An Over 50s match at Moorlands Farm produced the biggest winning margin anyone can remember for years at the Kidderminster complex, fishery manager Mal Watson topping the field by over 140lb! Mal, who has been on a brilliant run of form, having also won three recent events in a row with 56-4-0, 78-0-0 and 90-4-0, […]
It’s Elementary For Watson
Five Midlands Qualifiers For Fish O Mania 2013
There are five Midlands qualifiers for the 2013 Fish ‘O’ Mania competition, which is now in its second decade. The entry process will open at 9am on Tuesday January 15th. The dates for the diary are Bolding Pools (April 13th); Makins Fishery (April 17th); Tunnel Barn Farm (April 27th); Larford Lakes (4th May) and Woodland […]
Christmas Fayre At Barston Lakes
Barston Lakes’ Christmas event will include a slap-up post-match dinner at the West Midlands Golf Club centre. The 23rd December open will be fished on the Solihull venue’s Main Lake with the £25 tickets available by emailing fishery boss Nigel Harrhy at nharrhy@aol.com . Along with Packington the venue hosted the Garbolino Sensas CIPS League […]
George Clooney In New Angling Show For Channel 4
Hollywood superstar George Clooney features in a new angling show being aired on Channel 4 this weekend.Fishing For Trouble follows the adventures of Time Magazine’s Africa correspondent Alex Perry as he tries to fit in some fishing in a war zone. Alex has reported on more than 20 conflicts across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, […]
100kg Catfish from The River Po Italy
It was one of those nights that many anglers hope, pray and believe will one day become a reality… But let us start at the beginning: November 2012, the Rhino Black Cat guided tours on the middle reaches of the Po in Italy are in full swing. As is so often the case, the starting […]
Hydropower scheme stopped in landmark legal case by anglers
Fish Legal has won an historic injunction against a multi-million pound hydropower development on the River Trent at Sawley Weir, in the process exposing major failings in the regulatory process. The membership association Fish Legal, acting for its member the Pride of Derby Angling Association (PDAA), has won the biggest case in its 64 year […]
Politicians speak their minds on angling’s issues…
Angling Trust secures strong political support on bass, cormorants, hydropower, unlimited canoe access and a new Charter for Angling.Angling Trust campaigns chief and ex-MP Martin Salter went back to the party political conferences to make the case for fishing and to take the political temperature on the issues that are important to anglers. He came […]
Duncan Charman: Evolution of An Angler
Big fish specialist Duncan Charman will be launching his new book – ‘Evolution of An Angler’ – at the Carp Society’s Carp Show on Sat 1st and Sunday 2nd December at Sandown Racecourse. Duncan, who is star of Fishing TV’s ‘The Session’ series, will be signing limited edition copies at the show and at Yateley […]
Humungus Rutland Rainbow
Rutland Water has produced its biggest rainbow trout of the season – this 8lb 12oz beauty. The fish came from the Leicestershire venue’s South Arm and fell to the rod of season ticket holder Des Welch, who was boat fishing with Rick Broome. Des fished a sinking line with a black Booby Humungus.
Larford Lake Winter League Dates
Larford Lakes has announced the dates for its winter league series, starting in January. The teams of four event is fished over six rounds with a payout of £1,000 to the winners based on a full turnout of 16 teams.The top three placed teams will also qualify for the Mega Match This Team Championship Final […]
Quality Roach For Packington Somers
Midlands day ticket water Packington Somers Fishery has been stocked with an extra 1,000lb of big roach from the venue’s trout lakes. This is the time of year when it’s safest to move fish and on finding a healthy stock of quality roach plus some tench during repair work at one of the venue’s trout […]
New Match Record For Rice At Tunnel Barn Fish Turn To Cheddar
Ronnie Biggs has been stealing a march on his rivals at Tunnel Barn, using cheese hook baits to great effect. The bait may be more associated with fishing for chub and barbel on rivers, but Ronnie has found the Shrewley venue’s F1s, carp and hybrids all have a taste for cheddar and he proved the […]
Tunnel Barn Incentive For Angling Clubs
Tunnel Barn Fishery has a new offer for angling clubs out there – any club that books four or more matches will get a fifth date free of charge. The Shrewley complex has also announced its Christmas match schedule with a Santa Special Open on Christmas Eve with £100 added to the prize find kicking […]
Christmas Matches At Moorlands Farm
Moorlands Farm Fishery has announced its Christmas match schedule with special fur and feather events on Thursday December 20th and Saturday 22nd, with the fishery closing then until Boxing Day. The complex then welcomes in 2013 with a New Year’s Day Open – more details on www.moorlands-farm.co.uk .
Winter Common Record For Summers
Monument Fishery has a new common carp record after West Midlands based engineer Ian Summers slipped the landing net under a magnificent fish weighing 43lb 14oz. While other anglers around spodded out big beds of maggots, Ian stuck to a more conservative feeder approach over a bar at 60 yards to keep disturbance to a […]
