The hunt is on to find four young anglers to appear in a new TV tribute series alongside John Bailey. Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing sold millions of copies and the cartoon character was alive in the pages of the Daily Mirror for 25 years. Now he’s back! The series, called ‘In the Footsteps of Mr […]
The Hunt For Peter
£10,000 Holiday Competition For Fly Anglers
Midlands Tackle giant Wychwood is getting behind a new competition for fly anglers they will see one angler win the guided fishing holiday of a lifetime in the USA. The firm have ‘hooked up’ with New York State Division Of Tourism, Virgin Atlantic, THG Holidays and the CLA Game Fair for the draw, which will […]
£60,000 World Pairs Championship Match
Lakeland and Inland Waterways Ireland has announced a brand new pairs match with over £60,000 in prize money.Set in the counties of Monaghan, Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh this is a pairs match the type of which has NEVER been seen before. The match will be a four day competition to be run the week of […]
Ivan Marks Memorial Match 2012
Mallory Park Fisheries will be holding the eighth annual running of the Ivan Marks Memorial Match in May. It will be, as always, open to all anglers of any standard and offers a great opportunity to ‘rub shoulders’ with star anglers from all over the country, including Full Internationals from several countries. This event will […]
Alan Scotthorne Signs For Drennan
Five times world champion Alan Scotthorne has signed a sponsorship deal with Drennan just days after ending his long running association with Shimano… and he’s not even restricted to just using their product. Drennan International boss Peter Drennan said: “We’re delighted to have put together a consultancy and sponsorship deal with Alan. “As an England […]
Invitation To Join Celebrity Fly Fishing Day
A special celebrity Fly Fishing Day, in aid of a children’s charity, will be taking place at Lakedown Trout Fishery, Wealden Valley, East Sussex – owned by pop legend Roger Daltrey of The Who – on Friday 25th May, 2012. The charity day, in aid of The Children’s Trust, will commence at 7.30 am with […]
Great New Angling Show In Coventry
A new, FREE TO ENTER angling show takes place on February 18-19th at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, and Fishing TV will be there. The Carp And Coarse Spectacular, from the same stable as the successful Brentwood Carp Show, sees top manufacturers like Korda, Sonic, Jag, Baitcraft, Browning and Guru showing off their wares, plus […]
Grampian’s River Initiative
With the salmon fishing season about to commence on all of Grampian’s rivers over the next few weeks, a new initiative has been launched to raise awareness of the potential impact of wildlife crime on the regions waterways. The initiative will see river crime warning and information boards distributed to 9 of the regions major […]
Minister Calls For Action To Protect Our Rivers
Richard Benyon MP (Defra Minister for the Natural Environment & Fisheries) was a guest speaker at a Parliamentary meeting [1] on water policy on Tuesday, 31st January, which was organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The meeting was attended by a significant number of all-party MPs, who heard the latest from the Government […]
Carp Company On Lookout For Anglers And Outlets
A new Birmingham company is looking for select retailers to stock its range for terminal tackle for carp anglers. Swim Tackle distributes a range of swivels, beads, clips plus clothing and is also looking for carp anglers to help promote their range. Visit www. http://swimtackle.co.uk.
Mark Downes Plans To Expand Sensas Champs
Birmingham based England match team manager Mark Downes is bidding to revitalise team fishing in the UK by expanding his Sensas Challenge series. Mark is looking to create a series of qualifiers fished to World Championships rules and leading to a final which also involvs some of the best teams from France, Italy and Belgium. […]
New Fish Stocks For Packington Somers
Packington Somers Fishery has stocked its lakes with over 2,000 fish across the Meriden complex. With winter the safest time to boost stocks, bosses have split 1,700 F1s to 3lb between Molands, Little Gearys and Willow, and added 300 small barbel to Anniversaries Lake.
All In Order At Cobhouse Fishery
Another venue that’s caught our eyes this week is Cob House Fishery at Wichenford, where the Saturday open match on Wyatts Pool was won with 133-4-0 – a standout weight in the current weather conditions. The owners take club bookings on all five of their lakes and there are open matches every Wednesday and Saturday, […]
Meadowlands Fishery Silvers Giving Great Sport
Match anglers are enjoying plenty of bites at Meadowlands Fishery where the second round of the Silver Fish Only league there saw the top six all weigh in over 13lb. The winner of the 30-pegger on the venue’s Lambsdown Pool was Steve Hemingray, who switched between pole and groundbait feeder with caster or maggot hook […]
Fifth 15lb Barbel For Big Fish Man Phil
Respected Midlands big fish angler Phil Smith has set a new barbel record for the River Anker with a mighty 15lb 4oz fish. Phil, who has now caught 15lb barbel from five different UK rivers, had blanked on his previous session on the water but decided to give it another go after taking the water […]
