One of the country’s top fly fishing magazines, Today’s Flyfisher, has gone under the knife and now boasts a completely new look. Tackle and Guns magazine caught up with editor Tim Smith to find out exactly what changes have been made. T&G: Tim, we hear there have been some big changes made with Today’s Flyfisher and […]

A year after its launch on an unsuspecting trade and public, Sonubaits has expanded its range and recently gave the angling press a sneak preview. Of course, Tackle & Guns was there…REGULAR readers will be aware that Sonubaits sees itself as more than just another new company in the bait market.Its launch last year of […]

What‘s been happening at the Angling Trades Association this month? Well, it certainly seems to have been a busy time for all concerned.HARDY & GREYS SIGNS UPOne of the biggest names in the tackle trade has joined the Angling Trades Association. Alnwick-based Hardy & Greys put pen to paper recently and ATA chairman Sean O’Driscoll […]

A DEVON wholesaler is focusing on selling other firms’ products and making them available to all.TackleTek believes it is bucking the current trend by not buying in or copying other manufacturers’ products and selling them as their own brand.Instead, boss Martin Lamb (pictured below) prides himself on listening to retailers, understanding order volumes and ensuring everyone […]

A CONSUMER fishing show, WITHOUT a retailing element and with lower costs, is being launched next year by DHP Ltd, publisher of such magazines as Total Coarse Fishing, Match Fishing and Total Carp.The event, which will be a true showcase for the industry, has already been given the backing of many big-name suppliers, including Fox, […]

Membership is rising, the bank balance is healthy and exciting things are afoot as the Pike Anglers Club approaches its 30th Birthday, its Annual Members Meeting heard.But PAC president Phil Wakeford warned against complacency as the committee looked back on its first year in office at the club’s AGM.Member numbers now stand at more than […]

The NFA’s ‘Introduction to Angling and the Environment’ continued to grab the headlines as River Leen School in Nottingham carried out their practical side of the course last week.The school in Nottingham took 10 pupils aged from 9 to 15 years of age who have been undertaking the course since September onto Awsworth Canal to […]

Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) is a disease of common carp and carp varieties such as Koi. It can kill all the carp in a fishery, is easily spread and tends to occur in the summer when water temperatures reach between 15C and 28C.  Fish showing clinical signs of the disease usually die within hours. At lower […]

KOI HERPESVIRUS DISEASE: NOTIFICATION AND CONTROL Defra today (21 May 2007) published new measures designed to combat the introduction and spread of Koi Herpesvirus (KHV)  Disease and to improve the health and welfare standards of fish.On 6 April 2007 it became a legal obligation to notify suspected KHV Disease in England and Wales.Organisations participating in […]

Past Fish ‘0’ Mania champion Steve Cooke from Nottinghamshire served up a real treat with a convincing win at the Heronbrook qualifier with a winning margin of almost 41kgs over his nearest rival.All the talk at the draw was of Island Lake being highly fancied by many of the competitors. However, the weather during the […]

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Angling will be visiting Berkshire on Friday 25 May to hear about the work that has been done to improve angling and the environment on the rivers Kennet and Pang. The Environment Agency will be hosting the visit to the Englefield Estate near Theale by the All Party Parliamentary Group […]

Where’s Dave? as Environment Agency launches its latest television campaign promoting rod licences. “Where’s Dave? He’s not coming. Landed himself a big one. In court. A big fine and a criminal record. For not having a rod licence.”The Environment Agency’s latest television campaign promoting rod licences started on May 18 and will run until June […]

RESEARCH will be carried out in Yorkshire this summer into growing concerns that climate change is leading to dwindling stocks of grayling and trout in the region’s rivers.Fish populations in traditional breeding grounds such as the River Ure and River Swale in North Yorkshire have declined sharply in recent years, after water flows fell dramatically.River […]

An act of vandalism has completely destroyed a fishing platform designed especially for disabled anglers – less than six months after it was put in place. The wooden structure was burnt to the ground, with nearby fencing being used to feed the blaze. The platform – created to help disabled, elderly and young anglers take […]