THE demand for carbon fibre has increased at an alarming rate. This has occurred due to the aerospace industryfs desire to build lighter and more fuel-efficient aeroplanes.World consumption of carbon fibre increased at an average annual rate of 5.8 per cent between 1997 and 2002.At present, the global demand for pan-based carbon fibre is approximately […]

NEWS has emerged from Brussels that there are no plans to introduce a European-wide lead ban – news welcomed by manufacturers of lead fishing weights.The European Union (EU) has confirmed the decision not to implement an EU-wide ban following findings of a study into the advantages and drawbacks of restricting the marketing and use of […]

Hi EveryoneThe final days fishing for the Team Gulp Gang in Key West. After telling you that we’d had wonderful weather, the Gods pounced and produced 25 mph and higher winds and even a couple of squally showers. I’m sure that you’re all so sorry for us !. We’ve had another first today. Mick and […]

The Environment Agency is reminding the North West’s angling clubs to manage carp fisheries with particular care this spring, after several incidents last summer in which carp died in large numbers.The Environment Agency’s Bill Darbyshire said: “Tests on carp that died last summer in Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester were inconclusive. We can only conclude […]

 Tackle store Fishing Republic is opening its second superstore in Manchester on Sunday 30th April – and has an incredible offer for online customers.FR’s megastores have over 10,000 square feet of angling equipment and are staffed with angling experts who are ready to advise and assist.Anyone who registers through the website at www.fishingrepublic.net will receive […]

MATCH FISHING – MAY ISSUE   Match NewsAll the up-to-the-minute news and stories from the world of match fishing. Pickering’s WayHow do you go about tackling a place you’ve never seen before? Tom visits a new venue and explains how he goes about it.  Match Q&ATop stars from the world of match fishing answer your questions – and […]

THE new Dynamite Baits website is now online (May) and with sections dedicated to match/pleasure and specimen anglers, the site aims to provide anglers with a valuable resource for improving their catches and understanding of baits. Apart from details of Dynamite Baits extensive product portfolio, there will also be sections containing articles from Dynamite’s sponsored anglers. […]

IT’S official! Daiwa Dorking’s Milo-backed England ace Steve Gardener is the currently the best match angler in the world.In a list of the current best 20 international anglers based on the average section points scored in the last five world championships the Surrey ace finished top of the pile with a score of 4.9 points.England […]

JOHN Wilson is among the star names attending the 27th Chatsworth Angling Fair, which takes place at Chatsworth Hall in Bakewell, Derbyshire.Former world champions Bob Nudd and Ian Heaps, carp legend Frank Warwick, piking expert Barrie Rickards, plus fly fishing aces Charles Jardine and Hywell Morgan will also be on hand with demonstrations at the […]

BRITISH Waterways has stocked over 300lb of 4-5lb bream plus six carp, all electro fished from the Coventry Canal around Sutton Stop, into Makin Fishery. All the fish have been put into Lake 5 at the Warwickshire complex, including a magnificent 28lb carp, which is now the biggest fish in the lake.The Exhall Basin area […]

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PETA have faxed a letter to Sir John Harman chairman of The Environmental Agency urging him to call off the Environment Agency’s 10-year campaign which aims to recruit women and ethnic-minority anglers.“Women and ethnic minorities historically have shown very little interest in fishing in the past, and they deserve applause for avoiding such a cruel […]

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Fish ‘O’ Mania 2006, coarse angling’s Grand Prize kicked off on Saturday at The Oaks Fishery with a win for Lee Barrett of Wakefield with a weight of 23 kilo. Winner Lee stated triumphantly, “I hope that by qualifying for the final I can go on to emulate my regular travelling partner Mark Jones (the 2005 […]

THE British roach record has incredibly been beaten for the second time in two weeks – and this time the monster has come from a named venue in England.Cambridgeshire based army engineer Mark Smith (34) landed the 4lb 5oz giant from Bassington Barrack, an army controlled lake on the Cambs/Herts border. Mark was fishing for […]