There’s a treat in store in the latest issue from ‘The Carp Channel’ as we join Ian Chillcott in his quest to stalk a wild summer river carp on a picture postcard upper southern river location. ‘Chilly’ begins with the mist still rising off the water and almost straight away he’s (almost) speechless as he’s […]
Chilly River Carping
River Yare plays host to the first Angling Trust RIVERFEST 2013 qualifier
52 anglers travelled from far and wide to compete in the first Angling Trust RIVERFEST qualifier on Saturday 20th July 2013 on the River Yare. The weather had changed from very hot and sunny conditions to damp and overcast with a chilly easterly wind. With excellent roach bags coming out during practice off the match […]
Hampshire Avon Salmon With Rae Borras
Rae Borras travels along his beloved Hampshire Avon, the river that began his life-long love affair with the king of fish, the mighty salmon, in the latest issue of ‘The Game Fisher’s Diary’, which is free to view here on this website.His aim is to try and track down a Hampshire Avon salmon on the […]
Evesham Qualifier Results
Saturday 20th JulyWychavon Championship QualifierEvesham Town & Ferry Waters69 Fished. Result:1 Mark Gaylard (Daiwa Gordon League) 7-0-0 (peg 1)2 Ian Sutherland (Land Rover) 6-14-0 (peg 87)3 Steve Pallett (Sensas W B Clarke) 6-4-0 (peg 23)4 Tony Marshall (Shakespeare Superteam) 6-1-0 (peg 56)5 James Wilson (Browning Worcester) 5-15-0 (peg 7) Qualifiers:Mark GaylardTrevor ChalkIan Sutherland Daiwa Gordon […]
Angling Trust Team Hails Breakthrough Over Cormorant Problem
Anglers and fishery managers have today welcomed the decision by the Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to replace the current bureaucratic and wholly inadequate system of licensing the control of cormorants with a new catchment-based approach which will allow for predator control based on local needs rather than arbitrary national limits. The […]
Mako Shark Caught Off Wales Makes BBC News
A mako shark caught off Pembrokeshire in Wales is believed to be the first of the species caught by an angler fishing around the British coastline for over 40 years. The two-metre-long fish, weighing around 200lb and reported by the BBC, was caught by Andy Griffith who was fishing aboard Andrew Alsop’s charter boat ‘White […]
Saving The Seabed May Not Cost The Earth After All
A government decision to slash 75 per cent of a proposed network of marine conservation zones (MCZs) intended to save seabeds and estuaries in England from being damaged by commercial and recreational activities, has been criticised by professional fishery managers. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is proposing to go ahead with […]
Angling Trust & Canal & River Stillwater Qualifier
49 anglers contested in this latest qualifier at the prolific Boddington Reservoir on 17th July 2013 in the fourth qualifier of the Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Stillwater Qualifiers for 2013. The blistering heat and often totally still conditions were always going to make things difficult.The huge shoals of sizeable carp for which […]
Daiwa at ICAST 2013 – introducing the new Daiwa Tatula
The world’s largest sportfishing trade show was held last week, hosting 9,500 members of the global sportfishing industry in LA to showcase the latest innovations in fishing gear, accessories and apparel. Needless to say, it’s a spectacle of some proportion and it would take far longer than the allocated three days to comb through every […]
Biddle Bags Stuart Spence Memorial – Just!
The Stuart Spence Memorial on the Perdiswell stretch of the Birmingham-Worcester Canal attracted a good turnout and the fishing wasn’t bad either with everyone catching and the majority weighing in over 6lb. Stuart, who passed away last year, was one of the characters on the local match scene and was known for always fishing in […]
Browning Quaker Net The Winning Team Title in The Angling Trust Winter League Final
With temperatures up in the high twenties, a low and gin clear River Trent at Besthorpe, South Clifton, North Clifton and Laughterton, and conditions no-one wanted greeted the 12 teams of 10 anglers that had qualified for this, the Final of the Angling Trust Winter League series on Saturday 6th July 2013. Much had been […]
Fosters To Build New Fisheries Where You Can Try Before You Buy
Birmingham fishing tackle outlet Fosters of Birmingham is planning a series of new day ticket lakes which will include tackle shops on site, offering anglers the chance to ‘try before they buy’ when it comes to major tackle purchases. Bosses are looking at two sites on the outskirts of the city which will include match […]
Lord Percy Lands Huge Salmon
The Duke of Northumberland’s brother, Lord James Percy has landed a 46lb 3oz Salmon while fishing on the River Alta in Norway. Lord James landed the fish of a lifetime using a Hardy Zenith 14′ 6″ #9 rod, Fortuna X2 Reel and Mach Spey line.
Rutland Water Brown Trout Record Smashed!
Rutland Water’s 20-year-old brown trout record has been smashed with this magnificent 17lb 6oz 4dr fish caught by Empingham angler Tom Cooper. Tom was sharing a boat with his elder brother Richard and the pair ventured up the North Arm. The excitement built for Tom as the giant fish followed his top dropper to the […]
Shakespeare Championship Qualifier
Evesham Town & Ferry Waters.74 Fished. Result:1 Wayne Swinscoe (Maver Bait Tech) 9-0-0 (peg 67)2 Jamie Robbins (Shakespeare Superteam) 6-13-0 (peg 66)3 Dave Harris (Barford DAA) 6-4-0 (peg 36)4 Chris Smith 5-8-8 (peg 53)5 Andy Murphy (Tredegar Angling) 5-7-0 (peg 41) Qualifiers:Nick YoungDave HarrisJeff Spiers Wayne Swinscoe took the honours on a baking hot day […]
