THE man behind the new fishmeal-free pellets says that the UK’s use of fishmeal in angling is ‘a time bomb waiting to go off’.Denzil Thorpe of Willis Worms/Freedom Feeds UK says that the high use of fishmeal is creating a dangerous imbalance in many fisheries.“The struggle is to convince fishery owners that the future well […]

Richworth Linear Fisheries is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Blunt as Fishery and Maintenance Officer at their Oxfordshire site. Chris who attended Sparsholt College and gained a B.Sc. [Hons] in Aquaculture and Fishery Management will take up his post on June 1st this year. Living very close to the Oxfordshire Fishery he is currently […]

THE annual DHP Tackle Awards ceremony is now a permanent fixture in the tackle trade’s diary, bringing together the top companies as voted for by readers of two major magazines.Total Carp and Match Fishing readers are given the chance to vote for everything, from their favourite rod, reel and piece of terminal tackle to the […]

A CLAIM of the biggest fish ever caught in Northern Europe since records were kept – a giant 2.17 metre long catfish weighing in at 83.6 KILOGRAMS – is being made after the massive fish was landed from the River Weser in Germany by a Mangofishing ‘Black Magic’ lure. Pictured with the monster fish are anglers […]

The Sea Trout Group welcomes the new report from WWF Norway, detailing the adverse effects on wild salmon caused by escapes from salmon farms. The report (On the run – Escaped farmed fish in Norwegian waters)  highlights the fact that around half a million farmed fish – salmon and trout –  escape from Norway’s fish cages […]

1 Spring Lake 11Alex Murray8907 2Cary Lake 77Joshua Garratt8303 3Match Lake 48Ian  Parsons  82054Campbell Lake 117Peter Nurse  79015Campbell Lake 124Chris Whittcomb74006Lodge Lake 59Gary Naylor71127Match Lake 49David Self69128Cary Lake 95Paul Tidball6902 9Campbell Lake 114Colin Butler660310Lodge Lake 64Andy Seery6412 Section winners denoted in BOLDFull results of this qualifying round can be found on Sky Sports ‘Tight Lines’ webpages by clicking here

Southern Angler June 2005 In June’s issue we report on the fishmeal time bomb that one man says is just waiting to go off and the loss of one of the south’s top roach water to carp syndication .Also in the feature-packed issue, priced only £1.99 New SeriesCommercial ClinicWhite Acres’ Clint Elliott kicks off his series on […]

Defending champ Colin Wood winner of round 3 at framfield with 85lbs 10oz On the CLUB site you have most probably seen quite a few posts referring to the Shimano Beastmaster League or Exage as it was known for the first three years. Firstly let me tell you a little about the league and how […]

After months of anticipation and a fair bit of banter, “Robbo’s Birthday Bash” was finally here.Following a short drive through the Hampshire countryside (well,  short compared to most other peoples journeys) the Surrey contingent of Shandy Drinking Poofters (Me, Antmusic, Dwaynemartyn and Shedfull) arrived at a sun drenched Witherington Farm for what was going to […]

Mark Gibson shows off a fine 2lb 15oz black bream taken from Broadbench, east of Weymouth, onboard Josh Simmonds’ “Revolution”. Mark’s haul of thirteen bream, all averaging 2.5-3lb, won him the top dog prize of £40. The weather was perfect and the bream were plentiful. Gibbo’s tactics: two hook paternoster fished on ten-inch snoods, green beads and […]

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Charismatic ex-England cricketer Ian Botham gets to indulge in another of his passions – fly-fishing, with a selection of pals from the world of sports and entertainment.  Each episode follows Ian and guest over the course of a fishing weekend, across a range of some of the most famous river in the UK, as they […]

Freshwater angling is one of the nation’s biggest participation sports and is worth about £3.5 billion each year to the economy.  The Government is therefore keen to get even more people involved in the sport as it provides not just environmental benefits but social and economic ones as well. However, to maintain the sporting viability of […]

Total Carp, May 2005ON SALE: 29-4-05 Lane’s WayHe’s back! A return to form sees Dave Lane doing what he does best, catching big carp down Oxford way. The Generation Game (New Series)Does using a  lot of bait get you more bites than single hook baits? We sent Barry and Ben O’Connor to find out… All For Charidee Mate!Thousands […]

The final details for this years event have been posted on the total-fishingclub.com site.If you are fishing the event, please check them out in the Glebe 2005 section of the forum as there are a couple of changes from the way it has been done in the past.Thanks go out to Darren, SteveR, Scone and Roy […]