ALL coarse, carp and fly anglers are reminded that their old Environment Agency Licence runs out on April 1st.If you still haven’t got your new licence, you can do so very easily on the EA’s website simply by CLICKING HERE and following a simple procedure. You are ‘licensed to fish’ from the moment your payment […]

THE National Federation of Sea Anglers launched its campaign to address the problems of monofilament gill nets, especially those set close inshore, at the Go-Fishing Exhibition at the NEC.“Ask any sea angler what is the one issue that they would like the NFSA to achieve and the restriction on the use of gill nets would […]

AMONG the great offers in our shop at the moment is a half price deal on Fishrite’s top notch Deep Heat Sleeping Bag (pictured above on a bedchair), reduced from £175 to £87.50.As used and tested by carper Lee Walton the features include a Bedchair fixing flap (fits over the back of your bed chair); […]

GRAND National fever will grip the nation today, and we’ll all have our own thoughts as to which horse can take the big Aintree race on April 5th.And to give those punters among you an edge over those dreaded bookies, Total-Fishing has teamed up with online bookmaker Blue Square to offer members a free £10 bet on […]

TOTAL-FISHING has teamed up with web hosting company BitShack.co.uk to offer members a special discount on the cost of hosting your website. The discount is substantial, with members able to claim a full 50 per cent off the normal hosting and domain and hosting packages in the first year, and 25 per cent off domains […]

HOLGAN Farm Fishery in South Wales, which is owned and run by former World Champion Ian Heaps, is running week-long festival in late April with £4,500 up for grabs.Groups of 15 anglers will fish three lakes in rotation from April 26th to May3rd with each lake being classified as a section. There will be daily section prizes […]

The Cork 2003 Small Boat Angling Competition is moving to Galway for this season.The event will now be run by Ring Fishing Festival of Clonakilty Bay, West Cork and it is expected be one of the largest competitions Ireland has witnessed for some time.Entry is limited to the first 100 boats in two categories, under […]

ANGLERS who take their four-wheel-drive vehicles onto Horden Beach, Durham, have been warned that their vehicles could be towed away if they continue this practice.Hordon Beach is fast becoming recognised as a nature reserve and following consultation between Easington District Council, English Nature and the National Trust, it has been announced that vehicles will now […]

TOTAL Fishing’s self-styled group of sea anglers had yet another ‘meet’ on the weekend of March 22nd. Top International casters Roger Mortimore and Barney Wright were in attendance and gave casting demonstrations and individual tuition throughout the day. The venue was Hayling Island and the target fish? Those red-spotted beauties – plaice, plaice and with luck more […]

A NEW big fish competition, known as the Star Hotel Sweepstake, came into being earlier this year and looks set to be a permanent fixture on the Scottish match scene.With the headquarters based at the Star Hotel in Twynholm, southwest Scotland, which is probably more famous as the old haunt of motor racing superstar David Coulthard, […]

TWO Cleveland poachers resorted to “barbaric” means to illegally snare spawning salmon.In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency, John Richard Spaven and Darren Smitheringale, both of Thames Road, Skelton, near Saltburn, admitted using a spear to catch fish after Agency officers discovered the weapon in the boot of their car. They pleaded guilty to […]

  Our Nexave Barbel Rod competition closes at the end of April, so if you want to enter, you had better be quick.It’s no surprise that the barbel, a proud and hard-fighting fish, has a strong and growing following among Britain’s anglers.Equally it will come as no shock that the top tackle companies are bringing out […]

Fly fishers across the UK will soon be able pick up the newest and freshest fly fishing magazine to hit the market, courtesy of Northamptonshire-based DHP Ltd, publishers of six successful angling titles including Match Fishing, Midland Angler and Total Carp.Today’s Flyfisher, priced at only £2.70, will hit the shelves on May 16th 2003 and […]

YATELEY’S tough Carp Park Lake has produced its first fish since November in the shape of ‘Uglo’ at 33lb 10oz.Jon McAllister took the sought after fish after experiencing heartbreak when he hooked and lost a good carp earlier on Saturday.The fish are obviously on the move, because since then, the venue’s smallest mirror carp, called […]

 TOTAL-FISHING has learned that there are still 10 places left for the forthcoming Virgin’s Festival at Cornish holiday complex White Acres starting on June 7th. The unique event is aimed at anglers who have never won at the venue, and is generously sponsored by tackle firm Daiwa with a prize pot worth over £2000.And despite […]