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White Acres Country Park June 17th

THURSDAY ROVERRESIDENTS MATCH16th JUNE 2006 145 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st         CHRIS BACON                                      108lb 14oz KEN WARD SPORTS Peg 19 Acorn Long pole with bread       FREE HOLIDAY/ PRESTON FESTIVAL/ TANKARD  2nd        COLIN METCALF                                    94lb 10ozQUAKER TACKLE Peg 22 TrelawneyPellet & waggler 3rd   DAVE CAIN                                                  92lb 11oz       SHIMANO QUAKER Peg 24 Trelawney pellet waggler              4th   COLIN WOOD                                               […]

Scottish livebaiting ban?

Pike anglers on both sides of the border were today studying proposals for a blanket ban on livebaiting in Scotland. Announcing its response to the draft Aquaculture and Scottish Fisheries Bill yesterday, the Scottish Executive said: “The Scottish Executive proposed a complete ban on the use of live vertebrates as bait due to the potential impact on […]

Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery June 15th

 Holmedale Lake, Wednesday Summer series open Round 4           14/6/06 28 fished  1st Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery Peg 49, 144-3-0 2nd Eric Beminis Andy Allen’s Mansfield Angling Peg 35, 118-8-0  3rd John Darby Sherwood Forest Fishery Peg 17, 112-1-0 4th Neil Walters Sherwood Forest Fishery Peg 38, 66-7-0 5th Neil Wilkinson Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 4, 64-8-0 6th […]

Big fines for fish killers

Companies across England and Wales were fined and charged more than £100,000 by magistrates courts in April and May for pollution incidents which killed more than 5,500 fish. The prosecutions were brought by the Environment Agency. Spread along waterways in Wales, the Manchester region, the Thames catchment and southern counties, the six most serious pollution […]

White Acres Country Park July 2005

Day tickets are issued for fishing on Fridays and every Saturday at £10 per day (youngsters and the ‘grey brigade’ £5), and once sampled, I’ll guarantee you’ll want to go back again and, like me, book a holiday at this superb complex and catch loads! White Acres Cornish pellets and groundbait is very popular with […]

London Youth Games Angling Competition

Lineaeffe/TackleTek sponsored angler, young Ashley Tappenden (15) competed for Team Greenwich last weekend in the first round of the London Youth Games angling competition.The games have been held every year since their inauguration in 1977 to celebrate theQueens Silver Jubilee and every year 20,000 kids from the 32 London borough’s plus The City of London […]

Risby Park Fisheries June 14th

8th June 2006-Humberside Police -Folly lakeThe winner fished 6mm pellet up in the water at 16m down the edge to catch mostly carp to 8lbPosition PegNo.Name Catch1st 42T Thompson144lbs 00oz 2nd 19G Wright   87lbs 02oz 3rd 30 J Griffin    81lbs 00oz                          4th            07            Paul Kettlewell         71 lbs 09oz  11th June  – […]

Lawn Farm Fishery June 14th

The results for todaysGolden Rod open held on Willow Lake15 fished 1stDennis Holliday    Peg    28Weight    32lb 8ozBait    Caster & maggotFished    Waggler/poleCaught    Chub, roach, bream & 1 carp 2ndAlan Chaffey    Peg     7Weight    28lb 8ozBait    pasteFished    Float/ledgerCaught    carpAlan comes from Ashwell near Royston 3rdJohn Pratt    Peg    34Weight    18lb 4ozBait    PelletFished    Long pole up in waterCaught    skimmers, roach & chubJohn […]

PAC press release

As the new river fishing season gets under way, the Pike Anglers Club is calling for people to fish responsibly for Britain‘s top predator. “Pike are easily damaged by poor handling at any time but at this time of the year there is an added risk when oxygen levels in the water are low,” said PAC […]

White Acres Country Park June 10th

THURSDAY ROVERRESIDENTS MATCH8th JUNE 2006 100 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st         LUKE COULTER                                    124lb 09ozFARNBROUGH MOSELLA Peg 29 Pollawyn Shallow waggler with pellet       FREE HOLIDAY/ PRESTON FESTIVAL/ TANKARD  2nd        JOHN EDWARDS                                  90lb 09ozBROOKSIDE Peg 13 PythonPaste at 5 meters over pellet 3rd   ANDY BIRKIN                                               88lb       PHIL’S BAIT & TACKLE Peg 17 Acorn paste down margins              4th   […]

Division One practice

Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society staged an open match on the Erewash Canal in the town (on the stretch at the back of the Royal Oak) on Sunday 4 June.  This gave competitors a chance to see what they could expect when Division 1 of the National Angling Championships is staged on the venue in […]