This year saw the introduction of a new festival to the White Acres calendar, as the juniors only go up to 15 there was a gap for the next age group of anglers so we decided to run a festival to cater for 16 – 18 years olds. This festival would not have been possible […]

Dear Total-Fishing.comI’ve just come back from my first Catfishing hoilday in Spain and managed to catch a monster weighing in at 209lb!I’ve been informed that it is the largest Wels Catfish caught by a woman, and most probably the largest freshwater fish caught by a woman too!I have attached a few photos for your perusal […]

Tony Gilbert from Wiltshire won the second Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on his home water of Witherington Farm Lakes on Saturday 14th April and is the second lucky angler to progress onto the final in Doncaster.With similar conditions to Viaduct the previous week, bright sunshine and limited wind helped temperatures rise to a Mediterranean 23 […]

Fisheries 2027 Consultation – SACN ResponseWe are grateful for the opportunity to input to the DEFRA vision for the future of Marine Fisheries.The Sea Anglers Conservation Network has members throughout the British Isles, and a few beyond.  Steadily growing, we have over 500 lines of membership, a number of them being angling organisations clubs and […]

Yorkshire Water has been fined £6,000 after pleading guilty to polluting Clifton Beck in Brighouse.The water utility company of Halifax Road, Bradford, was also ordered to pay full costs of £1,827 to the Environment Agency, which brought the case.Ben Reid, prosecuting for the Environment Agency, told Halifax Magistrates’ Court that a combined sewer overflow (CSO) […]

The Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) has secured £7,590 in compensation on behalf of the Bradshaw Flyfishers Club, the Pendle Burnley and District Anglers and the Ribble Catchment Conservation Trust in three separate cases.The ACA acted for the Pendle Burnley and District Anglers concerning a number of pollution incidents which led to four foot deep foam […]

Nearly £200,000 has been paid in fines and costs by 1,405 illegal anglers brought in front of the courts by the Environment Agency during the first three months of 2007. In addition, 11 anglers received cautions. The figures include the cases prosecuted last month (March 2007) which saw 538 anglers ordered to pay fines and […]

John Watson and Jason Davis have been confirmed for Piking 2007 – the annual convention of the Pike Anglers Club.John, aka Watto, is an acclaimed fishing guide who’ll be talking about some of his experiences on Norfolk’s broads and rivers, while Jason is a well-known big pike hunter who will be going public for the […]

The Angling Development Board is currently recruiting for a team of professional development staff to realise the aspirations of the Angling Whole Sport plan. There is still one vacancy available for the Coach Development and Education Officer with a closing date of 27th April 2007.The Angling Development Board (ADB) is a partnership between the three […]

The NFA has extended the deadline for applicants for the England Youth Trials to 30th April. The application forms for the 2007 England U16s and U21s Youth Trials are available for download from the NFA website, www.nfadirect.com. Following the successes of Portugal 2006, where the England U16s won Bronze and the U21s came home with […]