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Fish kill on Norfolk Broads
The Norfolk Broads has suffered one of the worst incidents of fish deaths from natural causes in the last 15 years. The Environment Agency estimates that 10s of thousands of fish have died due to saltwater coming up the Broads system on the incoming tide, driven by strong north westerly winds. “With the co-operation of […]
Helping to crack the KHV menace
All of the top scientists concerned with KHV were present at the recent general meeting of the Professional Coarse Fisheries Association. Keith Jeffery (CEFAS Senior Field Inspector) gave a presentation on the history of KHV and problems in other countries and also explained about the development of testing for the virus. Also attending was the Senior […]
Pike anglers save pensioner
Pike anglers plucked an elderly woman to safety after she fell into Norfolk‘s River Yare at the weekend. The woman was aboard a cruiser which was mooring up at Wood’s End, near Bramerton, on Saturday, when she lost her footing. Piker Ian Squirrell, from Diss, was fishing off the bank and the boat went through his lines […]
Environmental education through sport
A new sports qualification called “Introduction to Angling & the Environment” was launched by the National Federation of Anglers (NFA) at River Leen School, Nottinghamshire on 8th November, 2006. The course developed by the NFA in partnership with the National Open College Network (N-OCN) helps children and young people aged 10 and above learn about curriculum […]
NFA launches its instructional DVD
National Federation of Anglers in partnership with Summersdale Productions are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new DVD entitled “Coarse Fishing Made Easy”. The DVD will be launched from the 2nd October 2006, and costs £9.99 excluding postage and packaging. Presented by Danny Williamson, NFA Senior Coach for the South West, the DVD’s aim […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm 7th November
Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, Warks (72 fished)Pete Bennett (Garbolino Banbury Gunsmiths) 99-4-0, mixed, pole, maggot, peg 33, House Pool 1; Lee Curtan (MCM) 86-4-0; Amer Jawad (VdE Essex) 85-6-0; Alan Rooney (Garbolino Bald Eagles) 75-4-0; Jon Arthur (Shakespeare) 75-0-0; Steve Edwards (WB Clarke VdE) 73-9-0. Teams: MCM and VdE Essex, both 64; Garbolino Bald Eagles […]
Mosella Moorlands Farm 7th November
Moorlands Farm Coarse Fisheries – Results Tuesday 31.10.06Super Cost – Cutter17 fished on Meadow 1st Sid Wilkes (Dudley Bait & Tackle) 62.8.0 Peg 53 2nd Tony Dudley (Dudley AC) 45.10.0 Peg 50 3rd Bill Drew (Bewdley) 38.0.0 Peg 14 Wednesday 01.11.06Over 50’s19 fished on Bank & Moors 1st Brian Perry (Harris Match) 35.4.0 Peg 24 Bank 2nd Dave Highfield […]
Barston Lakes 7th November
Barston on fire! Barston had a hard start to the year, as being a 21 acre 4 foot deep lake, it is challenging between January and April. But since then, the weights have just got better and better.This weekend saw the culmination of Barston’s best week’s fishing ever, with a new Lake Record achieved at Saturday’s 43 peg match. It […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery 7th November
Sherwood Forest Fishery FormA big drop in water temperature as altered the anglers approach, on the Holmedale Lake peg 31 will start to dominate as the temperature stay cool pole fished corn and pellet won a recent match with over 84lb of carp – 4lb, elsewhere round the lake the carp are beginning to shoal up […]
Match Fishing magazine
What’s in the December issue of Match Fishing? Match NewsAll the latest news from the fabulous world of match fishing. Match Fishing Subscriber ClassicAction from the first ever Subscriber Classic at Woodland View. Big River MasterclassNew Thames Champion Paul Glenfield shows how to put a big weight of roach together using pole and waggler tactics. Match Q&AOur experts anglers […]
Angel of the North Lakes 6th October
Angel of the North Fishing Lakes Matc and Catch Report to Sunday 5th November 2006 Saturday 4th November 2006 Open Match Results Angel Lakes Partly cloudy, Ambient temperature 12 deg, humidity 77%, Wind WNW to 15 mph, Barometer 1030.1 mb, moon phase waxing Gibbous, water temperature 7.7 to 5.7 deg, DO 6.3, PH 7.62 was today’s setting, […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery 6th November
28.10.06Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Saturday) Moat (35 pegs) 1 A Payling, Peg One, 74-14-0; peg outer outer 29 Arnie Payling, peg 29on the outer, fished paste and pellet at 11m, full depth, to weigh carp to 7lb for 74-14-0 .2 J Masson, Maver BCUK, 65-12-0; peg island 39 Second was Jamie Masson with 65-12-0, all carp, […]
Loch Ken cracker
’S Loch Ken produced this fine 17lb 8oz pike for Middlesbrough angler Sean Berry. The 16-year-old legered an ‘out of date, bad smelling’ mackerel tail to fool the personal best fish, which is beat using 18lb line to a 21lb wire snap tackle. Sean wins a pin-on metallic Specimen Pike badge with Total Coarse Fishing […]
12-8 barbel from the Trent
The prolific Collingham stretch of the River Trent produced this personal best barbel weighing 12lb 8oz for Leeds anglers Tim Gath. Tim set up a running rig using 12lb Soft Steel line to a Camo Skin braided hook link and fooled the fish on a hair rigged 21mm halibut pellet on a size 10 hook. […]
Chatsworth Country Fair and Chatsworth Angling Fair
Chatsworth is delighted to confirm that from 2007, the Country Fair is to become a 3 day event, running in 2007 from Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 September. This is a very exciting development for what is already one of the most popular outdoor events in the UK, and will allow us to offer […]
