Friday 14th October 7:00pm Sky Sports 2Repeated: 11:00pm Sky Sports 4Sat. 3:00am Sky Sports 28:00am Sky Sports 3 Keith will be joined in the bothy by England International fly angler John Horsey to discuss his passion for trout and pike fishing with both fly and lures. If there’s anything you want to ask them please […]
Tight Lines Friday 14th October
Angling Trust Calls On All Councils To Follow Rother’s Lead And Back Sea Angling
The Angling Trust will be calling on all local authorities around England’s coast to follow the lead set by Rother District Council in East Sussex who has thrown its support behind recreational sea anglers by recognising them as all-year-round visitors and important contributors to the seaside economy. Following an impressive campaign by local anglers and […]
Right Image For Birmingham Anglers Association Guide
The Birmingham Anglers Association is currently is looking for a front cover image for the 2012 issue of its BAA Waters guide. The image should be high resolution and be of a catch taken on a BAA water or an evocative image of one of the association’s many venues. The guide has a 10,000 print […]
Popular New Matches Series On Birmingham-Worcester Canal
The Birmingham-Worcester Canal is the location for a new series of canal matches thanks to the efforts of Bromsgrove angler Gary Kirkham, who is organising opens and pairs matches on the Stoke Works length near his home town, running to next March. The stretch used to be noted for its sport and hosted some major […]
Firm Fishes For Charity In Droitwich
Employees of house building firm Barratt Homes have helped raise over £7,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice in a charity fishing match at the Woodland View Fishery. The event at the Droitwich complex saw the 42 of the firms suppliers and contractors select the charity as the beneficiary, before fishing off head to head.Only one of […]
Taking Action To Tackle Poaching
The Angling Trust, angling’s representative body, has launched a Seven Point Plan to tackle poaching and fish theft in English waters. There have been widespread reports of poaching and large numbers of fish being taken illegally by individuals and criminal gangs throughout the country.1. Building BridgesThe Trust has appointed two members of staff to work […]
Coarse & Match Fishing Monthly Now On iphones And ipads
Coarse & Match Fishing Monthly – the free-to-view video magazine for dedicated coarse and match anglers – has now made its releases available on i-phones and i-pads. The latest issue contains about three hours of video including tips, tackle, advice and great action from some of the sport’s top names, and is now viewable FREE […]
Bag’em Matchbaits Launch New ‘Easy Xpanda’ Pellets
Bag’em have made their 4 & 6mm expander pellets easier and better to use. Their new texture and shape makes them more durable and easier to hook, enabling the pellet to stay on the hook longer. RRP £3.59 http://www.bagem.co.uk/
Rob Wootton Joins Shimano UK
Shimano UK is delighted to announce that one of the country’s top match anglers Rob Wootton will be joining the company as a sponsored angler with immediate effect.Leicestershire-based Rob, who is also sponsored by bait giant Dynamite Baits, will play an integral role in the promotion of the company’s products on the banks and throughout […]
Mark Pollard Joins Shimano UK
One of the UK’s finest match anglers Mark Pollard has joined Shimano UK as a full-time tackle consultant in a deal that will see him relinquish his role as brand manager of Fox Match.‘Polly’, as he’s known on the banks, will play a major role in promoting the Shimano brand in the UK and across […]
Anglers Demand Return of Carp to London Lakes
The Angling Trust has offered its support to the Victoria Park Anglers Alliance (VPAA) which is fighting a decision by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to remove fish from two lakes in Victoria Park which are a vital resource for coaching young anglers. The fish were removed as part of a redevelopment of the […]
Shark-A-Tag: WATCH FOR FREE
This great episode of Sea Watch UK sees Andy Ford heads to the Isle of Whithorn in southwest Scotland for some great ‘shark’ fishing…. And it’s FREE TO VIEW in the October issue of Sea Watch Monthly – the video magazine for shore and boat anglers. WATCH SEA WATCH UK: SHARKATAG Andy is joining the anglers involved […]
Dorking Make It To World Club Champs
Kamasan Starlets fell just short in their efforts to secure the chance to fish in the World Club Championships in Portugal. The qualifier on Newark Dyke saw the top ten teams from the Division One National go head to head over two days for one place, but although the Birmingham outfit fished really well, finishing […]
Danny’s Massive Match Carp
Biggest story in match fishing this week has to be the huge carp that one the winter league match on the River Wye. Danny Baker was fishing chopped worm for perch on the feeder when he latched into something he hadn’t bargained for. However, his gear gave him a chance – he was fishing a […]
Huge Brace For Eel Fanatic Nick
A Birmingham Angler has hit the angling headlines with what’s thought to be the biggest brace of eels ever caught by design. Nick Rose was fishing a secret venue that had not previously produced a single eel for him in three years of trying, when a monster 9lb 2oz eel took his popped up lobworm […]