Free postage for TF internet orders
ONLINE tackle shop Harrison‘s is now offering free postage on all orders placed by clicking through from the Total-Fishing Shop section. Typically that will give you a saving of £5 to £10 on your average order.There are some great offers on the Harrison‘s Shop at present.Carp anglers may be interested in the Tracker Armadillo one […]
Barston Lakes January 17th, 2004
Last week we saw a bombardment of joker balled in in a 5 minute prebaiting period by 31 of the best anglers, inc. Downes, Cox, Teale, and Ashby.It is the first time this has been done on this lake and frankly it didn’t work! This lake is only 3 to 4 foot deep on the […]
New editor for top-selling Total Carp
THE UK’s best selling carp magazine, Total Carp, has banked a new editor, in the shape of Marc Coulson, after internal reorganisation at owner DHP Ltd.The move comes as a result of current editor Jim Foster being appointed as DHP’s new editor-in-chief, taking control of the firm’s portfolio of magazines and ensuring their high standards […]
Trade forces rethink on retailers
WORRIED tackle suppliers have forced the organisers of this year’s EFTTEX show in London to shelve controversial plans to allow retailers to exhibit.A survey by the Angling Trade Association and Tackle & Guns revealed that many in the UK industry were unhappy that such a proposal had originally been given the go ahead in the […]
Fisheries section
DON’T forgot that Total-Fishing has an excellent Fisheries section with latest form added to many of the venues on a regular basis. Venues with form recently added include – Browning Cudmore, Moorlands Farm, Woodland View, Larford Lakes, the River Severn, Sherwood Farm Fishery, Woodland View and Springwood Fishery.There are many more fisheries listed than that […]
River Severn, Bewdley January 20th, 2004
Brian at Mal Storey’s tackle shop in Kidderminster (tel: 01562 745221) sends us to the BAA stretch at Stourport this month for a touch of roach fishing on the float. With fish averaging 12oz and plenty well over the pound mark, they are certainly worth a go, and although bronze or tumeric covered maggots are […]
The Plym Estuary January 15th, 2004
Regarding the Plym Estuary, from West Saltram Beach and all the marks heading north up the estuary (except the road side) you are not permitted to fish this area as this is National Trust Land and although there are no signs saying no fishing there is a very good chance you will be told to […]
Tramore – County Waterford, Ireland
MOST UK anglers coming over to the Emerald Isle for the weekend never make it out of Wexford, writes Kieran Hanrhan of www.sea-angling-ireland.org . Wexford certainly has excellent shore marks on both the south and east coasts, and arguably even better pubs! But if you are looking for bass rather than flatfish, then Waterford is […]
Shore angler attacked by pier gang
A shore angler spent Saturday night in hospital after he was attacked by a gang of youths on Dawlish seafront.The 49-year-old man from Dawlish was sea fishing with friends on Saturday afternoon when the group were approached by four youths. The gang – which comprised two boys and two girls – asked the group of […]
Fish O Mania Dates
24th April, Woodlands View , Droitwich, Worcs28th April, Barford Lakes, Norwich, Norfolk8th May Grand Union Canal, Milton Keynes22nd May, Lawn Farm Fishery, Elsworth, Cambs29th May, Royal Military Canal, Hythe30th Willow Park Fishery, Ash Vale, Hants5th June Lakeview Fisheries, Melton Mwbray, Leics13th June Browning Cudmore, Whitmore, Staffs19th June Basingstoke Canal, Hants20th June Carr Mill Dam, St […]
Hayling Island – Hampshire
A roughly triangular island with the longest edge forming the beach to the South and facing Hayling Bay. It is truly an island and is joined to the mainland by a road bridge which used to be famous in post-war years as is was adjacent to the Hayling Billy steam train causeway. The train ceased to […]
Tom’s monster chub sets a new Warks Avon record
THE Warwickshire Avon has produced a monstrous chub of 8lb 1oz, which is easily the biggest ever reported from the venue.The specimen (pictured below) was caught by Tom McLoughlin, who lived in Hollywood in Birmingham until recently but now resides in the village of Wyre Piddle near Pershore, Worcs.Tom had been keeping the venue quiet in the […]
Kingsferry Bridge January12th, 2004
TF User CommentCan’t speak for kingsferry bridge itself, but the rest of the Medway isfishing well for flounder on smaller tides. Worms tipped with squid, butfish tips seem to produce larger specimens. I have been catching inridiculously shallow water !!Larger tides are throwing up schoolies, whiting, pout and dab. Again, wormbaits picking up most fish, […]
Midland Angler
THE latest issue of Midland Angler, the only newspaper exclusively for anglers in the heart of England, inculdes some quite brilliant tips from Roy Marlow on how to fish popped-up, hair rigged bread on commercial waters. Using two consistencies of bread, he shows how you can vary the rate the bread sinks through the water to create […]
Approval for National Angling Centre plan
AT long last, angling is all set to net its own multi-purpose National Angling Centre. Full planning permission has been granted and six lakes (providing a total of 200-pegs) are currently being stocked with carp, roach, rudd and tench in readiness for the grand opening late in 2005.The exciting new complex is at Whitmore, near […]