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Druridge Bay – Northumberland
DRURIDGE Bay attracts anglers from all over the region who are up for a good day’s flattie bashing. The bay is some five miles long and is a fine example of one of the wonderful stretches of golden sands found in the north east of England.There are massive rocky skeers at both ends of the […]
Cruden Bay – Scotland (NE)
THIS area is made up from mostly a clean, sandy bottom where rig losses are few and far between. It does however have a few rougher patches around the cliffs if you are prepared to go on a hike to find them. If you are looking for a great family day out with a little fishing, […]
Cold Knap – Barry, South Wales
TOM’S point threw up the current British record shore-caught cod of44lb 8oz back in 1966, and it continues to produce big fish. Give it a try this winter and maybe grab a personal best. Cold Knap Point is a rocky headland that separates the sandy beach by Watchouse Bay on the east side from the pebble […]
Clacton – Essex
Clacton-on-Sea is a well-known and popular holiday resort with an excellent reputation for quality fishing. The main species to target are codling, whiting, flounder and dabs, but you need to be able to chuck a lead to get decent results.The beach is not noted as a summer spot, which is quite handy because the volume […]
Brighton – East Sussex
FACING southeast into the English Channel makes Brighton a superb all-round venue for shore anglers, with rocky marks and shingle beaches and some lovely fish-holding groynes.This stretch of coastline is noted for its excellent bass fishing throughout the summer and autumn months. If you’re a serious bass fanatic after the milestone shore double, then this […]
River Blyth – South Northumberland
THE River Blyth is a wonderful fishery, much underrated by some experts but enjoyed by a huge army of local anglers. The pier is one of the top cod marks in the country, and is rated as the best mackerel spot north of the River Tyne. There are a wide variety of fishing marks available […]
Silver lining for Lewis after team disappointment
JUNIOR AND YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSRIVER RAIA, Mora and Cabecao, PORTUGAL Under 20’sNFA Drennan Team ENGLAND‘S brilliant Lewis Muraski netted a silver medal and also chalked-up the best weight of the World Championships … an impressive 23.920 kg two-day total. But sadly, despite having five top class coaches on the bank, the team could only finish ninth […]
Tyne salmon numbers up
The fish counter on the River Tyne has shown that 2000 salmon entered the river during June 2003, as opposed to only 500 for the same month last year.A deal to buy-out 52 of the remaining 68 drift net fishermen off the north east coast of England came into effect on June 1st 2003. The […]
Division One National
BAWTRY & District AC (pictured above) upstaged the pre-match favourites and netted the UK‘s most important Team title and £1,764 in the Embassy Division One National Championship on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal on Saturday (July 26). A total of 68 teams of 12 anglers took part in this Blue Riband competition.And a late change […]
Witham project underway
A £9,000 project has been undertaken along a popular but recently hopeless length of the Lower River Witham at Kirkstead near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire aiming to improve marginal habitat for coarse fish including roach, bream, tench and other species.Some 450 meters of coir roll (coconut fibre) have been successfully installed by EA Officers between existing […]
Shad songs say so much
Environment Agency and English Nature scientists have completed in-depth research into a fish under threat.Allis and twaite shad can be found in seas as diverse as the Baltic and Mediterranean but their numbers are dropping.In the UK, twaite spawn in just four rivers – Severn, Wye, Usk and Tywi (Midlands and Wales) – and allis […]
Maver Larford Lakes
Paul Boothby in action on the Match Lake.THE beauty of Larford Lakes is the variety it offers. Whether you want to bag 50lb of small carp, target a bag of silver fish, fish for a specimen stillwater bream or run a stick float through, you can do it all here.Testament to this is that Larford […]
Wigan grab Embassy Div Two glory
ALAN Wright completed a magnificent golden double when he used his local knowledge to devastating effect to capture the Individual title in the Embassy Division Two National Angling Championship on the River Soar and Loughborough Quorn Canal on Saturday (July 19).And Wigan‘s Shaun Birchall, the individual runner-up, also enjoyed a double celebration when his squad, […]
Tarrant shows he’s a Hardy soul
Chris having a go on the new casting pool.I WAS present when Chris Tarrant dropped into House of Hardy, Alnwick, to officially open their new showcase retail centre, The “Compleat Angler”, writes Patrick Arnold.Those of us who know Chris are aware that his is a keen fly fisherman and regularly uses Hardy fishing equipment. He […]
Silver for England’s boat team
THE England Team won the Silver medal at the World Boat Angling Champs held in Ireland. Italy took Gold with Spain winning Bronze. The England individual results were: Bobby King, Bronze; Ray Ashby, 4th; Richard Russell, 17th; Rolf Marschalek, 37th; Ray Barron, 47th.
