Sunday June 24thWarwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry66 pegs After two cancellations on the opening weekend of the season the Shakespeare Championship qualifiers finally got underway. Unseasonably heavy rain during the previous 24 hours though resulted in the river rising overnight and competitors were faced with a river carrying 2.5ft of extra water […]

In the last two months, the ACA has continued its winning streak by winning damages in no less than five cases for seven angling clubs and five riparian owners of fishing rights.  The ACA secured over £32,000 for its members in the five cases and in addition recovered more than £10,000 from the polluters as […]

PAC member Nigel Greaves nailed this 40lb Lough Mask pike on a recent trip to Ireland.The brute took a spoon retrieved fast over weed – a technique Nigel, 49, and his 20-year-old son Nick have perfected on recent visits to the Emerald Isle.“We normally just drift the boat and fish over the weed, they seem […]

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts 2006–2007 on 25 June 2007. The report describes Cefas’ major achievements for the year.As an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the document covers Cefas’ performance against six ministerial targets – Delivery of Outputs; […]

Spawning fish in Norfolk’s River Wensum are being given a helping hand through a partnership between local anglers and staff from the Environment Agency’s Fisheries Recreation and Biodiversity and Ecological Appraisal teams. Forming part of the Wensum Fisheries Action Plan and on-going research into the spawning success of the river’s barbel population, anglers have been […]

It was third time lucky for Amer Jawad at the 12th Fish o mania Qualifier at Eye Kettleby on Wednesday, where he booked his place in the final in difficult weather conditions. The weather swung between bright sunshine, strong winds and rain, preceded by heavy showers and thunder storms the night before. This served to […]

The 11th 2007 Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at White Acres last weekend was won by Steve Denmead, a waggler expert from Frome in Somerset who outwitted the rest of the field to book his place at Doncaster.At the draw the rain was pouring down and the traditional seaside resort of Newquay was not quite what […]

Shoreline threw a line to young people in North East Lincolnshire at the launch of a new youth diversionary project.Get Hooked on Fishing is a sustainable angling project for young people aged between 8 and 19, funded by Shoreline Housing Partnership and managed by the Integrated Young People’s Support Service.The project, based at Homestead Park, […]

Pure Fishing have jointly sponsored this fabulous event with CEMEX, securing prizes of no less than £22,500, in what will prove to be the ‘PREMIER’ attraction of 2007.After a series of qualifiers at Premier Fisheries across the country (dates & venues listed below), and subject to a sell out, the finalists competing at Mallory Park […]

Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords will be taking time out to go fishing in the centre of London.British Waterways has teamed up with London Docklands Angling Consortium and Thames21 to host a day out fishing in the docks for the All Party Parliamentary Angling Group of MPs on Thursday June […]

Environment Agency officers have gained valuable insight into the health of Northumberland’s fisheries thanks to information gathered from hundreds of angling trips.The fisheries team, based in Newcastle, set up a log book scheme for coarse anglers last year and asked participants to note down the location of their fishing trip, and the size and species […]

Anglers who target summer pike are being urged to take extra care of them during warmer weather, as the coarse fishing season gets under way.The Pike Anglers Club says anglers should make sure they use strong enough tackle to land fish without tiring them and ensure they are unhooked and returned to the water quickly.The […]

Power Plus Technology Turned on Carp Marketmm B/Stlbs B/Stkgs0.26 8.0 3.60.28 10.0 4.60.31 12.0 5.50.33 14.0 6.50.35 16.0 7.20.37 18.0 8.2RRP/Spool   £15.95• High Abrasion• Low Diameter• Fluorocarbon Coated• Super Smooth• Long Lasting• High Knot Strength• Ultra Limp• High Wet Knot Strength• Slow SinkingWith two products already developed to this formula, Power Plus and Power Match.  Ultima have now turned the special technology towards the specialist carp market.The launch of Power Carp levels a major step forward in carp line […]

Fish Health Inspectors (FHI) from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have reported to the authorities two men for attempting to illegally import sturgeon into the UK without the required fish health certification.Ten boxes containing more than 140 Diamond sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) were seized on Monday, 11 June, as a result of […]

Thinking of a fishing holiday this year? Then look no further….The Ebro in Spain is Europe’s premier coarse river and phenomenal cats and carp will be waiting for you. With Ebro Valley Angling, one of the most successful and well established outfits on the river, you stand a great chance of landing a fish of […]