TOTAL-Fishing is teaming up with groundbait and bait firm Van den Eynde to offer users of the Coarse Forum the chance to win a case of bait from their extensive range. All you have to do to win is come up with the best thread of the month, as chosen by Van den Eynde’s Mark […]

NEW England disabled team manager, Brian Turner, is inviting match anglers with disabilities to contact him if they feel they are good enough to represent England in the 5th World Championships being fished in Italy on Saturday and Sunday, October 4/5th.“Anyone interested has to be a member of a club affiliated to the National Federation […]

The British chub record has been beaten with an 8lb 13oz fish from the River Lea (Lee), a tributary of the Thames. An exclusive deal has been signed with Angler’s Mail, and the fish will be pictured in this week’s issue. The current chub record is 8lb 10oz, a fish caught from the River Tees […]

THE River Tweed has reversed years of decline with record catches of salmon this season. The catch returns of over 10,000 salmon is the best on the venue for a decade, while the catch of and nearly 2000 sea trout is the best figure since records began more than 50 years ago. In fact more […]

TEK-NEEK Trabucco has agreed a sponsorship deal with Fosters Tipton that will see long-time sponsors Van Den Eynde taking a back seat and the Fosters name also being dropped. The West Midlands squad will now to be known as Team Tek-Neek Trabucco thanks to a five-figure deal, which includes clothing, luggage and accessories. The team […]

THIS year’s UK Carp Show takes place at Five Lakes in Essex on March 21st and 22nd. Shimano will be there in force and along with their full range of carp equipment, which incorporates such household names as ‘Baitrunner’, ‘Hyperloop’ and ‘Tribal’, all of Shimano’s carp consultants, such as Nick Helleur, Ian Poole and Derek […]

BELOW are the names of the ten anglers who have won free tickets to the big Go Fishing show coming up at the NEC through our competition on this site. Each correctly answered that admission for children under 16 years of age is free. You wioll be contacted shortly by the organisers asking for your […]

ANGLERS and boaters on the River Cam have called a truce after one young fisherman received a youth custody sentence following a violent clash. The incident occurred on the river in Cambridge after an oarsman from Trinity College broke the young angler’s rod. The pair clashed and violently with the student coming off second best, […]

The Environment Agency has launched an action plan to safeguard salmon stocks in the Severn Estuary. The plan, one of a series being produced for all major salmon rivers in England and Wales, is the first of its kind in the UK created specifically for an estuary. The aim is to boost salmon numbers and […]

THOUSANDS of pounds of Lottery Grants could soon be landed by angling clubs … thanks to eight NFA Regional Seminars designed to assist clubs to attract external funding.So far the NFA presentation team, comprising of Membership Services Manager Bob Clark and Club Development Officer, John Mitchell, have travelled to Bolton and Wakefield and the mood […]

THERE will be a four star bore heading along the River Severn on Thursday 20 March. The bore can be viewed at Minsterworth, Stonebench and Over Bridge at 9.16am, 9.26am and 9.51am respectively. Unfortunately, there are no five star bores this year but the best four star bores can be seen on 20 March and […]

The National Federation of Anglers has secured sponsorship from YYS International (UK) Ltd for the England Boat Angling Team at the Home Boat Championships to be held at Weymouth this May.Owner Mike De Beer will supply each team member with rods, a reel, flotation jacket and braces, smock and hats, tackle bag and a quantity […]

Discovery Home & Leisure will be searching for the next face of fishing at this year’s Go Fishing show at the NEC, Birmingham from 28 March – 30 March. Auditions will be held on the Discovery Home & Leisure stand B70 at the show. Simulating a real TV environment, potential presenters will be filmed as […]

ANGLERS are angry over proposals to give licences to commercial fishermen to exploit the bass fishery off the East Coast.Recreational fishermen say the quality of fishing has been never better off the East Coast and are concerned that allowing a commercial fishery to be developed will ruin their sport.The Holderness coast sees some of the […]

JOHN Wilson’s nephew Martin Bowler has banked on of the best perch catches on record – four fish for a mighty 17lb 5oz.The fish, all taken from a tributary of the Great Ouse, weighed in at 4lb 11oz, 4lb 7oz, 4lb 2oz and 4lb 1oz and he also banked a fifth at 3lb 10oz. The fish […]