Jason Neath set a new lake record for Jenny’s Pool in Sunday’s open at Tunnel Barn Farm with 212-5-0. The Smithy’s Angling Centre backed angler drew peg 21, where he fished chopped worm and caster on two lines at six metres and down the side in a match which saw another four weights over 130lb. […]
Neath Sets New Best for Jenny’s Lake
Sophie Davis wins Angling Trust Ladies’ National Championship 2012
The Angling Trust Ladies’ National Championship took place at Holly Farm Fishery in Leicestershire on Saturday 9th June 2012. After a week of wet weather it was dry, but overcast on the day of the match, however, there was a cold gusting wind which made fishing tricky for some of the 47 competitors taking part […]
Home For Salmon FREE TO VIEW
The current issue of Game Fisher’s Diary includes the first two parts of Home For Salmon – a not-to-be-missed documentary about the Atlantic Salmon Reserve of Kharlovka in the Kola Peninsula of Russia featuring international fly angling superstar Mikael Frodin. WATCH ‘HOME FOR SALMON’ Kharlovka boasts that it is world’s first conservation area for Atlantic […]
Johnson nets top spot at Preston Innovations Boldings Fish ‘O’ Mania
Several days of heavy rain following straight on from the spawning season made the fishing very difficult for some at the Shropshire Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier venue, Preston Innovations Boldings on Saturday 9th June 2012. A lot of fish were up in the water on most lakes, but were not in any particular hurry to […]
Opening Day At Rutland
This really enjoyable episode of Game Fisher’s Diary sees Rae Borras visiting Anglian Water’s 3,000-acre Rutland Water for opening day to meet a few ‘names’ and learn how to tackle big trout reservoirs like this one. And with 20,000 new fish added for the start of the season, there’s plenty to go at. Fishery manager […]
Three Cod For 200lb
Jakob Lindberg had the kind of catch most sea anglers can only dream about when he boated three cod for over 200lb during a trip to Norway’s famous Sørøya region. The three giants all fell to a 40com Big Bob jig and pulled the scales around to 66lb, 67lb and 73lb during a three day […]
New Shore Fishing TV series
Fishing TV has commissioned a brand new series of made-for-TV programmes for UK shore anglers in partnership with three leading companies from the trade.AnyFish Anywhere, Akios and Veals are pooling resources to support the new five-part series, which will be broadcast through the video magazine Sea-Watch. The series will see international shore angler Julian Shambrook, […]
Record Undulate Ray
The British record for a boat-caught undulate ray has been beaten with the capture of a specimen weighing in at 23lb 8oz. The fish beats the existing best for the species, which has stood for over 40 years, by over 2lb. Simon Dale was the lucky angler, catching it during a night time fishing trip […]
Builder Bags UK’s Big Girl
At 62lb on the nose, this huge specimen is the biggest known carp in the UK.Builder Danny Harmer caught the fish, known as the ‘Big Girl’, during a four-day session at Kent’s Elphicks Fisheries. Danny located a clean area at the bottom of a drop-off towards the middle of the venue’s North Lake in 10 […]
Biggest Irish Trout For 118 years!
The largest trout caught in Ireland for over a century has been boated on the country’s Lough Corrib. Weighed at a staggering 25lb 2oz, the huge ferox is a new record for the venue in the west of Ireland, beating the previous best for the lough by over 3lb.The monster brown trout was hooked not […]
Maurice Williams Takes Barston Masters Round 3
The Barston Masters 3rd round took place on Saturday June 9th. With the bad weather beforehand it was anyone’s guess on how it was going to fish. The level of the lake was up by four inches… there was plenty of colour in the water and with the overcast conditions everyone expecting the venue’s skimmers […]
New Game Fisher’s Diary ALL FREE TO VIEW
The latest issue of Game Fisher’s Diary is live and is packed with must-watch video on fly fishing destinations and techniques in the UK and overseas, all of it free to view and including contributions from Mikael Frodin, Steve Cullen, Nick Hart, Bob Church, Craig Barr, Ian Gordon, Robin Elwes, Eoin Fairgrieve, Iain Wilson and […]
Angling Trust Welcomes New Fishing Superstore Opening in Newbury
While the country prepared to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee the Angling Trust celebrated a rare event in the fishing world, the opening of a new tackle shop. Angling Trust National Campaigns Coordinator Martin Salter joined Charles Jardine, the legendary fly angler and Pallatrax baits boss Simon Pomeroy for the opening of the Newbury fishing […]
River Monsters Series 3
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 […]
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 […]
