment’ continued to grab the headlines as River Leen School in Nottingham carried out their practical side of the course last week.The school in Nottingham took 10 pupils aged from 9 to 15 years of age who have been undertaking the course since September onto Awsworth Canal to […]