The Discovery Channel is currently broadcasting Jeremy Wade’s third River Monsters series and there’s plenty for game anglers to get their teeth into. Episodes include The Mutilator, Flesh Ripper, Cold Blooded Horror, Electric Executioner and Silent Assassin and follow Jeremy’s on-going quest to separate fact from fiction as he tracks down fearsome looking species from […]
River Monsters Series 3
2012 England Youth Fly Fishing National Qualifier
Twenty five young anglers took part in the 2012 England Youth National held at Pitsford Water on Monday 4th June. Conditions were good with a light easterly breeze giving the water a slight ripple, perfect for buzzer fishing. Six boats started in the ‘small half’ close to the boat pontoon and it was Fen Oakley […]
Pitsford Water In Sizzling Form
Latest News and Information from week ending 3 June 2012 •Grafham Water hosts Midlands heat of Anglian Water Airflo International11 teams battle for a place in the Midlands Final •Fantastic rod average of 5.0 at Pitsford Water Pitsford WaterFish week 641 (Season 7,196) Returns 128 (1,790) Rod average 5.0(4.02)Pitsford Water continues to fish well with […]
Thirteenth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier proves lucky for top rod Ben Emery
After a promising forecast for the 13th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on Saturday 2nd June 2012, the weather took a turn for the worse as the draw took place leaving the anglers to face a cold, drizzly day, and this almost certainly affected the sport. That said this beautifully kept fishery – Partridge Lakes, near […]
Match Record For WCB Angling Club
The latest WBC Angling Club match on the Grand Union at Tyseley saw Keith Woodhead set a new club match record for the stretch of 15-1-13. Keith drew peg 51 and despite a gusting wind he fished close to the far bank using breadpunch tactics and with the roach not really showing, skimmers made up […]
Tony Miles Launches Barbel E-Book
Top Midland big fish specialist and prolific author Tony Miles has launched his first ever e-book. The first of what will be a series is called Top Tactics For Big Barbel and costs just £2.85, featuring a picture of a 17lb 2oz Great Ouse fish on the cover To buy the book visit: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0086686OW/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk
Harrell To Speak At Rivers Conference
Midlands river ace Dave Harrell will be among the speakers at a special conference about the future and management of river coarse fish stocks organised by The Angling Trust and being held at Barston Lakes, Solihill, this Saturday. Dave said: “As a passionate river angler of many years standing myself I would urge anyone who […]
Green Goes For Shatterford’s Grass Carp
It’s hard to know where you are with the weather but when the sun shone last week the fish came out to play at Shatterford Lakes. One notable catch fell to the rod of Dave Greenland, who fished a bubble float and floating dog biscuits from peg 8 on Eric’s Lake for eight carp to […]
Green Goes For Shatterford’s Grass Carp
It’s hard to know where you are with the weather but when the sun shone last week the fish came out to play at Shatterford Lakes. One notable catch fell to the rod of Dave Greenland, who fished a bubble float and floating dog biscuits from peg 8 on Eric’s Lake for eight carp to […]
Barston Matches
Barston Lakes is hosting a charity match in September with the proceeds going to cancer research and the Birmingham based Acorn’s Trust, which is a network of care for life limited and life threatened children and young people, and their families, across the heart of England. Run by Gary Kirkham, the 16th September event will […]
Mallory Park Marukyu Festival
Marukyu Festival Sat/Sun 26/27th May 2012 (2nd 2-Day Event) With The Glebe fish population having only recently spawned it was going to be a bit of the unknown regarding how good or bad the fishing would be over the weekend. All of the competitors received a goodie bag from Marukyu and the bait was […]
Black Cat wins the World Catfish Classics
The Black Cat Team debuted this year at the Catfish Classics in Spain and immediately managed to win the team competition. The team was split into three squads of each two anglers and one support person: Team 1 with Ingo Kuprian, Uwe Barthel and Stefan Seuß; Team 2 with Alexander Kunert, Thomas Grabitz and Riccardo […]
National Fishing Month Provides Hope For Troubled Teens
As a full time angling coach, Professional Anglers’ Association Director Martin Porter considers himself to be a very lucky man. He has turned a lifetime hobby into a career by teaching troubled young people to fish. But his work is much more complicated than that. In fact, it’s as complex as the young people themselves […]
Real Eel Wins EFTTEX Lure Award
Savage has won the coveted ‘Best New Softlure’ category at EFTTEX 2102 with its revolutionary Real Eel. The award was judged by a panel of top angling journalists from around Europe and it represents the second year running that Savage has taken this category at the big European tackle trade exhibition, which took place over […]
Anger Over Approval Of River Thames Turbine Scheme At Abingdon
The Angling Trust has reacted angrily to the news that the Environment Agency has approved a controversial application for a hydropower development on the River Thames at Abingdon without any meaningful protection for fish and fishing. The development will involve three Archimedes screw turbines being installed into a mill stream, which will use most of […]
