Savage Gear fieldtester Christophe Depouille, had some fantastic zander action on the last day of the season in Belgium, landing several nice zander from shallow water, the biggest one being a real specimen of 98cm and 9,78kg (over 20lb, pictured).The incredible fish was caught on a Deviator Jerkbait in 09-Golden ambulance colour.

Fourteen brave ladies (and Molly the spaniel mascot) enjoyed a weekend fly fishing retreat at Caer Beris Manor Hotel at Builth Wells from 11-13 April at the first ever Casting for Recovery event to be held in Wales.  Casting for Recovery, a unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast […]

Woodland View, in association with Sonubaits and Match Fishing, has launched a 10-round individual open competition with a top prize of £2,500 and loads more along the way. The Individual Open Championship consists of a series of afternoon open matches every Sunday, starting on June 22nd, at the popular Worcestershire venue. Each of the 10 […]

New  life is being returned to the River Thame this Thursday as Thames Water unveils major environmental improvements aimed at benefiting the local fish habitat,  restoring and improving its health following a pollution incident in 2002. Parliamentary  Spokesperson  for  Angling,  Martin  Salter MP, will declare works  on  the  river complete and welcome the arrival of […]

More than 500 anglers were brought in front of the courts by the Environment Agency in March for fishing without a valid rod licence, resulting in more than £70,000 in fines and costs. “A number of anglers believed a licence was valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. This is not the case. All […]

The application forms for the 2008 Sensas Team England Under 18s and Drennan Team England Under 21s youth trials are now available for download from the NFA website, www.nfadirect.com/youthtrials2008. Following the successes of the 2007 World Youth Championships in the Czech Republic, where the Sensas Team England U 17s won team silver and Matt Godfrey […]

Bob Nudd and John Bailey are just two of the star anglers’ appearing at the inaugural Burghley angling show in which there is£1000’s in cash prizes on offer to the best casters on the day and for overall winner. The show is part of the Burghley Game, Country & Angling Fair being held on May […]

Given the announcement that Severn Trent Water is facing a record £35.8m fine for deliberately providing false information to the regulator and the fact that Southern Water was fined £20.3m for similar offences earlier this year, the Anglers’ Conservation Association has expressed its amazement that the Environment Agency is pressing ahead with plans to put […]

Final preparations are being organised for the first FFE Ladies Fly Fishing Club meeting, which has so far attracted over 40 members! The meeting, which will be held on Saturday 19th April at the newly opened Chatton Trout Fishery, Chatton is the first of its kind to be held in the North East of England and […]

British Waterways has teamed up with the National Federation of Anglers (NFA) to create the first ever safety policy to be used by coarse angling clubs on the nation’s canals and rivers. The document, which was produced after consultation with angling club members from across the country, covers the issues of health and safety, the […]

The ACA has always been proud to have lost only 3 cases in its 60 year history. Sadly, this record is under threat as a court last week ruled in favour of United Utilities in a case we have been fighting on behalf of The Yorkshire Flyfishers Club and Penrith Anglers. For two days in […]

Probably one of the longest-ever partnerships between a sponsored angler and a fishing-tackle manufacturer will shortly come to an end. Bob Nudd and Browning will end their association on April 30th, 2008, after more than 28 years of extraordinarily productive teamwork. Zebco Sports Europe GmbH’s marketing manager Frerk Petersen stated: “All along it was unimaginable […]

Last Friday Rutland Water became the first venue in the country to take delivery of a new boat specifically designed to improve the enjoyment for disabled anglers, enabling them to fish inconspicuously alongside able-bodied anglers. The Coulam 16 Wheelyboat is based on the existing reservoir fishing boat, rather than having a drop down bow and […]