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Mystery Welsh fish kill
Investigations by Environment Agency Wales have confirmed that hundreds of fish have been killed in a pollution incident on the River Ebbw at Crumlin, near Newbridge. An initial report of a discharge into the river and dead fish being seen was received by the Agency on the morning of Wednesday October 15 2003. Agency officers […]
Builder Center Knockout
Team Total-Fishing.com (Southern) v Koi Ponds Team Total-Fishing.com South were beaten at the weekend, fair and square, on an out of sorts River Wey. Well done to our opponents, Koi Ponds, who now progress to the 2nd round and hopefully onto better things. It was a good match, fished in superb weather considering it is October, […]
Irish Federation Shore Champs
Irish Federation of Sea Anglers 2003 Master Angler Shore Angling Championship, Achill Island, Co. Mayo ACHILL Island, the largest island off the Irish coastline, was the venue for the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers 2003 Master Angler Shore Angling championship, fished over the weekend. The first and second of the three angling sessions, over three zones, […]
Disney’s link up with PETA slammed
THE Countryside Alliance’s Campaign for Angling has hit out at the Disney corporation for allowing animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to exploit a film poster for its latest film Finding ‘Nemo’ to help promote vegetarianism to youngsters. Charles Jardine described as “irresponsible and potentially damaging” the campaign to convert […]
Builder Center Knockout
Total-Fishing Midlands Team B just missed out on a place in the next round in the Builder Centre NFA Knockout match on the River Soar at Normanton.Despite never having seen the venue before, Geepster, One out of the Frame, Pebisit, Lee Pullen and Brummie Dave Mason put up a sterling performance against Rutlanders, who had […]
River Severn, Bewdley October 14th
Arley, Ribbesford and Stourport are the places to cast in. Find the deeper water, anything from 4ft to 5ft, look for the best flow just off the crease, and you will find some clonking roach at this time of the year. Feed a constant trickle of bronze maggots or whites just a few rod lengths […]
Rooney scores at White Acres
ADAM (Garbolino Map Starlets) from Daventry won his first ever festival against 180 other anglers competing in the PRESTON INNOVATIONS Autumn Festival. Adam, a tackle shop manager, walked away with £2000 in cash and a Preston CM80 pole worth £1000. This is his third year at White Acres and he thanked White Acres regalar Richie Hull […]
Risby Park Fisheries October 10th
The 2004 Whizzo Youth Classic will be held at Risby on Saturday July 21st. There will also be a parent’s match on the 30th July, followed by a BBQ.
World record common carp rumours
RUMOURS are circulating of a monster 34.2kg common carp from Romania’s Lake Raduta. That translates to a mighty 75lb 6oz, and is confirmed it will represent a new world record for a common carp. The fish is thought to have been caught by an Austrain angler called Erich Ungar – perhaps one of our Belgium […]
Southern Ireland: Top Coarse Venues – Eire
LOUGH MUCKNO, CASTLEBLAYNEY This big lake recently hosted the European Coarse Angling Championships on the newly developed Concra Wood Stretch. While the catches were not huge, the second day match produced plenty of bags of small fish. In common with other lakes, some of the best bream fishing is in the autumn. The deep swims […]
Northern Ireland: Top Coarse Venues
LOWER RIVER BANN, PORTGLENONE Portglenone has become one of Northern Ireland’s top venues over the past few years, thanks mainly to a development plan by the local council that has provided over 80 purpose-made fishing stands, all having excellent access. Anyone who regularly checks the match reports in Angling Times will need no convincing about […]
True crucians under threat
EVVIRONMENT Agency scientists fear that goldfish, the popular household pets, could force native crucian carp out of existence. Goldfish get into the wild by escaping from ponds during floods; being released illegally or accidentally stocked by fishery managers. Now, in-depth research commissioned by the Agency has revealed that the ornamental fish are not only competing […]
Sea angling survey
GOVERNMENT figures showing the value to the economy of recreational sea angling in Britain last year was between £1 billion and £1.3 billion have astonished sea fishing interests. It is nearly twice the £640 million annual value to which the commercial industry may grow by 2013 -2018. The surprising figures are in an interim report […]
Charity fishing trip organised by Total Fishing members
TOTAL Fishing members are clubbing together to raise money for the RNLI in an innovative raffle scheme that will see eight anglers heading out on a cut-price tri aboard the famous West Country charter boat Tiburon.To be in with a chance, all you have to do is send a cheque for at least £5 payable […]
Gambling with fish stocks
Politicians are ignoring sound science and gambling with the health of Europe’s declining fish stocks, the Royal Society is warning.Fish stocks are on the brink of collapse, but EU ministers are opting for higher quotas than scientists suggest, according to the Royal Society’s submission to the consultation by the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit on UK […]
