ACTION by Environment Agency fisheries officers cost a Bournemouth man £280 after he was caught fishing without a licence at Broadlands Lake in Hampshire last August.Lyndhurst Magistrates heard that as Agency officers were patrolling the lake at Broadlands they came across an unattended fishing rod. When they challenged Stephen Pinnington of Boscombe Road, Bournemouth he […]

The owner of a popular coarse fishery has been found guilty of stocking fish into his lakes without consent from the Environment Agency. Roy O’Malley of Three Oaks Farm, Furzeley Corner, Waterlooville, Hants pleaded guilty by post to the charge and was convicted on January 17 at Portsmouth Magistrates Court. He was fined £400 and […]

A message from Ross Nursery from our online tackle shop partners:“I GUESS you’ve either seen the latest Total Fishing Newsletter or have seen something on the boards and wondered what’s going on. Hopefully I can explain.In its simplest form, Geepster promotes our online tackle shop and in return we pay him some commission. It’s not a […]

AT a recent meeting of its Nets Accreditation Group, The Angling Foundation formally tested the first batch of nets and allied products submitted by its members. Five companies submitted a total of 32 products for testing, and 27 of these were approved because they met the guidelines on unabrasive, ‘fish-friendly’ mesh and complied with Environment […]

FOLLOWING on from the success of the 2002 Anglesey Boat Festival, holiday company GO Angling has recently announced dates for 2003. The event is scheduled for October 11/12, 2003 and entry has been increased to 144 this to cater for expected increased demand. Fishing will be based at the Castle town of Beaumaris and first […]

Now, the news all you virgins have been waiting for! No, not a knight in shining armour, unless you count Clint Elliot, but the details of the first ever White Acres Virgins Match Angling Festival for the novice, the unlucky, or just the plain incompetent match angler. You can be male or female to enter […]

NASH Tackle, among the biggest carp tackle companies in the UK, is gearing up for a massive move into Europe in 2003.Not only has the Essex-based firm appointed a dedicated European sales manager – Gijs Willems, who will operate from Holland, covering Benelux, Austria and Germany – it has also published a new trade list […]

ADVANCED Carp Fishing magazine has been voted the top carp publication in a survey conducted by specialist fishery organisation RMC Angling.The publication, produced by T&G publisher DHP Ltd, scooped 51 per cent of the vote in the recent poll on the RMC website, beating all of the other titles in the carp fishing sector.MD David […]

TOP Surrey venue Bury Hill is opening a lake which only holds 20lb plus tagged carp following the award of a five-figure Government grant. And to allow their growth rates to be monitored and to deter theft, each fish will carry an electronic Tracer tag, supplied by fisheries expert Bruno Broughton.The tags carry a microchip […]

AN angler has been fined £100 for using groundbait and maggots at his local fishery. Darren Young of Wood Cottage, South Road, Sully, Vale of Glamorgan was fined £50 for using groundbait in the River Ogmore at Merthyr Mawr on 14 July 2002 a further £50 for using a line baited with maggots. Unfortunately for […]

AN ANGLING club has been awarded a £10,000 grant to improve facilities at a nature reserve.Brickfields Pond Angling Club in Rhyl, Wales has been granted what’s known as Objective One funding from Denbighshire’s Unique Natural Environment (DUNE) scheme.The club, in partnership with Denbighshire Countryside Service, will use the money to create lily beds, introduce marginal […]

LEICESTER’S Fred Wagstaffe committed suicide at the weekend after a long fight with depression. Fred will be best remembered for his Footloose With Fred series in Angling Times in the 1960’s, when readers followed his travels down rivers like the Thames and Delph in the Angling Times boat. He was a pioneer of carp fishing […]

Top hook manufacturer Mustad is introducing a new range of hooks, in the shape of a Signature circle pattern called the C51SBLN.The Norwegian-based firm believe that both professional and beginners alike will benefit dramatically from increased catches thanks to the new product.This latest pattern is a standard wire version of the Extra Heavy (C71S SS) […]

IF you are impressed with the £25,000 first prize on offer in our Fish O Mania final, maybe you need broader horizons. For bass anglers in the States are currently polishing their lures in readiness for a match where the winner will take home a cool $100,000.The Citgo BASSMATER Tour event takes place this weekend […]

THE Tynemouth Open attracted the best field of the weekend with 438 anglers all hoping for the tasty £1000 first prize.The rover was fished from Plantation to Tynemouth Pier, and 87 of the competitors weighed in a total of 197 fish for a level 325lb. Winner was Birtley’s Andrew Harper, who tempted three cod and two […]