The England A Casting Team have come home with a bronze team medal from the Long Casting World Championships in Belgium, with Andy Copping narrowly missing out on an individual bronze medal finishing in 4th place for the England A team in the individual category.There was some drama when England A team member Jay Lee […]
England A Win Bronze at Long Casting World Championships
Caviar anyone? That just might be a sturgeon you’ve hooked
Sea anglers and commercial fishermen along the U.K. coasts are being asked from today to watch out for one of the most unusual catches they may ever make – a sturgeon. It is one of the most protected fish in the world. The eggs of the beluga species are served as caviar. The sturgeon […]
Losing 135 Minute Battle With A 400lb Arapaima Caught On Film
Pic: Dean Macey with the biggest of the arapaima he caught while filming at Gilham’s ‘Fishing TV’ has just returned from an unforgettable filming shoot at Gilham’s Fishing Resort in Thailand with Dean Macey, where they captured epic footage of some of the venue’s many exotic species. Among many huge fish, the trip produced Mekong […]
Arthur retires from Fisherman’s Blues
Keith Arthur has announced his retirement from the only English national radio show for anglers – Fisherman’s Blues. TalkSPORT management decided in August to move the two-hour show to an earlier start and after initially opting to broadcast a one-hour show, Arthur has decided to call it a day so he can do more fishing […]
Big Brown Trout Helps Dixon To 2013 English Fly Fishing National At Grafham
Phil Dixon included this magnificent 7lb 13oz brown trout in his winning eight-fish catch in the 100 angler English National held at Grafham Water. The mighty fish, the biggest of a match which produced a rod average of more than four, took a small black Booby off Sanctuary Bay. Phil heads up a list of […]
Cuba Grand Slam: Bull Trout Record
Pic, Italian angler Paolo Fornasari Italian angler Paolo Fornasari accomplished his third Inshore Grand Slam while fishing the pristine inshore waters surrounding Cayo Cruz, Cuba. With local guide Nelson on the poling platform, Fornasari successfully landed an estimated 36.3 kg (80 lb) tarpon, a 7.7 kg (17 lb) permit and a 2 kg (4 lb) […]
Shakespeare Superteam Take Division One National 2013
Pic: Shakespeare Superteam This year’s Angling Trust Division One National Championship saw fifty six teams, 560 anglers compete in a very close contest on Saturday 7th September on the Trent and Mersey canal between Rugeley and Burton. The temperature had dropped during the run up to the match, and a cold start to the day […]
The Angling Trust Invite Ladies and Veterans for International Coarse Angling Trials
The Angling Trust is looking for talented Ladies and Veterans to compete in International trials on the 6th and 9th October to help select teams to represent the Angling Trust in next year’s FIPSed World Championships. The Ladies 2014 World Championships will be fished in Portugal, and the Veterans team will travel to Rome as […]
Discounts For Loyal Shop4Tackle Customers
Two online tackle stores are marking their merger with the introduction of a loyalty scheme that could see customers save up to 7% on all purchases. Kent based Shop4Tackle.com will carry on as normal after merging with Tight Lines UK and is bringing in the Loyalty Membership Scheme based on a points system that is […]
Angler Fined For Repeatedly Fishing in the Closed Season
A Bristol man has been ordered to pay £1,335 in fines and costs for flouting fishing bylaws.Adam Power was caught on three separate occasions fishing for coarse fish on the River Avon at Keynsham.He was first questioned by fisheries bailiffs on April 20, 2013 after the Environment Agency received reports from members of the public […]
£500 Pre Winter Special For Tunnel Barn Farm
Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery is running a one off ‘Pre Winter Special’ match with £500 guaranteed to the winner and a long prize list. The match takes place on Saturday October 12th and will be limited to 60 places, taking in New, Extension, Club and Canal pools, with 15 pegs on each. It’s £25 to […]
NFM 2013 – DANCING ON THE CEILING
Pic: Billingham Angling Club This year’s National Fishing Month (NFM) has shattered its 15,000 target, setting new records for the number of people who were introduced to the sport via more than 300 special events throughout the country. When the final figures are tallied, it is likely that participant numbers will be closer to 16,000, […]
Environment Agency Pays Up After Flood Works Damage Fishery
Fish Legal has secured more than £8,500 in compensation for its member Ripon Angling Club (RAC). This was due to damage caused by poorly-managed flood protection works by the Environment Agency (EA) on the River Skell near Ripon in North Yorkshire.The EA is supposed to notify in advance anyone who may be affected by this […]
John Wilson Launches Book Before Retiring To Thailand
Angling’s Mr TV, John Wilson has published a book about the embryonic days of carp fishing before retiring to Thailand. The book, ‘One Man’s Passion For Carp’ charts the life of Norman Symonds, one of the UK’s commercial carp breeders, who John describes as one of carp angling’s unsung heroes. Said John: “It’s a true and […]
Linear Carp Event Raises Over £20,000
Pic Caption:Ian Russell (left) and Iain Macmillan (right) were just two of the big names at the 2013 Fishing With the Stars event at Linear Fisheries.PIC: ANGLER’S MAIL The third annual ‘Fishing With The Stars’ charity event held at England’s Linear Fisheries has raised an incredible £20,000-plus for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. This year’s […]
