Five Minute InterviewGenuine carp-fishing legend Chris Yates interviewed, compulsive reading EssentialsWhat would Lee Jackson be lost without? The great man gives us a run down of his critical bits and pieces Nash TalksSo you think that Kevin Nash has been quiet? Don’t worry, he’s been storing it up ready to unleash exclusively for ACF Weekender – Mission ManIt’s […]

On Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th over 60 hours of angling coaching was delivered to over 200 Cubs and Beavers giving them a taste of fishing at a Scout Funday held at Gilwell Park in Essex. The yearly event put on by the Scouts Association was attended by youngsters aged 6-10 years old who are part […]

What’s Inside Contents Issue No. 28 Irish Angler August 2006 07 EditorialAs the World Cup draws near, David Dinsmore shares his thoughts on competitions this month.08 News And LettersLivebait smuggling, the World Cup and an angling wedding this month. And in Letters, reader feedback.12 Fish Of The MonthThis month’s prize goes to a young angler for a fantastic […]

FISH’O’MANIA WHITE ACRES17th JUNE 2006 117 ANGLERS FISHEDTWIN OAKS, TRELAWNEY & NELSONS POLLAWYN & JENNYS 1st    KIERON RICH                                                        151lb 08oz  MOSELLA GARBOLINO Peg 17 Twin Oaks             Pellet waggler shallow to the far bank, 60 carp to 3lb         2nd   STEVE MAYO                                                        134lb 05ozDAIWA DORKING Peg 1 Jennys  Long pole shallow with pellet at 13 meters catching carp […]

Thousands of fish have died in waterways across England over past few days in the lead up to tomorrow’s opening day of the coarse fishing season, with freshwater species failing to cope with plunging oxygen levels in the hot weather. The Environment Agency deployed aerating machines on four separate watercourses in the North-west, Anglia and […]

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Pike anglers on both sides of the border were today studying proposals for a blanket ban on livebaiting in Scotland. Announcing its response to the draft Aquaculture and Scottish Fisheries Bill yesterday, the Scottish Executive said: “The Scottish Executive proposed a complete ban on the use of live vertebrates as bait due to the potential impact on […]

Companies across England and Wales were fined and charged more than £100,000 by magistrates courts in April and May for pollution incidents which killed more than 5,500 fish. The prosecutions were brought by the Environment Agency. Spread along waterways in Wales, the Manchester region, the Thames catchment and southern counties, the six most serious pollution […]

Lineaeffe/TackleTek sponsored angler, young Ashley Tappenden (15) competed for Team Greenwich last weekend in the first round of the London Youth Games angling competition.The games have been held every year since their inauguration in 1977 to celebrate theQueens Silver Jubilee and every year 20,000 kids from the 32 London borough’s plus The City of London […]

As the new river fishing season gets under way, the Pike Anglers Club is calling for people to fish responsibly for Britain‘s top predator. “Pike are easily damaged by poor handling at any time but at this time of the year there is an added risk when oxygen levels in the water are low,” said PAC […]

Scorching hot weather and flat calm conditions, meant that fishing was going to be slow, but as the breeze picked up half way through the match, the carp decided to have a chew, and by the “all out” 50lbs was needed for a section win; but it was Jon Davies (Division 3) who took the […]

Steve Ringer has booked his place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania Grand Final by catching a huge weight of 229lbs 11ozs as the fish went on a feeding frenzy. The 10th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier took place at Decoy Lakes with boiling temperatures not putting off the fish.   The 130 pegs were spread over 9 […]

Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society staged an open match on the Erewash Canal in the town (on the stretch at the back of the Royal Oak) on Sunday 4 June.  This gave competitors a chance to see what they could expect when Division 1 of the National Angling Championships is staged on the venue in […]

A plan for the growth of recreational sea angling has been laid out by Richard Ferré, the new chairman of the National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA).   “Sea angling is a growth area just waiting to be developed while commercial fin fishing has no growth potential,”  he says in a message to central and local […]

The 9th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier took place at Lakeview Fishery near Melton Mowbray on 3rd June 2006 with Jon Arthur claiming a closely fought victory. Lakeview gave us a tight event with the top three anglers being separated by only 3 lbs and the top five anglers on the day all coming from different lakes. Once […]