Category: Angling News

Big Teams Head To Larford

Big Teams Head To LarfordSome of the best match fishing teams in the land will compete in the Team Championship match being organised in conjunction with the £50,000 Maver Mega Match This final later this year. Top Midlands outfits Kamasan Starlets, Shakespeare Superteam and Daiwa Gordon League will take on the likes of Barnsley Blacks, […]

Fosters Open Day

Dennis McFetrich of MCF Developments will be at Fosters of Birmingham on FridayMarch 30th and Saturday March 31st with some tips and demonstrations. Dennis has spent a lifetime in pursuit of big carp and has used his engineeringexpertise to produce a range of baits and accessories with fish welfare andsafety in mind.

Anglian Water Report March 11th

• Terrific start to the new season at Pitsford WaterMartin Fairbrother makes his mark with a limit to remember – eight fish for 31lb 6oz • Mighty Rainbow for Mike at Ravensthorpe Reservoir10lb Rainbow for Mike Osgood of Market Harborough • Opening soon ……….Grafham Water Friday 16 March New Lodge TrophyRutland Water Saturday 31 March […]

Frimley Pit Three WATCH FOR FREE

Ian Russell is your guide to probably the best water for big common carp in the country in this classic episode from the CEMEX Ultimate Quarry DVD. It’s free to view for the month of March in ‘Carp Channel Monthly’.Frimley built an enviable reputation as an incredible four-lake complex noted for its stunning, fully-plated mirror […]

The £4,000 Cod

One of the biggest fishing matches anywhere in Europe, the 19th European Open Beach Championship, saw more than 900 anglers descend on the coastline between Bridlington and Spurn Point at the weekend for a £25,000 pot. The main prize, £4,000 for the biggest fish and the overall win in the two day event, was won […]

Angling Trust Tells MPs to Get Tough on Poachers

Once again the Angling Trust took anglers’ concerns to the heart of parliament when the Environmental Audit Select Committee invited Mark Lloyd and Martin Salter, along with the RSPCA, RSPB and the National Gamekeepers’ Association, to give evidence in the House of Commons on Wednesday (March 7) to its inquiry into Wildlife Crime. The Angling […]

Brit Wins Top Bill Fish Award

U.K. angler among TBF’s world’s top billfish tag & release anglers and captainsThe Billfish Foundation awards 46 in 22nd year of scientific research program MIAMI, Fla., USA — Every time they fish on three oceans, anglers and captains – including a Scottish angler — are helping scientific research. They are among 46 winners from around […]

Antrim angler named Rural Hero at UK & Ireland Awards

Michael Patrick Martin of Mallusk, Co Antrim, who runs the Six Mile Water Trust, has been named “Rural Hero” at the prestigious Countryside Alliance Awards finals in London. Michael attended the Awards’ finals at Parliament on Wednesday 7th March and was delighted to receive a plaque and certificate from Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP and […]

Carp Channel Monthly March Issue

The March issue of the video magazine for carp anglers – ‘Carp Channel Monthly’ – is now out and packed with advice, tips and entertainment from some of the top names in carp fishing and it is all available free-to-view here on this website. WATCH CARP CHANNEL MONTHLY FOR FREE NOW Highlights of this month’s […]

River Severn Runs Into Form

The River Severn has run into its best form of the season with big fish showing and two 100lb catches reported to me using two entirely different approaches. Both came from Bewdley, float maker Steve Maher bagging 100lb of barbel to 7lb on straightforward stick float and maggot tactics while fishing a pacey 8ft deep […]

John Arthur Quits Shakespeare

Maver Midlands has signed three big names on the area’s fishing circuit as it sounds out a warning to other match outfits in the region. Perhaps the most eye-catching is the acquisition of Match Fishing magazine editor Jon Arthur. The double UK champion and triple Fish O Mania finalist has been a linchpin the success […]