It’s that time of year when we’re all thinking about holidays either for this year or for next. Augusts’ edition of Hardy & Greys free monthly ezine, Fin & Fly, is packed full of ways you can make your next holiday one to remember. This month Andy Smith talks about combining your yearly family holiday with […]
Fin & Fly Out Now
Hardy & Greys Announce Special Experience Day
Hardy & Greys are pleased to announce a very special event taking place at their Alnwick headquarters on Saturday 22nd September 2012. Hardy have been making the world’s finest fishing tackle in Alnwick for 140 years and this event will see Hardy & Greys open its doors to offer you the opportunity to see various […]
Drayton Roach Deaths A Mystery
There have not been many reported cases of fishy deaths at commercial fisheries this year, but the sudden mass death of quality roach at Drayton Reservoir has fisheries scientists scratching their heads. The carp at the British Waterways controlled water (now known as the Canal and River Trust) appear to have been completely unaffected and […]
Second National Angling Survey Launched
With nearly 30,000 anglers completing the National Angling Survey in less than a month, the Angling Trust and Environment Agency have launched the second phase of the research, this time targeting organisations. Anyone who is involved in angling participation projects, angling clubs, fisheries, tackle shops and trade or who has worked with angling for wider […]
Want To Feeder Fish For England?
The Angling Trust seek talented Feeder anglers for 2012 Feeder trials The Angling Trust and Preston Innovations England Feeder Team Manager, Tom Pickering is looking for talented anglers to compete in a Feeder trial on Saturday 22nd September 2012. The trial will take place at Larford Lakes & River Severn complex, Larford Lane, Larford, Near […]
Huggins Wins Fifth BW Stillwater Champs Qualifier
The fifth qualifier of the series of the Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships provided the best sport so far this year with some good fishing on a warm, but overcast day at Blythe Waters, Knowle, Solihull on Saturday 11th August 2012. The winner on the day was Sean Huggins (Leicester) who coincidentally won […]
Anglers Win a Voice in New Canal Charity
Angling’s representative body, the Angling Trust, has secured anglers a voice at a national and local level in the Canal and River Trust (CRT), which is the new name for British Waterways since it became a charity on 1 July. The Trust warmly welcomes this new opportunity for one of the largest waterway user groups […]
Barston Masters 2012 Final Qualifier
The final qualifier for the Barston Masters developed into a peg to peg battle between Dave Smalley and Mark Green. Dave, who runs Mill Tackle, fished a superb Match off un-fancied peg 60. Normally an area for the pole, Dave opted to fish the Method feeder to take the match with 81lb of carp, skimmers […]
Total-Fishing.com Second In ACA Masters
Eleven teams of six anglers competed for the coveted title in the 2012 Angling Trust Masters held at Leicestershire’s prolific Mallory Park Fisheries.The event was well spread out over the seven Glebe pools, the Foundation Lake and Mallory Big Lake.With so many lakes, all demanding different approaches and varied tactics, this was a real challenge […]
Win A TDR Reel With Raison, Ringer And Rich
Angling Direct is hosting a special night for match anglers at its Waltham Cross store, with Steve Ringer, Will Raison and Kieran Rich in attendance and a Connoisseur G20 pole to be won in a special prize draw. The event in association with Daiwa takes place on Thursday August 16th from 4.30pm to 9pm, when […]
Scunthorpe Red Win Last Natural Water Division Two National
Team Championship victory for local team Scunthorpe Red at the Angling Trust Division Two National Championship 2012. But all the talk afterwards was about the announcement that the 2013 Division Two national will be fished on a commercial stillwater for the first time. Team wise it was a convincing performance from Scunthorpe Red for whom […]
Mixed Fortunes For England’s Juniors In Slovenia
Under 18’s and under 23’s FIPSed World Angling Championships Slovenia 28th/29th July 2012 England’s young lions had mixed fortunes in the FIPSed World Youth Angling Championships from 28th/29th July 2012, Riva Sava, Slovenia. The river Sava produced some excellent catches of bleak, bream and nase a fish that is not found in England, and during […]
13lb 11oz barbel wins Evesham Qualifier
After being conspicuous by their absence over the last few weeks, it was the famous Evesham barbel that took the top two places in this well attended midweek qualifier. Coming out on top was Simon Pickering, who banked a 13-11-0 barbel halfway through the match, and added some good eels to finish with a 17-2-0 […]
Welcome To The Jungle: FREE TO VIEW
‘If it doesn’t bite you, electrocute you, sting you… then it doesn’t belong here!’ So begins this amazing Amazon fishing adventure with Brit abroad Steve Townson on a river that’s home to an unbelievable 3,000 species of freshwater fish. Steve, who happens to be World Peacock Bass Champion, spends a week on a floating hotel […]
Just One Fly: FREE TO VIEW
Rae Borras takes up an invitation to compete in the River Test One Fly Competition, fished by top anglers and celebrities on the home of English fly fishing and its carriers. The rules are simple – the anglers have just one fly with which to catch as many trout as they can. If they lose […]
