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Bag ‘Em Pro Competition Groundbaits
The first time I used Pro Competition groundbait, fishing the Method in a match on Oasis at Lindholme Lakes, I had five carp in five chucks in five minutes, so obviously I was quite impressed! I like the way it mixed up (I mixed it up just before using it and didn’t find a need […]
Anglers Call For Action After Fish Kills On Two Trent Tributaries
The Angling Trust today called for long overdue plans to be put in place to deal with urban run-off after two separate pollution events at the weekend killed thousands of fish, including barbel, chub, dace, roach, trout, bream and perch on tributaries of the River Trent. The Trust and its member clubs have been calling […]
Rob Wootton Wins The Penultimate Fish-O-Mania Qualifier
108lbs 8ozs gets Rob through the penultimate qualifier The 130 anglers in this penultimate qualifying round faced blistering hot windless conditions for the whole of the match, consequently weights were generally lower than expected. Rob Wootton found these conditions suited him at peg 25 on Island pool where he meat and pellet shallow on the […]
Kids are the winners as inaugural pro-celebrity fly fishing event raises thousands for charity!
Friday June 19th saw Meon Springs trout fishery in Hampshire welcoming over 70 specially invited fly fishers along with their pro-celebrity captains led by Sir Ian Botham, already a noted celebrity angler with a TV series and book – “Botham on Fishing” under his belt, and Charles Jardine who is probably the pre-eminent fly fisher […]
European Commission Goes Backwards On Recreational Anglers Threat
Anglers would be forced to register fish caught against their national quota Brussels, 29th June 2009 — The European Commission seems to have ignored the European Parliament and reintroduced draconian proposals to force recreational fishermen to count their catch against each country’s EU quota, Struan Stevenson MEP, Conservative fisheries spokesman in the European Parliament, warned. […]
Red and Green lines FREE with Angler’s Mail
ANGLER’S MAIL this week becomes the first magazine to give away TWO different kinds of exclusive lines, only on the June 30 cover-dated issues. Weed Green and Red Magic varieties of Mega Line are on copies in newsagents around the country. So if you fancy trying both lines, you should be able to get two […]
Frenzee Pole Floats
Powys based Frenzee are known for a series of innovative pole pots including the Big Daddy, but they also do a range of pole floats aimed firmly at the commercial fishery angler. They are all noted for their sturdy long stems, even the dibber style FD100 which has a strong wire stem that gives stability […]
Abu Garcia Wychavon Championship Qualifier
Sunday June 28th Warwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry36 pegs Unfancied peg comes up trumps for Chris! Peg 40 at the bottom end of the Town Waters rarely throws up a frame weight so everyone was surprised when Chris Buckingham put 9-1-0 on the scales to win the second Wychavon qualifier of […]
Shakespeare Championship Qualifier
Saturday June 27th Warwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry68 pegs Trevor chalks up final place! The second Shakespeare Championship qualifier of the season was fished in baking hot conditions on a low and clear Warwickshire Avon but there were signs that the river is improving with better weights being recorded than last […]
European Match Fishing Championships 2009 Full Results
England finished third behind Hungary and Belgium in the European Match Fishing Championships held on the River Sava, Radece, Slovenia – with England’s Steve Hemingray taking the individual gold. The event saw a new ‘split section’ points scoring system introduced which Total-Fishing.com understands will also be implemented in the 2009 World Match Fishing Championships in […]
Middy Wizard Carp Margin Basher Pole
Anglers looking for a newcomer’s pole for commercial fisheries could do a lot worse than take a look at this offering from Middy, that has an RRP of £165.99 but which I have seen for sale online at under £90. At that price it’s excellent value, not least become it comes with £38 worthy of […]
Sufix Duraflex Line
My first impression of this new reel line is very good indeed. The diameter for strength ratio is excellent, outstanding in fact. It’s limp, smooth, and Steve Ringer who has been testing it tell me he is highly impressed with its durability too. The manufacture of Duraflex mono incorporates something call NX Nano Resin. According […]
Carp Tips 2009 Magazine Launched
ANGLER’S MAIL has just launched a summer special magazine Carp Tips 2009. It’s available in main Tesco stores for an exclusive period, and comes with two free gifts worth a total of £4.50 – a controller float and a packet of artificial sweetcorn. The gifts are with the magazine – no sending off p&p.Carp Tips […]
Evesham Angling Festival
Tickets now on sale for veterans championship The popular Shakespeare Veterans Championship takes place on Wednesday August 26th with a top prize of £500 plus a passage into the big Shakespeare Championship final and a shot at the £6,000 top prize on Saturday August 29th. Organiser Dave Harrell is looking forward to the competition, which […]
Sea Anglers Selling Fish Are Cast Adrift
The Marine Committee of the Angling Trust meeting in June agreed that they would only represent recreational sea anglers. The meeting confirmed that the EAA definition of Recreational Sea Angling formulated in 2004 should be their criteria: “Recreational sea angling is the activity of catching or attempting to catch fish, principally by rod and line, […]
