The winner of our FAPS luggage competition in partnership with ManchesterAngling.co.uk is Nikki Day, who correctly answered that the holdall measures 190cm. The winner of our Shimano Stradic SR-System reel competition in conjunction with Shimano UK is Jackie Brown. Congratulations to both of you and many thanks to the two sponsors for putting up the prizes.

LINEAEFFE has been manufacturing high quality fishing tackle for 25 years and is one of Italy’s largest and most important tackle manufacturers. They have been selling tackle in the UK for a number of years but only in small quantities. Now TackleTek Ltd is bringing the Lineaeffe brand to the UK angler in a much […]

AN article in the Daily Telegraph, April 10th, has prompted a series of enquiries to the government’s angling spokesman, Martin Salter MP.  The Telegraph headlines trumpeting “Fox hunting shadow over ‘fish feel pain’ debate” and “Angling to face new inquiry into cruelty” wrongly claimed that the Home Office is investigating whether fish feel pain in the […]

 Thatcham Angling Association is pleased to announce that on Saturday 27th May 2006, their lake complex in Lower Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, is host to the area’s biggest ever angling event. The three lakes in the complex, named Long, Jubilee and Hordens Mere Lakes, are set in idyllic surroundings and yet are close to local amenities, […]

MATCH ace Mark Pollard will be in attendance during an open day at Lincoln tackle shop Harrisons on May 6th. The first 100 customers will get a free gift in a day which sees one off special offers on Fox Match products. www.harrisonstackle.com  

Evesham ’06 Angling FestivalQUALIFIERS & SUMMER OPEN MATCHES Shakespeare Championship QualifiersSunday June 18th Saturday June 24thSunday July 2nd                                                 Sunday July 9thSunday July 16thSaturday July 22ndSunday July 30thSaturday August 5thSunday August 13th   Wychavon Championship QualifiersSaturday June 17th                          Saturday July 15thWednesday August 9thSaturday August 12thWednesday August 16th Shakespeare Ladies ChampionshipSunday August 20th                          Match Fishing OpensWednesday June 21st                           Wednesday June […]

The fourth qualifying match for anglings Grand Prize at a prolific Tunnel Barn Farm produced one of the closest qualifiers to date with Gary Baugh proving the eventual winner. Match organiser David Kent stated that, “Tunnel Barn Farm produced a first class event which looked too close to call right up to the weigh-in.  All indications […]

Terry Fell, the President of the National Federation of Anglers today launched a new scheme called ‘Promoting Positive Images’. The NFA will pay for 16 anglers with disabilities to be trained as fully licensed Angling coaches utilizing money from the Ron Shirley Fund. The aim of the scheme will be to create positive images of disabled […]

The Environment Agency today (Monday) announced its plans to attract an extra 200,000 people to fishing in the next 10 years. Outlined in Angling in 2015, the Environment Agency sets out its plans for the sport and how it will work to increase the social and economic benefits angling provides over the next decade. Dafydd […]

TF.com Charity Event in aid of Breast Cancer Care Woodlands, Thirsk, Thurs 13th April 2006  The happy band of fishing nutters who contribute or even just lurk around the Total-Fishing.com website have held a few charity events in the recent past. They really excelled themselves today. Two of the Sheffield based lads, Lee Blagden (‘Blaggers’) and John Clegg […]

Illegal anglers will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide over the May holiday weekend as the Environment Agency cracks down on people fishing without a valid rod licence. Environment Agency Head of Fisheries Dafydd Evans said: ‘Anglers must ensure they have a valid licence before they start fishing or face the prospect of […]

This month we’ve teamed up with Shimano for the chance to win a superb Stradic 2500FB match reel worth £129.99. It’s an awesome piece of kit with most of Shimano’s plethora of reel features including Positive Bail, Power Roller, Roller Bearing, Rotor Cast Control, S System, SR-System, Shimano Balance Lock and Shimano Smooth Cast SSC. To find […]

A MIDLANDS company is launching the first UK internet only angling television channel. Fishing4Leisure.com is a subscription channel based around showing viewers coarse, sea and game angling venue footage mainly from around the British Isles. Viewers are treated to five minute videos of the fishery introduced by a presenter, alongside venue and permit information and footage of […]

Having just lost his job former qualifier Ian Covey’s luck changed on Saturday when he qualified for anglings top prize again with 41lb 12oz of fish on peg 94 at Wylands Snake Lake. A jubilant Ian crowed, “I am really chuffed to bits to win as the final is a fantastic day out but must admit […]

The Big Interview Lars Svendsen: A living legend TTW catches up with Lars Svendsen, the man behind the now global giant: Svendsen Sport  FACT FILEName: Lars SvendsenPosition: The main manContact: Svendsen Sport A/SErhversparken 14Gadstrup4621DENMARK  TTW: Can you give readers a little background on yourself and Svendsen Sport?LS: I established Svendsen Sport back in 1977 during my MBA studies. During […]