DES Taylor’s plans to expose the hypocrisy of the river close season by running a ‘legal’ match on the River Severn in May have taken a bit of a knock, as the Environment Agency has suddenly moved the goalposts.Des was to run the match under the auspices of fishing for salmon with worm, a method […]

IRISH anglers are demanding answers after a second outbreak of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis, known as ‘mad fish disease’ has been detected in Northern Ireland.The Ulster Angling Federation, which represents some 11,000 anglers, has warned the killer virus could have disastrous consequences for wild salmon stocks.The federation says the Department of Agriculture could have done more […]

Ray lands a carp on his way to victoryBarford Lakes Fish O Mania qualifier A CHANGE in the weather brought cooler temperatures and bitterly cold easterly wind which affected the match weights at the favored Colton Lake, with many anglers at finding it near impossible to hold a pole in the first hour.   The Pleasure […]

THE World Junior and Youth Shore Angling Championships will be fished on the East Riding of Yorkshire Coast over Easter Week and the match will be attended by the government’s Sports Minister, Richard Caborn.Fourteen teams from countries arrive on Easter Friday at Far Grange Caravan Park, Skipsea, the Headquarters of the Championships, which are being […]

THOSE of you using the Carp and Sea Discussion board have felt somewhat left out of things after Van den Eynde’s kind offer to sponsor the Coarse forums by giving a case of groundbait away to the writer of the best thread of the month. Well there’s no need to feel that way any more, […]

SOME long-awaited research into the river close season has concluded that half of all rod licence holders want to retain the three-month river close season. Exactly 50 per cent of those surveyed are in favour of the close season, while 35 per cent want it scrapped and 15 per cent are undecided. When asked for […]

DON’T forget that Total-Fishing now has its own shop and by shopping there online you are helping to keep the site online. The shop bosses have highlighted that among many tasty offers at the moment there’s an extra 10% off already reduced prices on the following: – Daiwa Tournament Luggage – ABU XLence Luggage– Fishrite Fleece Suits – carp […]

RUMOURS are spreading that an as yet un-named British angler has banked a  massive 58lb carp at French Mecca Lake Cassein.Information is sketchy, but it’s thought that the fish is the same one banked by Joan Briggs last year. The water, which is currenlty very low, has also produced a 48lb common to a Brit […]

THIS autumn, 16 of Scotland’s most prestigious ASSF fisheries, and four fisheries  in  Northern Ireland have teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Relief to  help  raise  money  for  cancer  patients and their families throughout Scotland  and  Northern Ireland whilst enjoying a fun day’s sport and having the  opportunity to win a number of tremendous prizes – the […]

Situations vacant: General Manager, Fishing trips tour operator BASED in Macclesfield, the job involves contracting fishing trips abroad, direct sell marketing in the UK, and turning telephone enquirers into customers. Arrangements have to be made about travel and payments, all within a policy of excellent customer service. The job involves travelling to research new fishing products.Essentials are: […]

Dynamite White Acres Festival  Pete Thomas – at 18 the youngest ever White Acres festival winner.ENGLAND youth international Peter Thomas raised eyebrows with a stunningvictory in the 174-entry White Acres Dynamite Baits Spring Festival to win acool £2000.With older experienced heads all around cracking under the pressure Peternicknamed Othe ice¹ remained cool and produced a […]

THE Environment Agency is investigating a pollution incident that took place on March 26th on the River Crouch near Wickford in Essex.A report was made to the Environment Agency that a dead salmon or sea trout had been removed from the River Crouch at Battlesbridge Mill. Investigations by the Agency showed that a raised level […]

FARMED cod are being harvested for the first time ever today (April 8th) at a cod farm in the Western Isles in a move which could help alleviate the crash in natural stocks.The fish farm has managed to get around the formidable problems associated with breeding cod, specifically that the fish have eaten each other […]

IN one of the greatest shocks ever in the world of competitive fishing, the crack Total Fishing unit was beaten in the Northern heat of the Intersite challenge.Despite a superb performance from Paul Trattles which saw him take overall third in what proved to be a tough match at Woodlands, Total Fishing’s ‘win at all costs’ […]

A RECORD fine of  £1.2m has been dished out by a Welsh court after it was proven that two Anglo-Spanish trawler companies were illegally plundering west Wales fish stocks. Incredibly Plymouth Fishing and Sante Fe Shipping declared only four per cent of their catches in the log book fiddle. It’s believed they got away with […]