A British angler has banked what’s thought to be the first albino wels catfish over 200lb ever landed during a session on Spain’s River Ebro. Wirral angler Bernie Campbell was on a break with his son Gary with angling holiday firm Catmaster Tours when the 206lb catfish fish picked up his multiple pellet hook bait.The […]
First 200lb Albino Catfish For British Angler
World Record Siamese Carp For Birthday Boy Keith
Holiday angler Keith Williams won’t forget his 65th birthday in a hurry – he caught this world record breaking 132lb Siamese carp on it! The Surrey angler was fishing at Gillham’s Fishing Resort in Krabi, Thailand and has told his wife that he had a ‘feeling in his bones’ he was about to catch something […]
Andy Leathers Wins 2013 Parkdean Masters
Andy Leathers has been crowned the 2013 Parkdean Masters Champion, after winning the final on Jenny’s Lake at Cornwall’s White Acres complex. The match, which is widely regarded as one of angling’s most prestigious finals, is contested by the top 24 finishers in White Acres flagship Preston Innovations festival, and carries a £25,000 winners cheque. […]
Save Weymouth Angling Club from Eviction
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has served Weymouth Angling Club with a notice to bring to an end the lease on its harbourside clubhouse – so that it can be demolished to make way for a car park. 113 year old Weymouth Angling Club is one of the best in the country with over 400 […]
Italy Triumph At The World Carnivorous Boat Fishing With Lure Championships
The Angling Trust’s newly elected team represented England in the 6th FIPSed World Carnivorous Boat Fishing with Lures Championship on Northern Irelands Loch Erne from 12th – 13th October.The Angling Trust Team England Lure squad always knew this would prove an exceptionally stern challenge for them, and so it proved. After two days of practice […]
Rough Ride for Angling Trust Personal Members Boat Championship 2013
This year’s Angling Trust Personal Members Boat Championship took place in Weymouth from 12th – 13th October with 24 top anglers taking part including most of the current World and Home Nation teams and two juniors.The weather was force 6-7 North Easterly winds, in many ports the boats would have never ventured to sea, but […]
Jim Shelley At The Tackle Warehouse
Top carp angler Jim Shelley will be the star turn at The Tackle Warehouse open day in Crawley, West Sussex when the carp angling author and guide will be answering questions and signing his latest book, ‘Carping Re-Cut’. Jim is known for his ‘big hit’ approach to the sport and his many impressive captures include […]
Field Sales Agent: Zebco Browning UK
Zebco Browning UK is on the lookout for a field sales agent to cover the Essex, Kent, Greater London and East Anglia areas. The company offers some of the strongest tackle brands in Europe including Browning, Quantum, Black Cat and Fin-Nor and sell a wide range of quality products across the whole angling spectrum. This […]
Angling Trust Team England Ladies and Veterans Trials 2013
Angling Trust Team England LadiesThe Angling Trust Team England International Management team of Dave Brooks, Joe Roberts and Dick Clegg held a team assessment/trial with the intention of selecting a team to represent England next year in Portugal for the FIPSed Ladies World Coarse Angling Championships.13 lady anglers were nominated to fish the trials which […]
Hooked For Heroes 2014
This annual Hooked For Heroes fundraiser has grown year on year and is now the biggest Help For Heroes charity fishing match in the UK. The 300 peg, six hour match will take place at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes on August the 2nd 2014 with the draw at 9 am and a £25 entry fee. Anglers […]
Andy May joins the Bait-Tech Team
Top match angler and angling coach, Andy May joins the consultancy team at Bait-Tech. Andy, well known for his big performances in the high class arena has been at the top level for a long time. An England Youth member closely followed by a trio of Matchman of the year titles. And this is a […]
Can’t afford £25 to join the Angling Trust? Join for £2.50 instead!
The Angling Trust has responded to feedback from anglers by introducing a new £2.50 monthly subscription option for new and renewing members to support its campaigns to protect fish and fishing and get more people fishing. This new option will help members spread the small cost of supporting angling’s unified representative body and allow even […]
Scottish volunteer shark tagging project receives funding.
The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN – www.ssacn.org) are proud to announce they have received funding support for the next three years from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support their on-going, volunteer sea angler led, Scottish Shark Tagging Programme (SSTP – www.tagsharks.com). The SSTP project involves volunteers, sea […]
Cochrane Buzzing After 2013 Team England Fly Fishing Bank Final
Pic: Steve Cochrane This year the Team England Fly Fishing Bank Final was held on Saturday 5th October 2013 at Chatton Fly Fishery, Northumberland. Three lakes were used for 48 anglers who were competing for six places to represent England in next year’s International. Tactics on the day included intermediate lines with small lures, floating […]
Seighford Sharks Show Their Bite In Airflo International 2013
Pic: First place Seighford Sharks Anglers from all over the UK and Europe headed to Rutland Water for the two day final of this prestigious match. At the end of Day One (Tuesday 1 October) the Seighford Sharks with 45 fish for 129lb 6 3/8oz looked to have a comfortable margin of nearly 20lb […]
