Following the driest winter period in England and Wales since 1975/76, the year of the terrible drought, the Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) has issued a warning to those discharging effluents that they must take into account the low flows in rivers and streams into which they discharge. This adds to the warnings already issued by […]

WE’VE teamed up with online tackle store www.marsh-tackle.co.uk to one one TF.com user the chance to win a John Wilson Masterline Avon Quiver kit (pictured left).The prize consists of a John Wilson Avon Quiver rod plus Masterline Baitmaster reel, landing net, handle and line.How To WinAll you have to do to be in with a chace […]

IRISH drift netting came in for considerable attention at the annual meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) held in Vichy, France from June 7th to 10th.  Most notably the head of the EU delegation to the meeting, Ole Tougarde of the EU Commission, told the assembly that the Commission […]

THE final day is upon us and it has been an exciting festival, the weights have improved daily and as we head into the final day the lakes are on top form, writes Clint Elliott.Daiwa are again on top form with the prizes for this years festival, below is a list of prizes that are […]

THE policy adopted by NAFAC and other angling and fisheries organisations is that canoe access should be by way of negotiated access agreements. This is also the preferred way forward by the Government following the recent research by the Countryside Agency. However the declared strategy of the British Canoe Union is to press for a change […]

Please show your support for “Breakthrough Breast Cancer” and bid on the top items that have been generously donated by the respective companies;Preston Innovations Diatex Power Carp 16m pole package (Auction winner will also get a days angling with one of Preston Innovations’ Sponsored Anglers)Lifetime Subscription to DHP Match Fishing MagazineLifetime Subscription to DHP Advanced Pole […]

THE girls at DHP have been busy drumming up the gifts for the summer for anyone who subscribes to one of the nine angling magazines in the DHP stable. Depending on the magazine, you can choose from a new Okuma reel, ProLogic neoprene gloves, Ultra 4 fly line, Dynamite Baits pack, Ron Thompson Tracer Wallet and […]

ULTIMATE LEAGUE FINAL QUALIFIERS 1    Mal Watson-11242    Steve Harris-5783    Giles Cochrane-5224    Mick Henshall-5195    Darren Clewley-4996    Neville Groves-4927    Neil McKinnon-4918    Lee Richards-4749    Ian Whitehouse-46710  Pete Wellington-44211  Andy Newton-43912  Mark Tooze-34913  Colin Pace-34314  Stu Palser-32915  Chris Camerson-32516  Carl Astbury-31517  Brian Cawley-31518  Harry Ward-31219  Pete Whitehouse-30220  John Cooper-29621  Gavin Daley-25622  Lee Nutland-25323  Martin Lefevre-25224  Steve Watson-24425  Dave Elliott-24226  Shaun […]

CANNOCK angler Nick Massey is the toast of the Midlands after setting a new world carp record with a stunning 83lb mirror from a tough 27-acre venue called Paquier Des Graviers in France.The huge specimen beats the existing world best of 82lb 3oz, a fish caught in 1998 by Austrian carper Christian Baldermart from Romania’s […]