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Advanced Pole Fishing
May 2005 Advanced Pole Fishing Hedge your betsWe follow Garbolino-backed Neil Machin to Herenbrook fishery and see how he consistently puts together large weights of fish using several pole tactics. Polly on RoachWe follow Mark Pollard as he targets quality roach from Willow Park, using very confident tactics. Top tactics are revealed, don’t miss it! Ben Leach’s Canal […]
The Conservative Party Fisheries Consultation and Recreational Angling
AFTER one year’s travel and study, in January 2005 I published a Conservative Party Green Paper entitled Consultation on a National Policy on Fisheries Management in UK Waters. This is available on the Conservative Party Website www.conservatives.com Our belief is that the CFP is a biological, environmental, economic and social disaster. We intend to return […]
Royal Military Canal – Winchelsea, East Sussex
There is excellent pike and silver fish sport to be enjoyed. THE western arm of the Royal Military Canal at Winchelsea could possibly be described as the poor relation of the section of canal that runs from Iden Lock to Hythe. Although it is not nearly so well known, and is only connected indirectly through […]
River Thames, Windsor
The Thames at Romney Weir. THE fishing rights on the Meadow and Island stretches of this lovely section of the River Thames, overlooked by Windsor Castle, have been controlled by Old Windsor AC for nearly 45 years. At the upstream point of an island, the river splits into two. On the left-hand arm there is […]
Hampshire Avon, Salisbury – Wilts
A rare piece of top day ticket fishing on the Avon. DAY ticket venues on this famous Hampshire chalk-filtered water are rare, so this urban section on the upper reaches of the river, lying to the north of the city, is well worth a visit, especially in winter when it’s carrying some extra water and […]
St Mary’s Hospice appeal
THE Birmingham-Stratford Canal once again hosts a big charity match to raise money for the St Mary’s Hospice appeal. The event, which raised over £500 last year, takes place on Saturday April 9th and away from the fishing, a main feature is a big post-match raffle with bundles of tackle prizes given away. It’s a […]
River Blythe – Coleshill, Birmingham
The Blythe at Maxstoke Lane – who would think Birmingham city centre is only 15 minutes away? AFTER meandering through the southeastern fringes of Birmingham, the River Blythe eventually flows under the A452 just south of Stonebridge roundabout, where it enters the Packington Somers Fishery. Better known for its stillwaters, the venue’s stretch of river […]
River Anker – Tamworth, Staffs
The Anker is a fast-flowing, scenic venue which offers exciting float fishing in winter. AN excellent winter venue for match and pleasure anglers, this stretch of water, controlled by the Belgrave WMC Angling section, has been fishing really well. It runs from the Nineteen Arches in a westerly direction for approximately half a mile to […]
Willow Park secures Southern Angler match
HAMPSHIRE’S prolific Willow Park Fishery will host the inaugural Fox Match sponsored Southern Angler Champion of Champions final on Thursday September 15th.It’s expected to be an exciting match, with competitors vying for the chance to walk away with the crown and a top tackle prize from the Fox Match range. As well as the big […]
Fantastic sport predicted at Larford summer festival
FIVE days of unbelievable fishing are in store for entrants to the Maver Larford Summer Festival, which takes place from August 1st-5th.In 2004 the 40 competing anglers piled an incredible 3,659kg of fish – more than 8,000lb – onto the scales. The average was more than 50lb of fish a day per man. Incredibly, those […]
Moorlands on the up…
Moorlands Farm has just compiled a list of ton-up weights from 2004, and it shows a big improvement from 2003. No less than 368 match anglers weighed in over 100lb last year at the Hartlebury, Worcs venue, and another eight weighed in over 200lb. That compares to 230 ton-up weights in 2003 and two double […]
Studley Road take Midland Angler Clubman league
PLACES are already being snapped up for next year’s Midland Angler Clubman Winter League following the overwhelming success of the inaugural club angler-only-series.The event, run in conjunction with Woodland View Fishery and sponsor Preston Innovations, broke new ground in offering the chance for club anglers to fish a long winter team series with the assurance […]
Global warming threat to south’s salmon rivers
GLOBAL WARMING is being blamed for a frightening decline in the number of salmon entering some of the south’s most famous rivers.So bad is the fall in numbers on rivers like the Test, Avon and Itchin in Hampshire, that Environment Agency experts are warning the species could be lost altogether if the water temperatures in […]
River Welland – Spalding, Lincs
Author Mick Parkinson with a double figure bag of roach taken on seed in December. WHAT makes the ultimate venue? How about free fishing for a start, a place where kids and grown ups can learn the sport and be guaranteed bites without paying for a day ticket. Welcome to the Town Welland. The town […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery April 5th
Holmedale Lake Wednesday 23/3/05 24 fished 1st Dave Madin Mossella Ultimate Anglers 38 84-4-0 2nd Jim Strachan Sherwood Forest Fishery 35 62-4-0 3rd Neil Wilkinson Geordie Maggot 27 59-1-0 4th Dean Jamison Sherwood Forest Fishery 22 43-2-0 5th Carl Brown C B Home Improvements 32 41-9-0 6th Jeff Wiseman Sherwood fishery.com 13 40-9-0 A nice spring […]
