The UK’s biggest river fishing event – the Evesham Festival has introduced a new online booking system, allowing anglers to reserve tickets for this years qualifying matches. In a change from previous form, this years bloodworm qualifiers are spaced out – with one weekend in July and another in August. There will also be two […]
Online Booking For The Evesham Festival Qualifiers 2014
England Lure Trials 2014
Angling Trust Team England Lure Squad Selection Assessment/Trials for 2014 This year’s 7th Carnivorous Artificial Bait Boat World Championship’s is to be held on the 11,000 acre glacial lake of Lake Bourget in South Eastern France, where the town of Aix-Les-Bains will play host to this influential and growing angling event. The Rhones alps provide […]
25 New Ambassadors Celebrate Five Years of the Angling Trust
The Angling Trust has marked its five year anniversary by appointing 25 new Ambassadors to help promote its work and to encourage more anglers to join its growing membership. They will join the 40 Ambassadors appointed in 2012. Among the new appointees are some keen anglers who are also household names such as ex-England goalkeeper […]
EA Admits to Serious Failures over Fish Kill Investigations
The Environment Agency (EA) has admitted that it has failed to follow its own procedures when investigating pollution incidents which cause fish kills. Fish Legal has criticised the EA about its pollution response several times over the past few years, but the Environment Agency had previously refused to accept this criticism. Fish Legal has now […]
Midlands Fishing Show 2014
More than 10,000 visitors are expected to be hooked on fishing when the third Midlands Carp and Coarse Spectacular Show takes centre stage at the Ricoh Arena. Talks from legendary carp anglers Darrell Peck, Terry Dempsey and Lee Jackson alongside book signings, slideshows and demonstrations in the Jaguar Exhibition Hall are set to attract the […]
€20,000 Guaranteed In 2014 World Pairs Event
Ireland’s Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship is returning in 2014. The event will take place from the 8th to 12thSeptember 2014 in Ireland’s superb wild coarse fishing venues in the Lakelands region with many top class international anglers seeking the prestigious ‘World Pairs Champions’ title. The Lakelands & Inland Waterways partners Waterways Ireland […]
New Fish For Erewash Canal
Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society’s stretch of the Erewash Canal in Long Eaton received a welcome boost when a new batch of fish was introduced along the Tamworth Road stretch on Friday 28 February. This was part of the restocking programme facilitated by the Canals & Rivers Trust to help the canal recover from the […]
USA Enters World Carp Fishing Champs
THE USA is to enter the World Carp Fishing Championships for the first time in 2014. The team has been selected during a series of trials and is looking forward to the 16th running of the event, which takes place in Romania in October. Tony Forte of USAngling/USF3 explains, “We are very excited to compete […]
Fully Scaled Frimley ‘38’ For Jerry Hammond
Jerry Hammond is at the top of his carp fishing game at the moment and his latest impressive capture through what’s been a tough winter for many is this magnificent 38lb fully-scaled mirror carp from Frimley No3. Jerry, star of the Compulsive Angler series was fishing the venue near Farnborough using a Zig rig approach […]
£35,000 Prize Fund At World’s Biggest Beach Angling Festival
The record breaking European Open Beach Championship, the World’s largest 3-day beach angling festival celebrates its 21st birthday 7-9 March and will see over 1000 anglers return to the East Yorkshire Coast hoping to win a share of the £35,000 prize fund. The huge prize pot has resulted in a massive surge in entries for […]
World Record Sharp Jaw Bonefish
Sharpjaw bonefishJunior angler Jamie Hamamoto of Honolulu, Hawaii, landed what could become the new All-Tackle world record for sharpjaw bonefish (Albula virgata) while fishing with her father, Wade Hamamoto, from Hawaii’s North Shore. Hamamoto was using a scad when she hooked the 5lb 8oz bonefish that put up a tough five minute fight. The current […]
Northamptonshire Angling Festival 2014
The Northamptonshire Angling Action Group is pleased to announce details of the largest angling participation event in the county. The Northamptonshire Angling Festival 2014 will be taking place on Sunday 29th June at Barnwell Country Park. Angling Clubs & coaches from all over the county will be coming together to offer free taster sessions in […]
Angling Trust RiverFest 2014 qualifiers Announced
The Angling Trust is delighted to announce the 20 qualifying venues for this year’s RiverFest competition. The qualifiers will begin earlier than 2013 with the first match taking place on the River Calder, Mirfield on Sunday 22nd June. The qualifiers will then continue on a weekly basis through to the last qualifier for 2014 on […]
Team England Sea Angling Squads Announced for 2014
The National Teams & Competitions Group of the Angling Trust are delighted to announce the Angling Trust Team England sea angling squads for 2014. Being selected to fish for your country is one of the most prestigious honours that competitive anglers can achieve. Each year the Angling Trust Team England squads train and work extremely […]
Money Raised For Tweed Foundation
Pic Caption: Photograph enclosed Nick Yonge, Director, Tweed Foundation and Mark Cockburn CEO FishPal. FishTweed were delighted to hand over a cheque for £3,000 to Nick Yonge, Director at the Tweed Foundation, on Friday 7th February 2014. The money was raised through anglers giving donations when making bookings on the FishTweed site and will be […]
