More than 1,200 cases of illegal fishing were brought in front of the courts between April and June this year by the Environment Agency; with 98% of cases resulting in fines, costs and formal cautions.  “Fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish and eels in England and Wales requires a licence from the Environment Agency. Failure […]

Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West, and the Parliamentary Spokesman for Angling and Shooting, is to speak at this week’s Country Land and Business Association Game Fair on the support that Labour has given to both sports.  Mr Salter will be speaking at a seminar on Friday 28th July entitled There are no votes […]

FISHERY REPORTS WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, 23rd July 2006 Glen Baker with a 34lb 7oz mirror banked this week. HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE NEW BHF WEBSITE YET! We still have a bit of tweaking to do, but generally the new site is now up and running. The new site is faster, more informative and packed with more photos, […]

Open match report 23rd July 2006 On Top Lake – New record 1st-Tommy Dowd-Derby 68lb-12oz 2nd-Jim Bailey-Derby-63lb-4oz 3rd-Roger Astle-Leics 47lb-8oz Winner Fished 8mt pole with paste on the hook. Caught carp ranging from 12oz-3lb Second also fished on paste Third fished on pellet and corn 

Lineaffe Competition Prize: Two Sarika double spooled reels Answer:The 14ft Regency match rod costs £59.99 Winners:S Gibson David Neary …………………………………………… Flambeau Competition Prize: A 6095 Bazuka rod case Answer: The unique anti-rust treatment on Flambeau products is called Zerust Winner: Daniel Haugie …………………………………………… BuyGoodTackle.com Competition Prize: £145 package of line and floats Answer: The biggest float sold by BuyGoodTackle.com is a monster 18 grammer! Winner: Sue Ferris Many thanks to […]

Advanced Pole FishingAugust 2006  Pellet, Pellets Everywhere *NEW SERIES*Steve Ringer kicks off his new three-part series by putting together a large bag of canal fish… on pellets.  This Summer’s Number-One MethodSensas Dams & Lock team man Michael Bedding has been taking Tunnel Barn Farm apart – using paste shallow! He demonstrates the tricks that have made him […]

Reading West M.P Martin Salter, who is also Labour’s Parliamentary Spokesman for Angling has today secured an assurance from the government that the deadly Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) is to be designated a notifiable disease.  This follows at least six outbreaks of KHV in recent weeks in fisheries in the South, East and Midlands. KHV […]

UK fishermen would prefer to play with their tackle than have a night of passion with their partners according to a new survey released today by bookmakers totesport to support their sponsorship of Fish’O’Mania XII.   An amazing 75% of those questioned admitted that they would prefer a days fishing than a night tucked up in […]

Keen fisherman and Labour’s parliamentary spokesperson for angling, Martin Salter, is to raise the £400,000 cut in grant-in-aid from DEFRA to the Environment Agency for fisheries work this week in the House of Commons. Mr Salter has tabled a parliamentary question to draw comparisons between government support for angling and boating. In a letter to Environment […]

The Young People’s Angling Project, hopes to introduce young people to the delights of fishing and along the way develop social skills and environmental awareness.  Saturday 22 July sees the start of this innovative project to help youngsters gain confidence and self-esteem with the aim of reducing the risk of them becoming involved in crime […]

The Environment Agency has instructed the owners of six still water fisheries in the south, east and midlands of England to cease all fish movements following confirmed cases of Koi Herpesvirus (KHV).Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) was confirmed at these fisheries after the owners reported significant fish losses.Environment Agency fish movements advisor Paul Lidgett said: “At this […]