IMAGINE choosing the winning numbers in the lottery – only to decide against buying a ticket.Three pairs of anglers know that exact feeling following the keep-or-ditch peg draw at last week’s £25,000 Rod Hutchinson World Carp Classic in Lac Amance, France.On three occasions, peg number 11 was pulled out, only to be rejected – yet […]

Total-Fishing Club Championships, Larford Big Lake, Stourport Overall Result: 1 Fred Davis, 37-8-02 Dave Hollingworth, 34-5-03 Tony Doyle, 29-5-84 Steve Broadbent, 26-1-05 Andy Toplis, 25-3-06 Pete Palmer, 22-6-07 Phil James, 20-12-08 Colin Rennison, 20-10-09 J O’Driscoll, 20-8-8Jt 10 Gareth Purnell, Pat Mckinnes, 20-1-812 John Rouse, 17-14-013 Darren Wilson, 14-7-814 Paul Massey, 14-6-015 Lee Arnold, 14-3-016 Mark Broomfield, […]

THE weekend’s Fisheries Consultative Seminar for the River Severn catchment has been hailed a success.Nearly 100 delegates from angling and fisheries organisations in the Environment Agency’s River Severn catchment attended the seminar at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley on Saturday 23 October 2004.The event was organised by the National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives (NAFAC) […]

UK-based Derek Ritchie has joined Svendsen Sports as a consultant. ‘The Don’, as he is known, will primarily be working on the company’s Pro Logic brand.The high-profile angler has carved a huge following in the UK and his approachable and friendly manner make him the ideal candidate to spearhead the Pro Logic brand throughout Europe. Svendsen […]

THE world’s first fully cultivated bluefin tuna raised from eggs will shortly be shipped to market – but is this the saviour of the sportfish industry, or just false economy?The success story raises hopes that pressure on wild bluefin tuna stocks could be alleviated – giving hope to anglers in many parts of the world […]

FRANCE has become famous in big carp circles as the place to go to target that fish of a lifetime. But the Jero’s complex in the picture postcard Medoc region offers something else, something for the angler who wants to ensure plenty of bites in quite wonderful surroundings and make sure there is plenty to […]

HERE at the Balvenie distillery in Scotland we are asking fishing enthusiasts to share their fishing stories with us on: http://www.thebalvenie.com/story_to_tell/fishing/expert_story1.html?clickthrough=story Jon Beer has already shared a great story. We are now asking enthusiasts to share their fishing stories and win a whisky tasting trip to the Scottish Highlands with their mates and runners up bottles of […]

DTHE European Fishing Tackle Trade Association’s (EFTTA) line-testing programme has taken a ‘leap forward’ since demonstrating the project at this year’s EFTTEX in London.EFTTA claims that many companies visited the line-testing stand at EFTTEX, where technicians from the EFTTA-appointed independent laboratory carried out tests on lines that were submitted to them. All tests were treated […]

THE French tackle trade has recorded a worrying downturn in sales.Results received by TTW for the first six months of the year in France, show that the market is down 31/2 per cent year on year. Lure fishing has probably stood up best in what is becoming a dismal year in France, with sales down […]

THE big money Gursensey Autumn Angling Challenge is open to anybody who is NOT normally a resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and who will be visiting the Bailiwick for the purpose of a holiday during the competition period. All entries must include the name and address of a witness to capture and be weighed on […]

Midland Angler November issue – on sale now only £1.99 Cormorant breakthroughHow the Midlands’ top fishery owners have reacted to the cutting of cormorant culling red tape Try the Trent for a barbelTwo locals bag 55 in an afternoon at in form Collingham New Bagging WaterLarford Fishery to open new water for club anglers Des Taylor Spraying maggots for specimen […]

BEN Leach blasted away the opposition to win the four-hour 24-angler winner-take-all Parkdean Masters Grand Final at Cornwall’s White Acres Country Park and trouser the cool £25,000 winner’s purse with 68-3-0.Jenny’s Lake was once again the scene for Parkdean’s Blue Riband fishing event backed by the company themselves and despite changeable weather sport was good […]

THE Channel Islands and Guernsey carp records were beaten last Tuesday 12th October by a fish weighing 33lb and 12oz – the first carp in the Channel Islands ever to break the magic ‘thirty’ barrier.  Captor Chris Hibbard (pictured above with the fish) was understandably delighted when his Mainline boilie was picked up by the fish […]