Hadrian Whittle’s tremendous 34lb bag of bleak made was perhaps the highlights of the 60-angler Wye Festival organised by Hereford and District AA. But it was Lee Green who took the three-day event in the tightest ever finish to this event. It’s a match that has produced huge bags of dace on the pole in […]
Green Takes 2011 Wye Championships
Evesham Angling Festival 2012 Dates
The dates are out for the 2012 series of qualifiers for the Evesham Festival backed by Daventry based publisher of angling magazines, DHP Ltd.The annual event sees several big team and individual matches take place over the August bank holiday weekend, including the prestigious Shakespeare Championships and Wychavon Championship won by Andrew Murphy and Coventry’s […]
Matt’s The New Wye Champion – Just!
Kidderminster angler Matt Maginnis fulfilled a long-standing angling ambition when he won the prestigious River Wye Championships at the weekend. Matt drew a peg he knows well (96 on the middle of the Eign section) and had no hesitation selecting a 4SSG Dave Harrell Speci Waggler to fish three quarters of the way across the […]
Anglers Demand Return of Carp to London Lakes
The Angling Trust has offered its support to the Victoria Park Anglers Alliance (VPAA) which is fighting a decision by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to remove fish from two lakes in Victoria Park which are a vital resource for coaching young anglers. The fish were removed as part of a redevelopment of the […]
Danny’s Massive Match Carp
Biggest story in match fishing this week has to be the huge carp that one the winter league match on the River Wye. Danny Baker was fishing chopped worm for perch on the feeder when he latched into something he hadn’t bargained for. However, his gear gave him a chance – he was fishing a […]
Harrell Smashes Severn Record
Hot on the heels of a new River Severn float record, the river match record has been obliterated by Dave Harrell with an incredible 213lb weight. Fishing in the Upton-on-Severn Festival, Dave drew a plum peg which is not usually used in matches but is known to hold a big head of big bream to […]
New Dick Walker Book OUT NOW
Dear Walker FanI’m delighted to inform you of a new Dick Walker book, Fishing With Walker, and a special offer available only to Walker fans. Fishing With Walker contains articles from Fishing magazine and Angling Times – none of which have appeared in book form before. There are sections on all the major species and […]
Pemb Wighting Wins The 2011 Barston Masters
With a large amount of money and a bundle of section and top three place prizes up for grabs in the final of the Barston Masters sponsored by Greys and Bagem Matchbaits; the 71 anglers who had qualified for the inaugural final of the Barston Masters were really looking forward to a good day at […]
Jon Arthur Wins Wychavon Championships
News story and image courtesy of www.matchfishingmagazine.com Jon Arthur has added the prestigious Abu Garcia Wychavon Championship title to his impressive angling CV after a single-minded approach on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham. Jon, editor of Pole Fishing magazine, stuck with a pole and bloodworm approach to amass a winning bag of roach totaling 8lb […]
Spud Murphy Wins Shakespeare Champs
News story and image courtesy of www.matchfishingmagazine.com There was a nail-biting finish to the prestigious Shakespeare Championships. With the previous day’s heavy rain adding colour to this notoriously clear stretch of the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham, many competitors were hopeful of a few better skimmers, bream, tench and barbel. However, only a handful of better […]
Great Free Content In Coarse & Match Video Magazine
The latest issue of ‘Coarse And Match Fishing Monthly’, the free-to-view video magazine, is now available to view on Total-Fishing.com and includes contributions from Will Raison, Andy Bennett, Duncan Charman, Mick Wilkinson, Russ Evans, Mark Pollard, Steve Ringer, Simon Clarke, Lee Kerry and Ian Kitson. WATCH NOW!
Iain Macmillan joins ACE and Dynamite Baits
One of the UK’s biggest names in carp fishing, Iain Macmillan, has signed up for Shimano Normark UK, adding both ACE (Advanced Carp Equipment) and Dynamite Baits to his current Shimano tackle sponsorship. Iain, who was previously backed by Nash for bait and end tackle, will be heavily involved in both Shimano and ACE product […]
Young Harry’s A Carp Wizard
Four year old Harry McCrae showed the regulars at Shatterford Fishery a thing or two when he had a personal best 23lb carp on the bank with an hour of starting fishing on Masters Lake peg 12. He’d previously spent a couple of hours on Erics and also landed several double figure carp, including a 20lb […]
Nick Gilbert XT Floats Special Offer
Total-Fishing.com and Float Store have teamed up for a great offer to provide you with a pack of top quality pole floats from his impressive new XT range, with patterns to suits all your commercial fishery work. Float Store boss Nick Gilbert has been working with one of Europe’s top float manufacturers who have produced […]
Record Zander From Grafham Water
The British zander record has potentially been beaten with a magnificent 22lb fish at Anglian Water’s Grafham Water on Sunday, Total-Fishing.com can reveal. We understand the fish was boated by Walsall angler Michael Dollan, who was fishing with his wife Jane using a mackerel deadbait in 46ft of water. The Anglian Water reservoirs allow the […]
