Category: Angling News

Tommy Pickering smashes Erne Record

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]