Category: Angling News

Following In The Footsteps Of Mr Crabtree

John Bailey presents a brand new angling TV series based on the iconic comic strip Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing, which begins broadcast on Quest on January 24th. The original Mr. Crabtree goes Fishing is the comic strip story of a father who takes his son Peter on a series of angling adventures over the course […]

Severn Barrage could be “devastating”

A Proposal to build a barrage across the Severn Estuary could be ‘absolutely devastating’, MPs have heard.The Angling Trust, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and RSPB told the House of Commons Energy & Climate Committee they all supported tidal energy development in the Severn, but that the current proposal lacks detail and claims that it […]

Kevin Nash Book Wows Total Carp Editor

The long awaited memoirs of carp fishing legend Kevin Nash have recently hit the shelves –and are already proving popular among punters in the UK and beyond. Total Carp magazine Editor, Marc Coulson was one of the first people to get his hands on it, and explained: “Kevin is quite simply a living legend within […]

Nash names ‘Mossy’ carp

Still on the subject of Nashy, Kevin has named one of the new fish stocked into his Church Lake ‘Mossy’, as a tribute to keen carp angler, David Moss, who was just 16 when found dead at Moreton Fisheries in Lancashire after suffering what is thought to be a massive heart attack.  His tragic death […]

Spooky Jerk on course for success

For years, the Quantum Specialist range has included first-class Yuwaku wobblers but a genuine jerkbait has been missing. So the developers were happy to finally satisfy the demands of the test anglers. Principal test anglers for specimen pike, Frederik Harbort and Lars Vormelker, had always been particularly vociferous in demanding such a lure. The Spooky […]

New Series Of River Monsters On ITV

Jeremy Wade takes on Africa’s wild Zambezi River to unmask an invisible predator that’s dragging fisherman to their deaths.   Crocs and hippos are guilty of killing dozens of victims in plain view, yet it seems there is another monstrous beast stalking these deep and turbulent waters. Locals speak of the ‘Mazunda’, but what is […]

Huge Cod And Much More From Fishing TV

Fishing TV has a new issue of its video magazine for sea anglers – Sea Watch – live and it’s all free to view here on this website. The content includes two feature-length programmes plus loads of tips, tackle and entertainment for boat and shore anglers everywhere.WATCH SEA WATCH NOWHighlights include:Land Of The Midnight Sun: […]