England International Feeder manager and team member has smashed the the River Erne record with 109.900 kgs of bream and hybrids in the Mahons Festival in County fermanagh , Northern Ireland. Drawn on Sligo peg 1 and casting a feeder down towards the town bridge he put together a fantastic weight , winning the day and […]
Tommy Pickering smashes Erne Record
Live Ribbon Fish Found On Yorkshire Beach
A three foot ‘deal fish’ found washed up at Hornsea Beach in Yorkshire is just a baby as the species can grow to over 8ft long. The fish was found by local resident Allan Dougal, who was able to revive it before allowing it to swim off apparently none the worse for wear.”After clearing its […]
Shop4Tackle.com Opens Kent Store
Online fishing tackle retailer Shop4Tackle.com has opened a new shop in Strood, Rochester, Kent. The shop is open six days a week as follows: Mon to Friday : 9am to 5pm Saturday : 9am to 1pm The store does however stay open later than 1pm most Saturdays The shop address is:Unit 1Space Business CentreKnight RoadStroodRochesterKent ME2 […]
Fishdeal.co.uk – Facebook Growing Fast
Fishdeal.co.uk – Four angling deals every day all of them with great discounts! Here a short update concerning Fishdeal.co.uk. We will soon start with our great deals on fishing tackle. Within two weeks we will be moving to a bigger warehouse, meaning we can buy higher quantitiesof tackle, which will of course lead to bigger […]
Kieran Rich Through To Fish O Mania Final 2014
A very hot sunny day greeted the 130 anglers in this the 10th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Barford Lakes, Norwich on Saturday 17th May 2014. The hot weather conditions didn’t put the fish off on the Match & Pleasure lakes, but unfortunately the offsite lakes at Railway and Willow, and Colton lake fished very […]
Give Sea Fish A Change
National sea angling organisations and NGOs from around the UK have come together to develop common policies regarding the threats and problems facing sea fish and sea angling around the waters of the UK. The initiative, to be known as Give Fish A Chance, will provide common sense advice on how anglers can contribute to […]
Garbolino Sponsors Ireland’s National Feeder Team
Garbolino is delighted to announce is has agreed a three year sponsorship deal with Ireland’s National Feeder Team. The deal which is valued at more than €14,000 should help the team which will be known as Garbolino Team Ireland Feeder develop further to compete at the highest level and who knows even get their first […]
Ivan Marks Memorial – New Venue
After the weed problems experienced on the River Welland last year which resulted in the match being cancelled a decision to move to a new venue for 2014 has been taken. This year the Ivan Marks Memorial will be fished on the River Witham roadside match length, Kirkstead Bridge to Tattershall Bridge. We have secured […]
Licence Fees Fund Cormorant Team
A team of three Fishery Management Advisors has been recruited by the Angling Trust, supported by rod licence funds, to help angling clubs and fisheries reduce the impact of cormorant predation on inland fisheries. In addition to the Fisheries Management Advisors (FMAs), there will be a new Area Based Licence that allows greater flexibility by […]
Match This Final Fund To Top £60,000
The Match This competition is going from strength to strength and organiser Phil Briscoe has announced that the prize fund for the 2014 final will now top £60,000. Ticket sales are at an all-time high, with several sell-outs in the qualifiers so far and this weekend’s heat at Larford Lakes also looking like it will […]
Canal Pairs Championships Launched
The Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust are delighted to announce that they will be working in partnership to launch a pilot Pairs Canal Championship on the Shropshire Union in the Soudley area on 14th September 2014. This brand new Championship will appeal to anglers who prefer to fish natural venues who particularly enjoy […]
Steve Cooke Pips Lee Kerry In Fish O Mania Qualifier
After heavy overnight rain and with further cold and heavy rains forecast throughout the day, the Oaks Fishery at Thirsk welcomed the anglers for the ninth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match on Saturday 10th May. A lot of questions were being asked of local anglers following the inclusion of the popular 40 peg on Alder’s […]
David Hall Retires
David Hall, chairman and founder of David Hall Publishing, has decided to step down from the day-to-day running of the business. David said, “It is no secret that I have been ill for a period and although I have managed to work through all the treatment that I have received, it has eventually caught up with […]
Improved App From Fishing TV
Fishing TV have announced the launch of their new and improved Fishing TV APP, available to view and download worldwide on Samsung Smart TVs. The APP features all four of the company’s unique channels: Carp, Coarse and Match, Sea Watch and Game Fishers Diary with a huge range of shows to watch. The new app […]
10lb 12oz Rainbow Trout From Ravensthorpe
Picture: John Hood who won the Dave Hodgson Memorial Match at Rutland Water on 4 May. It was a poignant victory for John who caught his best fish, a superb 8lb 4oz Rainbow, in Dave’s favourite spot at Rutland – Manton Bay. John’s winning bag of 8 fish weighed in at 20lb 6oz. • 10lb 8oz […]