The Quest for ‘Peter’ – the national TV talent search for a fishing-mad youngster to appear in Series 2 of TV classic Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree has been extended due to serious health concerns around Executive Producer, Lester Holcombe.Communications Director, Paula Battle explains: “It’s been a trying month at Crabtree Towers and […]
Crabtree Quest For Peter’ Extended Due To Producer Illness
15lb Trent Carp Secures 2013 Vaughan Cup
Paul Nicholson with the 15lb carp that helped him win the 2013 Vaughan Cup on the tidal Trent.The Tidal Trent at Laughterton, North Clifton and Besthorpe looked near perfect for this 71-peg match with a slight tinge of colour and running quite steady. There was a split tide but it was very small and only […]
Northamptonshire Angling Festival 2013
Taking place on Sunday 30th June at Barnwell Country Park, Oundle, this years Northamptonshire Angling Festival is set to be the biggest angling event in Northamptonshire. Come along and try coarse & game fishing completely free of charge. With fully qualified angling coaches on site they will give anyone wanting to try angling the perfect […]
71lb Halibut Caught Off Whitby
Big news from the north east English coast is the capture of this 71lb halibut off the port of Whitby. Alan Machen was fishing five miles offshore using a 4.5in Sidewinder lure. While not big for a halibut (a 427-pounder was caught in Northern Norway last week) it’s a notable catch in UK waters, where it’s […]
427lb Halibut Caught In The Barents Sea Is Over IGFA Record
There have been some huge Atlantic halibut landed by anglers in Northern Norway recently but none bigger than this one – a 427lb monster which looks set to be a new World record. The mighty flatfish was caught from the Barents Sea by German angler Christian Johannsen, who fought it for an incredible FOUR HOURS […]
Barracuda Beats World Record
Canadian angler Christian Loranger boated a great barracuda bigger than the current world record – this 87lb 3oz fish while fishing off Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Christian was trolling a sharp drop-off when the fearsome predator grabbed his Musky lure before putting up a TWO HOUR fight. The existing IGFA all tackle world […]
Grant Albutt Grabs A Beemer
Halesowen matchman Grant Albutt has signed a sponsorship agreement with car manufacturer BMW, and it all happened thanks to a chance conversation. Grant, who has been selected to represent England in this year’s World Feeder Fishing Championships in South Africa, has been a customer of Sytner BMW in the Midlands for many years and mentioned […]
Severn Barrage Plan Hits The Wall
Anglers and wildlife groups have welcomed a damning verdict from the influential House of Commons Energy & Climate Change Committee on Hafren Power’s proposals for an 18km concrete barrage across the Severn Estuary, which could have seen the end of viable salmon, sea trout, shad and eel runs on the Wye, Severn, Usk and their […]
No Good For Starlets in 2013 World Club Champs
Pic: Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary took the medals at the 2013 World Club Angling Championships in Italy. Birmingham’s Kamasan Starlets became the latest English team to make little or no impact on the World Club Championships, finishing 20th of the 29 outfits on Italy’s Canale Brian at Torre Di Mosto. Mark Downes’ outfit sat in […]
Rivers And Lochs Of Scotland
As Bruce Sandison celebrates the 30th anniversary and latest edition of his Rivers And Lochs of Scotland guide, the man himself talks about some of his own favourite fishing targets, tactics and destinations… There are lies, damned lies, and anglers. I am one of the later. Signed, sealed and delivered into the piscatorial art for […]
Emma Pickering wins the 2013 Angling Trust Ladies’ National Angling Championship
Pic caption:Emma Pickering with her 2013 Ladies National Angling Championships winning trophy. 40 Ladies faced rather cool and breezy conditions at Colemans Cottage Fishery, Essex on Saturday 8th June 2013. The match fished on Stepfield Lake proved to be a match of two halves with the first nine weights all coming from the front halve […]
22lb Carp Landed In Barston Masters
The third round of the Barston Masters took place on June 8th and for once the weather was fantastic, the highlight being a 22lb common carp landed by the winner. Thanks must go to Halkon Hunt who were the main sponsors of this round who supplied first prize with one of their superb fleece top […]
Fish Legal highlights UK’s low pollution payouts after US firm is fined $3.3million
The expert environmental and angling lawyers at Fish Legal, who act on behalf of over 1,000 angling clubs throughout the UK, have highlighted the low level of fines paid by offenders in the UK for polluting watercourses. Fish Legal has this week written to the Sentencing Council welcoming its proposals for tougher pollution penalties, particularly […]
World Record Porbeagle Tagged And Released Off Cornwall
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 […]
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 […]
