A pike just 5oz short of Roy Lewis’ long standing British pike record has been banked and is pictured in this week’s Angler’s Mail. The 46lb 8oz fish was caught by predator angler Darren Clark from Wykeham Lakes near Scarborough, 3oz short of when it was landed in 2014 to make it the biggest ever […]
Record shaking pike banked in England
15lb 6oz barbel from River Trent at Long Eaton
A member of Long Eaton Victoria Angling Club, Paul Kerry increased his personal best barbel by one ounce with a magnificent specimen weighing 15lb 6oz from the Long Eaton stretch of the River Trent. The fish was caught in an evening session from the club stretch known as the Thrumpton Ferry Field.
4lb roach from Highbridge Fisheries
Norfolk’s Highbridge Fishery has moved to the top of the big roach angler’s must fish list after producing a dream fish over the magical 4lb barrier, plus another over 3lb in the same session. The historic catch fell to Bedford big fish angler Mark McIennan, who initially adopted classic maggot feeder tactics over a two […]
Calling talented lady coarse anglers….
The Angling Trust are asking for ladies who are interested in representing England in this years 23rd FIPSed Ladies World Championships to submit a CV before the end of March. The 2016 event is scheduled for the 28th/29th August and is likely to take place in Spain, although the venue is not yet confirmed, it […]
Near 20lb zander from Grafham Water
Grafham Water has once again showed its massive predator fishing potential this time with a magnificent 19lb 14oz zander to predator season ticket holder Ian Crook. Ian fished a vertically jigged shad in deep water.
Record shaking pike banked in England
A pike just 5oz short of Roy Lewis’ long standing British pike record has been banked and is pictured in this week’s Angler’s Mail. The 46lb 8oz fish was caught by predator angler Darren Clark from Wykeham Lakes near Scarborough, 3oz short of when it was landed in 2014 to make it the biggest ever […]
15lb 6oz barbel from River Trent at Long Eaton
A member of Long Eaton Victoria Angling Club, Paul Kerry increased his personal best barbel by one ounce with a magnificent specimen weighing 15lb 6oz from the Long Eaton stretch of the River Trent. The fish was caught in an evening session from the club stretch known as the Thrumpton Ferry Field.
River Severn Barbel Record Beaten With Fish Of 17lb 9oz
It looks like the barbel record for the River Severn may have been beaten with the capture of this beauty weighing 17lb 9oz. The fish fell to Swindon based river speicalist Mark Doherty (41), who was feeder fishing with meat on the mighty Midlands waterway and did well to beat it using 5lb line and […]
Specimen Barbel from Long Eaton
Long Eaton angler Paul Kerry has banked this magnificent 12lb 8oz barbel on the Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society stretch of the River Trent in Long Eaton on 17 October.This specimen is one of around 30 barbel landed by Paul so far this season, his biggest fish to date weighing in at a whopping 15lb 5oz.
‘We won’t fish illegally’: Polish anglers
Polish anglers frequenting the River Welland around Spalding have told local reporters that they won’t be taking fish they catch home for the pot any more, or fishing without a valid licence. One told a journalist from the Spalding Guardian: “In Poland we are allowed to fish and take them home to eat without a […]
Dinnington High School win Schools National Championship 2015
Sixteen teams of five anglers fished this year’s Angling Trust Schools National Championship, sponsored by Daiwa on Wednesday 15th July at Hallcroft Fishery, Retford. The 80 anglers taking part faced tricky fishing conditions as the sun blazed down on calm windless lakes. Nevertheless there were some excellent catches with carp being the main species backed […]
New video urges clubs to create more crucian carp waters
The National Crucian Conservation Project (NCCP) has produced a second video aimed at encouraging angling clubs and fishery owners to create crucian carp friendly waters in order to protect the species and encourage anglers to take up fishing for this delightful species. It can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/XAWOzJ6SF-0 The video – entitled “Creating Record Breaking […]
Junior Coaching Days at Tunnel Barn Farm
Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery at Shrewley is running a series of coaching sessions sponsored by Garbolino, designed to get beginners into the sport or for those a bit more experienced to get some expert tuition. Holiday Month Dates Summer July 18th, 25th, Summer August 1st, 2nd, 8th, 15th 22nd, 29th Trevor Underwood is […]
Brace of big barbel for Trent angler
Pic: Eric Weeks with his 14lb 12oz Trent barbel Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society member Eric Weeks had an eventful couple of days this week. On Tuesday 10th March he had his first fishing trip to the River Trent on the LEVAS Long Eaton stretch since August last year.He was rewarded with a personal best barbel […]
Angling tackles ‘dirty Kennet’
Angling and Fisheries groups from Kintbury to Reading have joined forces with local MP Richard Benyon to tackle the longstanding issue of River Kennet turbidity caused by the entry of dirty canal water impacting on the famous chalk stream from Copse Lock at Hamstead Marshall. The groups fear that unless the Environment Agency and the […]