Keen angler and level 2 UKCC angling coach, 24 year old Lucy Bowden has appeared in an international ladies angling calendar. Lucy appears as Miss March in ‘The REEL Women of Fishing’ Calendar which promises to be one of the most popular calendars of its genre.An ideal gift for the fisherman who has everything, it […]
Lucy is Miss March
Carp Coach Maggot Fishing – WATCH FOR FREE
The action comes thick and fast in this made-for-TV carp video as Ian Russell’s hair-rigged maggot tactics account for carp after carp. We’re at Farlows Lake Fishery in Buckinghamshire, England, a super, feature-filled 28-acre water just inside M25 motorway with stacks of 20s to go at.Ian’s ‘pupil’ for this enjoyable session is self-employed builder Ian […]
Special Bailiff Scheme launched to help stamp out fish theft
Research shows that fish theft and illegal fishing are the two biggest concerns for today’s angler. By joining the Angling Trust and Environment Agency “Special Bailiff Scheme” anglers can help stamp out fish theft on rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries helping to preserve fisheries for generations to come.The Angling Trust and Environment Agency are running […]
Great FREE Carp Video From Carp Channel Monthly
The December 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 THE CARP CHANNEL MONTHLY NOW There is over two hours of […]
Fish Legal to Challenge Sewage Secrecy at Tribunal
A landmark legal decision to uphold the public’s right to know how much sewage and other pollutants is poured into Britain’s rivers could now be only weeks away.The Upper Tribunal has announced a January date for Fish Legal’s appeal for the water and sewage industry to be subject to public scrutiny.In 2009, the angler’s pollution-busting […]
Maggot Coming To The Fore On Commercials
On the region’s commercials, pellet is still winning most of the open matches but with the cold snap that could well be about to change, with winter baits coming to the fore. In fact the biggest weight of the weekend at Tunnel Barn farm fell to maggot, Pete Rice winning the Friday open with 71-14-0 […]
Swim Cam At Woodland View Fishery
A ‘swim cam’ has been installed at a Midlands fishery, allowing anglers to log in online and get a sneak peak at what’s happening on Front and Back Deans pools at Woodland View. The video is updated every ten seconds and is run through Farson Digital cameras, who now have around 75 similar cams set […]
Lifestyle Secure Sponsor
Midlands match group Lifestyle has signed a sponsorship deal with Browning, part of the Zebco tackle group. The team will now be known as Browning Lifestyle. The firm has a new range of match gear hitting the market in the New Year including the much-talked-about Z12 pole, which Total-Fishing has been told is good enough […]
Anker’s Away For Turner
Small rivers don’t necessarily spell small fish, as John Turner proved when he banked a 15lb 3oz barbel from the River Anker. The venue record and personal best fish fell to two hair-rigged 12mm halibut pellets on a size 8 hook after an opportune piece of fishing by the Tamworth angler. “I dropped by the […]
New Float Range From Dave Harrell
It was encouraging to note that 60 anglers turned out for one of the River Severn Opens last weekend. That’s a great attendance on running water these days and perhaps a sign that anglers are realising that commercials can be pretty tough going in winter. At least on rivers you have great scenery to take […]
Irish Float And Feeder Qualifiers 2012
The National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland Float and Feeder Team qualifiers to select teams for the 2013 World, European and Celtic Cup teams will be fished in an All Ireland Qualifier format, to CIPS rules, over Six weekends in 2012. The manager Mark Theedom feels that the new format of running events in all […]
Westport Skate Festival WATCH FOR FREE
The Westport Skate Festival came into being after a group of anglers discovered this amazing species to be present at certain times of year in the Clew Bay area of Southern Ireland. It’s all based around The Helm, a one-in-a-million hotel and restaurant which sums up all that’s great about Ireland – great food, great […]
Short Session Carping – Watch For Free
In this video from Carp Channel Monthly, our ace Kevin Green is joined by Steve Broad, who edits ‘UK Carp’, and the theme is to show you some tricks for getting to grips with carp fishing when time is short.This is a really instructional carp fishing video, packed with tips (and fish). Learn the secrets […]
Bob Nudd Canal Fishing WATCH FOR FREE
Roach are Bob’s favourite fish and when he catches a quality redfin first put-in on this enjoyable stretch of Luton AC’s length of the Grand Union Canal at Ivinghoe, you know you’re in for a treat.Bob’s got two lines of attack and in this first part of two (both free to view this month), he […]
Success For Vintage Tackle Fair At New Home
Vintage Tackle aficionados braved ‘unhelpful’ weather to welcome the National Vintage Fishing Tackle fair to its new home at the Kingsley Sports Centre in Redditch. Despite a foggy morning that delayed a few people the 38 stalls consisting of 88 tables filled the 3,500sq feet of the hall for the November 20th event, and there […]