The day was threatening to be miserable with misty drizzle rolling in off the sea. Luckily by 10am the mist cleared and the sun came out! The wind was blowing about 3-4 mph from the SW which veered NW by mid day and back SW from 2pm onwards blowing no more than 5mph all day. […]

A model of a 50lb salmon was caught in 1928 but which escaped being mentioned in the prestigious Domesday Book of Giant Salmon by Fred Buller, will be sold at Bonhams next Henley sale on Saturday 19th July. Mounted by P.D. Mallock of Perth the finely painted model of this great salmon is presented in […]

Anglers will be aware that from the beginning of the season to the 31st May 2008 all salmon and Sea Trout (over 40cm) that are retained must, by regulation, have a blue tag affixed.  The daily bag limit for the killing and retention of such fish is 1 fish and the bag limit for the […]

PREMIER Fisheries UK have announced the country’s biggest ever campaign to encourage people to discover the relaxation and enjoyment of fishing.‘Go Fishing with Premier’ is a unique initiative offering £50,000 worth of FREE tackle, bait, licenses and tuition to help introduce newcomers and lapsed anglers alike to the fun of angling.Celebrating the 10th year of […]

The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, was challenged over the huge rise in rod licences for disabled anglers during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons yesterday. The visibly uncomfortable Prime Minister pledged to look into the 37% increase saying: “I will look at the facts…and see what has happened to bring that about”. Leominster MP, […]

Steve Ringer bounced back from a rare tactical blunder to notch up his third White Acres festival victory in the past two years.Shimano-backed Steve, from Northampton, overcame a day two hiccup which saw him finish an uncharacteristic fifth in his nine-peg section by winning it every other day.It gave him a perfect 36 point score […]

Ultima have raised the performance bar with mono yet again with the launch of their new flagship product Power Steel. If all early indications are correct this product will take the market by storm over the coming months. Power Steel is the result of two years careful development work building on the huge success of […]

Speaking about his new sponsorship with Bag-em Baits Neil Machin said, ‘For some time now I have had the desire to make products that will really help my fellow anglers capitalise on the fish in their swim. I started off with my new ‘Method Mould’ marketed by Garbolino and now after discussions with the new […]

 After weeks of speculation, Fox Match is pleased to announce that four-time World Angling Champion Bob Nudd has joined Fox Match. He officially started his role as Match Consultant on May 1st.  Bob joins Fox Match following a hugely successful 24 years working for Browning Zebco – the longest running sponsorship agreement in angling. During […]

A brand new Ladies Fishing Club based in the North East of England has so far attracted over 40 female anglers. Lucy Bowden, 21, founder of www.fishingforeveryone.com <http://www.fishingforeveryone.com/>  and Public Relations Coordinator at Hardy & Greys Ltd set up the FFE Ladies Fishing Club to encourage and promote more ladies into angling and has just held […]

Women are being encouraged to try out flyfishing at Bewl Water in Kent. Mary Hopper, a member of the England Ladies Fly Fishing Association and an international competitor at the sport, says: “We want to encourage women to carry on the tradition of flyfishing. It’s not about strength like some sports, plus some women prefer […]

Reading West MP, Martin Salter, has urged the government once again to reject the campaign by the British Canoe Union (B.C.U) for statutory river access for non-powered craft. On behalf of the B.C.U, John Grogan MP has tabled House of Commons Early Day Motion 1331 – virtually identical to an EDM he tabled in 2005 […]

John Coster from Dagenham won the 4th PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on Wednesday at Monk Lakes to secure his place in the final in July. The 130 lucky anglers faced calm but wet conditions to start with, however, the sun came through towards the end of the qualifier making life a little more comfortable […]

After the success of last year’s inaugural Catfish Challenge Cup at Cheshire’s Lakemore Fisheries, Dynamite Baits have added fresh momentum to the 2008 event. The Lakemore Catfish Challenge’s unique format will see 14 match stars pair up with 14 top specimen hunters with extensive catfish experience on Thursday May 22 for a traditional match between […]