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Moorlands Farm King of Tons
IF you have ever landed a ton-up weight at Moorlands Farm either in an open or in a club match, then you can enter the forthcoming King of Tons match at the prolific Hartlebury venue.The September 13th event has a unique format which sees the anglers fishing three two-hour matches in the same day, with […]
Daiwa Bewdley Festival
THERE were so many twists and turns during the week long Daiwa-Bewdley Angling Festival that it was impossible to predict a winner even going into the last hour of the final day. Ninety competitors had slogged it out over the three days on a river which came up two feet in the week and was […]
Whizzo Youth Classic
The Whizzo Youth ClassicSaturday August 23rd 2003Risby Park Lakes (nr Beverley, East Yorks)Venue website www.risby-park.co.ukTHIS is the first year that the Youth Classic has come up north. The event that has run for over ten years is designed to draw the cream of British youth in a teams of six event consisting of two four […]
Last gasp fish wins £25,000 prize
’S Darren Cox put on a brave face after being pipped for the £25,000 Fish O Mania prize by a fish landed in the last two minutes of the match.With weigh-ins every half an hour, Darren had been in the top three throughout and was over 5lb in front going into the final half an […]
Thread of the month winners: Carp and sea
THE winners of the June 2003 Thread of the Month competitions for the Carp and Sea Discussion boards are as follows.Sea: A Dixon, for his ‘Don’t laugh’ thread. What the board is all about really. A newcomer to both the board and to shore fishing asking for advice and keeping posters in touch with his fishing, […]
Disabled National moved from Makin’s
DUE to unforeseen circumstances, the National Federation of Anglers ‘National Championship for Anglers with Disabilities,’ scheduled for Saturday, August 30, 2003, on Makins Phase 3 Fishery at Wolvey near Coventry, has been relocated to Border Fisheries at Crewe on Saturday, September 6, 2003.“There is a strict criterion for anglers with disabilities and unfortunately some of […]
The great Total Fishing Skanderborg meet
Total Fishing Skanderborg meet 2003 – Sponsored by Matchcraft Denmark/Holland 26th July 2003 – report THE first Total Fishing Skanderborg Lake – Denmark meet was a huge success with plenty of fish caught on this mixed weather day. The day started off with a very overcast and windy feel to it and just as the participants […]
River Usk – South Wales
Rocky Bay – noted for silver eels. THE River Usk is well known for its salmon fishing, but the protection measures preventing netting in the estuary has also helped preserve the sea stocks. There are good fishing marks on peat ledges to the east and the sea wall onto mudflats west of the river estuary. […]
Porthcawl – South Wales
PORTHCAWL is a traditional seaside holiday town. It has a pier, harbour and promenade, all of which are central to the venue. There are rocky outcrops to the east and west, and they make ideal fishing platforms. There’s only one word of caution here though, as the sea can become rough and dangerous very quickly, […]
Humber Bank Wall – Humberside
THE Humber Estuary is well known for turning up huge match bags of flounders, eels, codling and whiting. The boat fishing is pretty good, too. If you’re in need of getting your rod tip rattled, then this is the place to try.The water in River Humber, especially around Grimsby to Immingham, is chocolate coloured. But, […]
South Hayling Island – Hants
The Inn on the Beach is a well known plaice mark. HAYLING Island’s long southward facing beach and mass of harbour channels provide some very exciting fishing for all manner of species. Hayling is situated on the south coast to the east of Portsmouth. It is roughly triangular-shaped with the longest edge forming the beach […]
Gosport – Hants
THIS area offers some tremendous fishing. You can expect everything and anything from thornback rays to bass, smoothhounds and double-figure cod around here.Gosport is a true peninsula, which forms the western side of Portsmouth Harbour. The town is steeped in naval history and is traditionally the home of British naval submarines. There are some excellent exhibits […]
Friars Point – South Wales
FRIAR’S Point is a long, narrow rocky spit that divides the sandy beaches of Whitmore Bay to the east and Watchouse Bay to the west. It is easily accessible thanks to a footpath that leads out and around the point.The current here is very strong, especially on the flood tide. For this reason it is […]
Felixstowe, Suffolk
APART from being a well-known port, Felixstowe is also a cracking fishing venue with plenty to offer the angler all year round. Felixstowe is one of the biggest ports in the country with some very busy shipping lanes, but apart from this it is an attractive area with some fishy-looking beaches, and plenty of […]
Thanks for the memories…
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES…(left) Peter Manzi, the Marketing Manager of Imperial Tobacco, presents a hand-carved lead crystal trophy on a solid mahogany base to Ken Ball, the President of the National Federation of Anglers.The presentation marked the end of Imperial Tobacco’s record-breaking 34-year sponsorship of angling – the longest continuous involvement by any major sponsor […]
