The big fish scene is buzzing with news of the biggest UK eel for 35 years – just as ‘Fishing TV’ is broadcasting a brand new episode of The Session in which DUNCAN CHARMAN shows how to target this mysterious fish. Duncan fishes a day ticket water in West Sussex where he not only shows […]
The Eel Deal: Great New Issue From Fishing TV
Angling Trust calls for a ban on the domestic use of killer chemical
Following the identification of the pesticide chlorpyrifos as the cause of last month’s pollution of a 15kms section of the upper Kennet between Marlborough and Hungerford the Angling Trust has written to Environment minister Richard Benyon calling for the chemical to be withdrawn from domestic use. It has been estimated that as little as half […]
England’s Young Lions Return With Record Breaking Championship Results
photo: Sensas U18s England Team Drennan Team England’s Under 23s and Sensas Team England’s Under 18s ran riot in the Youth World Championships along the River Vilaine in Rieux, Brittany, France taking 8 of the 12 medals up for grabs in the World Championships from 27th – 28th July 2013. Despite huge thunderstorms and lightening […]
What A Difference A Year makes
Fisheries Minister with participants at the National Fishing Month feature, pic curtesey of Kevin Milner This time last year, the CLA Game Fair had been cancelled and the National Fishing Month (NFM) launch event had to be hurriedly rescheduled amidst the downpours with the help of the Angling Trust’s Martin Salter. Twelve months on and […]
Matrix Tameside Crowned Champions
On Saturday 27th July four teams competed for the title of Merseyside Angling Champions 2013. The annual event taking place at Chester Lakes Fishery in Rouge Hill near Chester was open to teams of six anglers aged under 17 years old. Run by Merseyside County Angling Group (Mersey CADG), a group set up by the […]
Giant Shore Caught Skate Takes Five Hours To Land
Scottish angler Craig Mackay has landed a massive 223lb common skate – way over the current British record – after and epic FIVE-HOUR battle. However the 49-year-old won’t be claiming a new British best, because he returned the mighty fish to fight another day. Halkirk angler Craig hooked the skate, which was probably as old […]
Giant Shore Caught Skate Takes Five Hours To Land
Scottish angler Craig Mackay has landed a massive 223lb common skate – way over the current British record – after and epic FIVE-HOUR battle. However the 49-year-old won’t be claiming and new British best, because he returned the mighty fish to fight another day. Halkirk angler Craig hooked the skate, which was probably as old […]
New Teams Of Three League: Stainforth & Keadby Canal
A new teams of three winter league is set to run on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal at Thorne. The venue – which has a reputation as being one of the most prolific winter fisheries in the country, has been famous for hosting the sell out individual and pairs league in years gone by. In recent […]
Alan Henry Wins 2013 Matrix Tidal Trent Festival
Matrix Tidal Trent Festival 2013 (50 fished), Dunham downstream and Laughterton.The river was carrying 2-3ft of flood water plus with some exceptionally big tides over the three days. Day 1 1st Wayne Bartholumew (Feeder Team England) 15 Dunham 28lb 12oz 4 bream (3 went 19lb5oz) plus skimmers groundbait feeder worm and caster.2nd Steve Clarke (Maver Image) […]
Chicken Bags Record Catfish
Australian native and 2012 top female freshwater angler Benchawan Thiansungoen has landed a potential All-Tackle record chao phraya catfish (Pangasius sanitwongsei) while fishing Palm Tree Lagoon, Thailand. Benchawan’s fish ate a piece of chicken, and it took the experienced angler 30 minutes to subdue the 55.25 kg (121 lb 12 oz) fish. Once the fish was landed, […]
Steve Ringer Wins 2013 Kamasan British Open
Pic: ;2013 Kamasan British Open champion Steve Ringer with his broth Phil, who finished third. One of best match waters in the Midlands – Barston Lakes – played host to one of the most important matches in the calendar on Saturday in the form of the 2013 Kamasan British Open. It’s an event that has […]
Veronica Lands World Record Snook In Florida
Florida based Veronica Lane Ostarly is claiming an IGFA world all-tackle length record Atlantic snook after catching this 107cm beauty while fishing the C-24 canal near her home town of Stuart using a bucktail jig. Veronica took only ten minutes to beat the fish and was in good hands, as she was fishing with her […]
Angling Trust/Canal and Rivers Trust Stillwater Championship Round 5
27 competitors took part in the fifth Angling Trust & Canal and Rivers Trust Stillwater Championship qualifier at Blythe Waters, Northamptonshire on Saturday 20th July 2013 with everyone enjoying some outstanding sport with over 500 kg being taken to the scales.Thanks to a change in the weather, it was an overcast day with a ripple […]
Chilly River Carping
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 […]
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 […]
