Two British sea anglers have made the national headlines after landing what is believed to be the biggest shark ever caught on rod and line off the UK coastline. Wayne Comben and long-time big fish hunter Graeme Pullen hooked the porbeagle shark less than a mile off the Cornish coastline town of Boscastle and captured […]
World Record Porbeagle Tagged And Released Off Cornwall
Irish Record Spurdog
Dublin angler Tom Walsh had a Bank Holiday Monday to remember, bagging an Irish record spurdog weighing 24lb 6oz while fishing with Hamish Currie out of Red Bay. The current record of 10.6kg (23lb 12oz) was set in 2011 by Albert Koawenhourn, a Dutch angler fishing out of Red Bay with Hamish Currie. In fact the last […]
Mako Shark World Record Video
Texas angler Jack Johnson has beaten the world record for a Mako shark with a 1,323 pound fish caught off Southern California., USA. The 11-foot long Mako was hooked some 50 miles out of Huntington Beach aboard the charter boat Breakway, and leapt spectacularly some 25 feet clear of the water during a two and […]
Nathan Watson Back In Fish O Mania Final
Once again a fairly dramatic change in weather conditions impacted on the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on Wednesday 5th June 2013 held at Woodlands View Fishery, Droitwich. Just for a change this time it went from hot, bright sunshine of previous days to much cooler, cloudy conditions for the match day. As a result the […]
Steve Sanders Called Up To England Vets Team 2013
Both the 6th FIPSed Veterans and the 15th Disabled World Championships will be held together in the same country in the same town, and on the same river this year. Bosnia and Herzergovena will be host to each of these competitions on the river Krupa in Capljina during the weekend of the 10th and 11th […]
Take Your Father Fishing For Free On June 16th
The Angling Trades Association (ATA) and the Environment Agency (EA) are encouraging mums and families to give dad the perfect gift this Father’s Day – get him fishing! The 2013 river coarse fishing season starts on Father’s Day, and Environment Agency annual rod licence holders can take a friend or family member fishing with them […]
Take A Break With Coarse & Match Fishing FREE TO VIEW
White Acres Fishery boss Clint Elliott is in top form in the latest issue of Coarse & Match Fishing as he shows how to go about targeting F1s on the pole in a new episode of Commercial Break. Clint is fishing Trelawney Lake at the Cornish complex as breezy conditions make it less than perfect […]
Jamie Hughes Wins Partridge Lakes Fish O Mania Qualifier
Decent weather again greeted the 130 competitors for this, the 13th Fish O Mania qualifier at this picturesque and excellent Partridge Lakes Fishery on Saturday 1st June 2013. 11 lakes were in use including the new Covey 5 Lake, and the fishery staff were expecting good weights to be recorded as a result of a […]
Major Website Upgrade For Benwick Sports
Benwick Sports has introduced a major new upgrade to its website at www.benwick-sports.co.uk, making it far easier to find the product you are looking for. The family owned Cambridgeshire tackle business has long prided itself as having one of the most wide ranging selections of fishing tackle in the country, including many brands that are otherwise […]
Cutthroat Trout Record Caught In Nevada
Californian angler Bob Gaines was fishing the famed Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA on April 2nd when he landed a beautiful cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) on fly rod. A well placed cast with a red glitter midge fly enticed the strike, and Gaines needed 25 minutes to land the 73 cm cutthroat. The fish was quickly […]
Hemingway Tournament Supports Circle Hooks
Pic: Dominic Soave tags and releases a marlin during the 63rd Annual Ernest Hemingway International Billfish Tournament. Tournaments around the world are becoming increasingly concerned with conservation and ethical fishing practices. Every year, more events adopt catch-and-release formats and promote the use of circle hooks to support healthier fish releases. The Ernest Hemingway International Billfish […]
National Big Fish Competition To Reward Great Catches
Big fish anglers are being given the opportunity to compete in a new national competition which will reward the best freshwater specimen caught in the UK every month. Starting on July 1st, Specimen Fishing Online will hand out monthly cash and tackle prizes which will also lead to a UK ‘Specimen of the Year’ award. […]
Tommy Pickering Through To 2013 Fish ‘O’ Mania Final
A very strong field made their way to Messingham Sands Fishery in North Lincs on Wednesday 29th May 2013 for the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier match, and with no less than seven previous champions in attendance, and a host of grand finalists taking part this all looked like it would be a hard fought round.Following […]
Fine Corrib Ferox Trout For Cork Angler
Angling guide Tomi Kurman hasn’t been spending too much time targeting the Ferox trout on Lough Corrb in Ireland recently due to bad weather. However, a fine weather window tempted him to have a go with guest Paul Breakers and he was rewarded with this magnificent fish of 12lb 3oz which is also a new […]
Angling Trust announce the England Ladies’ Coarse Angling Team for 2013
The 20th FIPSed Ladies’ Coarse Angling World Championship will take place this year on the river Sava, near the town of Radece in Slovenia on the 23rd and 24th of August. This venue is not unknown to English anglers since there have been several other Championships fished there in recent years.England Ladies’ are currently number […]
