England Ladies took victory in the DCS Ltd Anglo Welsh cup by the narrowest of margins in a dramatic finale to what had been a tough competition at White Springs lake in Pontarddulais near Swansea. Tough and changeable weather conditions meant the fishing was slow at the South Wales specimen water, and it was to […]
Dramatic finish to Anglo Welsh carp cup at White Springs Lake – fish to 40lb landed
Harold holds out to land place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final
Bright sunny conditions awaited the 90 anglers who made their way to Monk Lakes in Kent for the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier. With the top three separated by just 8lbs, every fish was critical late on, followed by a very anxious wait for the all important weigh in. Holding out for top spot and […]
Adam Richards makes most of end peg to net his place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final
Tunnel Barn Farm delivered another cracking competition as 142 anglers fought out the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier. A surprise cold easterly wind meant that despite a good set of frame weights the fishing in some areas was difficult. Adam Richards (Browning) made the most of the space on Club Pool end peg 24 to […]
Rod average of 8.3 at Ravensthorpe Reservoir
Latest News and Information from Anglian Water Fisheries Week ending 7 May 2017 • Popular Tuesday evening boat leagues start soon Rutland 9 May Grafham 16 May • Ravensthorpe rod average is 8.3 Mick Griffin’s 8lb 13oz Rainbow is best fish of the week www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe […]
900lb Shark Landed Off County Clare
Irish Luke Aston has tracked down this massive six gill shark off Carrigaholt, County Clare for one of his customers Ben Carter, on only his second day after them of the season in his popular boat Clare Dragoon. The huge fish, estimate at 900lb, was of course safely unhooked and swam off strongly. Email: lukeaston@eircom.net […]
Team Lindholme take the 2017 Commercial Stillwater Championships
Caption: Team Lindholme romped home to victory in the Commercial Stillwater Championships on their home water in Epworth, nine points clear of their rivals. A huge turnout of 280 anglers from around the country made their way to the venue on a cold morning, but were treated to a busy day’s fishing. Team Lindholme took […]
Ivan Marks Memorial Match 2017: River Witham
IVAN MARKS MEMORIAL RIVER MATCH 2017 The 2017 Ivan Marks memorial river match will be fished on the River Witham old match length, Kirkstead Bridge to Tattershall bridge road side on Sunday 16th July 2017. We have 100 pegs available from Kirkstead Bridge downstream through reedy bay. Match headquarters will again be at the Kings […]
Jason tops the ton at Makins to win through to Fish O Mania Final
Caption: Winner Justin Redgrave with runner-up Perry Stone (left) and third placed Przemek Solski (right) Competition was fierce at Makins Fishery as 135 anglers made their way to the Midlands match angling mecca. With bright, still conditions the lake’s resident carp proved tricky to tame, however up in the water tactics proved crucial to the […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing: Pitsford produces another big brown trout
Fantastic season continues Pitsford Brown of 9lb Ravensthorpe rod average is 8.8 Grafham rod average 7 Rutland rod average 6.6 Tuesday Night Boat Leagues coming soon…. Rutland starts 9 May call 01780 686441 Grafham (in conjunction with Invicta) starts 16 May call 01480 810531 www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water […]
Hoppe’s belting Pitsford Reservoir brown trout
David Hoppe made the most of a practice session at Pitsford Reservoir when he landed this magnificent brown trout estimated at around 9lb. The fish came from the Sailing Club bank and fell to a buzzer this week during a practice session for the Troutmasters fish off the next day, which he went and won with eight fish […]
Scott pines for Fish ‘O’ Mania final success
Ever changeable conditions meant that for the 154 anglers who made their way to the Partridge Lakes on 19th April, weights were slightly down on previous weeks. However, this didn’t prevent a very close match with the top five being separated by just over 20lb. First past the post and qualifying for the final was […]
24lb Navada cutthroat trout record smashes line class record
Angler Adam Garcia has added another potential record cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) to his resume, with this incredible 10.88 kg (24 lb) fish he pulled from Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA on April 17th. Garcia caught the potential record cutthroat casting a Marabou jig from his light tackle spinning outfit. After a nice fight, Garcia managed […]
30lb brown trout from Tierra del Fuego to set new IGFA line class record
Angler Christine Ren Fielding, MD, of New York, USA caught and released this beautiful brown trout (Salmo trutta) while fly fishing the Rio Grand River in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina on March 29th. Fielding skillfully played the massive 13.6 kg (30 lb) brown for 20 minutes after the fish ate the green scud pattern fly […]
14lb brown trout from Pitsford Water: Rutland rainbows served to the Queen
Latest News and Information from Anglian Water fisheries Week ending 16 April 2017 • Rutland Rainbows served to the Queen Maundy Thursday menu includes Rainbow trout caught at Rutland Water • Graham’s 14lb ‘fish of a lifetime’ is season’s best at Pitsford 14lb Brown for Graham Pearson of Northampton www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham […]
Post Brexit impact on UK fisheries policy gets green light
A PROJECT exploring UK fisheries policy post-Brexit has won funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The research, a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is among only 25 to be awarded the competitive funding, which is part of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. The […]
