By Gareth Purnell What is match fishing? In match fishing your aim is to weigh in more than the other competitors. All those fishing the match draw a peg, and have to fish only from that peg for the duration of the match. In the UK the majority of matches are five hours in length. […]
Getting Into Match Fishing
Bronze medal for Bill Galt in Disabled World Angling Championships
On the same river as the Veterans event won by England but half a mile downstream the 17th FIPSed Disabled Championships were held. Using similar tactics to the Veterans the England team targeted bleak at the start but because the match was only 3 hours and England had 2 anglers with only one arm it […]
Team England Veterans take double gold glory in Portugal
Angling Trust’s Team England Veterans are the new World Champions after a tremendous win in the 8th FIPSed World Championships fished on the River Raia near the town of Cabecao in Portugal from 5th – 6th June 2015. In temperatures never less than a sizzling bank side 36 degrees centigrade the team practised hard for […]
Angling Trust Lobbies EU for Bass Minimum Size Increase
The Angling Trust has stepped up the pressure to see the long overdue introduction of a 42cm minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) for both recreational and commercial bass fishing in order to allow the fish an opportunity to spawn successfully before harvesting. The present stock crisis is very much due to overfishing on the spawning […]
Wild sawfish have ‘virgin births’
Scientists have proved that the endangered sawfish can and has reproduced in the wild without mating. It’s believed that the miracle ‘virgin births’ are a response to dwindling stocks of the species, with females unable to find a mate. The findings were made in study by ecologists off the coast of Florida, published in the […]
Prince Charles congratulates Trout and Salmon
Trout & Salmon celebrates 60th anniversary with a letter of congratulations from HRH The Prince of Wales Britain’s oldest game fishing magazine also launches campaign to save brItain’s wild salmon stocks Trout & Salmon magazine reaches a significant milestone today as it celebrates 60 years as the voice of game fishing. HRH The Prince of […]
Anglers Gain a New Voice in Brussels to Tackle Invasive Species
The European Commission has appointed the Angling Trust’s Mark Owen to its new Invasive Alien Species Working Group, to represent the interests of anglers throughout Europe via the European Anglers’ Alliance. Mr Owen will be working to ensure co-ordination of the activities of the Commission and EU member states to support the implementation of the […]
Wayne Taylor Books His Place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania Grand Final
One hundred and thirty anglers fished the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Colemans Cottage Fishery, Essex on Saturday 30th May 2015. Good sunny conditions prevailed throughout the match but rain overnight and a cool night kept weights lower than normal. Winner Wayne Taylor, Hastings Angling Centre drew Peg 38 on Wood lake. This is the […]
Kayak angler lands 552lb grouper (VIDEO)
A Kayak angler has landed what may be the biggest fish ever landed from a small boat in the shape of a monster 552lb goliath grouper. Jon Black, who runs the Crazy Lure tackle shop in Cape Coral, was fishing off Sanibel in Florida and his mighty battle was captured on amateur video – see […]
Dorking take the stillwater champs
Saturday 23rd May 2015 saw 24 teams compete at Garbolino Lindholme Fishery, Epworth, Doncaster in the Angling Trust Team Commercial Stillwater Championship. Into its third year of this Championship it was their first time to compete in this event with Team Daiwa Dorking taking the Championship title with a fantastic total of 198 points to […]
Jarrad Smith wins 2015 Ivan Marks Memorial at The Glebe
This year was the 11th event in memory of the Leicester legend Ivan Marks and each day was well-supported with around 90 anglers making the journey to fish this brilliant two-day festival of angling. For most anglers it is just a great day out and for some the chance to win the coveted Ivan Marks […]
Canal Pairs: Kennet & Avon Canal
The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Canal Pairs match was held on the Kennet and Avon Canal on Sunday 24th May 2015 pegged between Seend Park and Waddington. The top Individual was Michael Denton, Business Director of Oxford fishing under the Drennan banner. Michael fished red maggot over groundbait, starting in the channel […]
Brilliant fly fishing sport at Grafham Water
Highlights from matches across all of our waters including an incredibly close finish between two of the best young anglers in England Don’t miss Evening boat leagues Thursday evening boat club Ravensthorpe Tuesday evening Summer fishing club at Pitsford Water. Grafham Water Summer Fishing Club Tuesdays with Invicta Rutland Water Tuesday Night Boat […]
Britain’s first motorway fishmongers
Fishmongers are on their way back and now the first one is opening up at a motorway service station. Frank Phillips will be selling his cod, plaice and bass at a new service station on the southbound route between Gloucester and Stroud on the M5. Thea 67-year-old once ran a mobile fish van and has come out […]
Turkana UK Supporting Marine Team England
Turkana UK is to provide support for Team England Senior & Junior World Shore Angling teams. Through its UK distributor, the Spanish based tackle manufacturer will supply England’s Senior Shore Angling Team with product from their specialist coloured lead range and other items such as sand spikes, rig glues, rig lead clips, baiting needles and […]
