Nick Dulleck is claiming an IGFA all tackle record spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) with this beauty from New Bullard’s Bar Reservoir in California, USA. The fat bass, which took a jig, weighed in a 11lb 4oz, well over the existing all tackle record of 10lb 6oz.
World record spotted bass
530lb giant freshwater stingray from Thailand
THAILAND’s Mae Klong River has thrown up one of its giant freshwater stingrays in the shape of this colossus weighing some 530lb. The giant female, which measured some 2m x 2.4m, was boated by Wels catfish ace Yuri Grisendi, who took well over and hour to tire it out on big game outfits with Okuma […]
Adventure travel angling magazine to launch in UK
It might seem to many an odd time to be launching a magazine of any kind, let alone in the struggling angling publishing world, yet that’s exactly what’s happening with the introduction of Fishing & Travel. The quarterly title is a spin off from the French version, Voyages de Pêche, which has tickled the taste […]
Ant Glascoe signs for TronixFishing
Top UK lure angling Ant Glascoe has joined the TronixFishing pro staff team. Ant’s remit is to focus on new products for HTO, the company’s lure fishing brand. He will also attend numerous fishing shows and help with general brand development. . TronixFishing managing director George Cunningham said: “The HTO brand has been synonymous with […]
England’s Steve Hemingray placed on top of the world by Italian match fishing study
Anglers Mail recently voted Alan Scotthorne as Britain’s best ever match angler; however an Italian table published this week places Drennan England’s relative newcomer Steve Hemingray at the summit of the world’s matchmen. The study compiled results in World Championship matches over the last five years, which has seen Steve score an average section result […]
Campaign to ban treble hooks….
A campaign has been launched in the UK to ban multiple hooks and in particular trebles from all disciplines of angling. The founder of www.singlehooks.org is a life-long angler and strong believer in catch and release, and is looking for the tackle companies to back the movement with a phased in approach that would see treble […]
Record pay-out for Thames Angling Championship 2017
The Angling Trust is pleased to confirm the details for a fourth TideFest Angling Championship to take place on the tidal Thames in London on September 10th. The 50 peg match, which is sponsored by Thames Water and Tideway – builders of the Thames Tideway Tunnel – has a record pay out this year with […]
Mark Downes announces 2017 European Match Fishing Championships squad
Manager Mark Downes has once again selected a young squad to represent Drennan Team England in this year’s European Championships on the Bianca canal, Venice, Italy from 20th-21st May. Joining the squad for the first time, after two great years at Home International level, is former U23 International James Dent. The vastly experienced Alan Scotthorne […]
Changes To IGFA International Angling Rules
The IGFA’s Board of Trustees recently met for their annual meeting where they ratified several significant changes to the IGFA’s International Angling Rules and World Record Requirements. Detailed information regarding these changes is listed below: CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL ANGLING RULES Assisting the Angler Current IGFA International Angling Rules state that “the act of a […]
Tom Pickering names his England Lions
Tom Pickering names his England Lions for the 7th FIPSed World Feeder Championships in Portugal. The Angling Trust’s Preston Innovations sponsored England Feeder team has now been selected for the FIPSed 7th World Feeder Championships in Cabecao, Portugal from 24th – 25th June 2017. The Feeder team are to remain the same as last year’s […]
British angler lands 550lb freshwater fish
A British angler has landed one of the biggest fish ever to be caught in freshwater – an incredible 550lb freshwater stingray. Luke Benson, who is in the military, was fishing on the Bang Pakong River in Thailand when he hooked into the river monster, which took an incredible FIVE HOURS AND FORTY MINUTES to […]
Former detective joins Angling Trust Enforcement team
A retired detective with 30 years’ service in the police has joined the Angling Trust’s Fisheries Enforcement Support Service as Intelligence Manager. Gary Thomas retired from West Mercia force last May and will use his experience in intelligence gathering to help prevent illegal fishing and fisheries crime. The Fisheries Enforcement Support Service operates in partnership […]
UK’s Rarest Fish Filmed For First Time
The Environment Agency, working with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, have captured a vendace on film for the first time while conducting a water quality survey in the Lake District with a remote controlled sub. Vendace (coregonus albula) is the UK’s rarest freshwater fish and a relic of the ice age. Its UK habitat […]
Storm 360GT Searchbait
Storm is a steadily building and innovative brand in lure fishing circles and their latest launch, the 360GT Searchbait, is being billed as a kind of Martini of lures – ‘any time, and place, anywhere’. Or maybe that should be ‘any venue, any depth, any fish’. It’s designed to be ‘the ultimate’ confidence lure […]
England Call Up for Talented U20s Coarse Anglers
The Angling Trust is looking for talented coarse anglers who would like to apply for the England under 20s youth assessment trials. FIPSed have announced that the age categories for the youth have changed from previous years, so what was the U18s has now became the U20s category. The U20s Youth World Championships are due […]
