Angling is supposed to be a peaceful, relaxing pastime, but when Neil Machin winner of both Fishomania and the Parkdean asks you to take him to catch his first catfish, then the pressure is on, writes Dave Smith of Get Hooked On Fishing Staffs.Neil had told me at this years NEC that he would love […]

The NFA can now provide Access Audits for all angling clubs and fisheries with member clubs receiving a special discounted rate as a benefit of their membership of their Governing Body.Access Audits are an essential provision for all fishery owners and angling clubs as both of these are regarded as ‘service providers’ under the Disability […]

Total Carp June 2007Due Out: NowPrice: £3.25Speed DemonWhat happens when we give a top carp angler just a few hours to catch? Carnage, that’s what!Max PowerMax Cottis bags a 40lb mirror on tiger nuts!Commercial CapersCamou-clad carp catcher Jan Porter reveals more tips for targeting carp in commercial fisheries.Taking A PuntIan Russell float fishes for carp… […]

Over the next two weeks, the Environment Agency will be stepping up boat patrols on the Severn and Avon to catch anglers who are fishing illegally in the close season or using illegal equipment. EA teams will use boat patrols to get to out of the way places where access is difficult, or where illegal anglers […]

 tcf June Issue – Out Now!tcf June IssueFree 5lb Ultima Power Plus lineAnything But CarpIan Welch visits Badshot Lea and sets the table for the venue’s fussy bream to dine on.Arthur’s LegendKeith Arthur looks back on the awesome rudd fishing that resulted in sell-out opens at Brooklands Lake.Pot Noodle ChallengeSteve Martin and Gareth Purnell have two hours […]

During the Bank Holiday Rod Licence Blitz, 14% of anglers checked in the Telford area proved to be rod licence cheats who were unable to produce a valid rod licence – despite warnings beforehand that the Environment Agency’s Environmental Crime Team would be out and about checking licences. Of 62 anglers checked by the team, […]

When you have to get off your tackle box, walk 10 pegs down the lake to borrow a third keepnet, you think things can’t get any better … they can when you fill it up!Despite Graham Carlyle weighing in a mega 139lb from Pool 5 on The Glebe at Peckleton in Leicestershire, to win the […]

Contents July 200707 EDITORIALThe editor reflects on what makes a successful angler – and wishes he could be one!08 NEWS AND LETTERSBad news on zebra mussels as we hear of the first sighting in the Corrib system.13 FISH OF THE MONTHMichelle Fuller from Co Clare puts her husband to shame with a nice pike.14 IRISH […]

Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association (WADAA) has become the fifth angling club to receive the coveted Sport England Clubmark. At a recent event Sir John Harman, the Chairman of the Environment Agency, was on hand to present Neil Birkinshaw, WADAA, with their certificate. NFA’s representative Frank Lythgoe was also there to congratulate them on […]

England international Will Raison from Aldershot claimed his place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania Grand final with a superb performance at Maver Larford Fishery last weekend.Having recently being selected to fish both the European and World Championships in Italy and Hungary respectively this year, May continued to bring success for the 2005 European Individual Gold […]

Dear Sir As part of the Scottish National Angling Programme (SNAP) I am setting up a web based national club for young people www.thecastaways.org.uk <http://www.thecastaways.org.uk/>   The site will initially have four sections. Starting OutThis section is designed to provide information for newcomers to the sport and novice anglers, introducing young anglers to the basics of the […]

Click below to see coverage that the NFA’s ‘Introduction to Angling and the Environment’ received this week on the BBC.  If you click on the link below you will see the coverage from yesterday and also the previous filming at the launch back in September. http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6680000/newsid_6684700/6684733.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm <http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6680000/newsid_6684700/6684733.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm>  

EVENT: BW MAKINS WEDNESDAY AFFORDABLE OPENVENUE:  Lake 2DATE:  23 May 2007RESULT1st Anthony KING Long Bennington Baits  266 lb 12 oz2nd Charley SHAW Dynamite Mayfair   263 lb 4 oz3rd John Adamson Long Eaton Victoria AS  247 lb 5 oz4th Bruce ROBINSON Makins    188 lb 12 oz5th Chris JOHNSON Carp Vader    130 lb 8 ozNumber of pegs: 21The BW Makins Wednesday ‘Affordable Open’ on Lake 2 produced sensational weights, with each of the […]

A RANGE of baits that crosses the divide between match and carp angler has been launched to dealers through a major supplier.Formula Carp and Grand Prix Match are the new names on the block from bait maestro Tony Mills – and retailers can get them through Denzil Thorpe’s Willis Worms van sales service.Tony Mills (left) […]

Details of a brand new, patented feeder system from Middy Tackle International are just beginning to emerge, Total-Fishing.com can reveal.The innovative product, called the Shotgun, is being launched soon and will be featured in July’s issue of Total Coarse Fishing (out on the second Wednesday in June) in the hands of inventor Rob Wooten. Designed […]