ANGLERS in the north of England can get their hands on a new guide packed full of information about the sport free of charge. The North of England Angling Guide 2003/2004 has been published by the Environment Agency.The 84-page full colour guide features still waters, rivers and canals in the north east and north west – that’s more […]

Some 5,000 common bream have been released into the River Dee as part of the ongoing programme to replenish fish stocks following a major incident in July 2000 when over 100,000 fish were killed. The Lower Dee was particularly badly affected by the incident and as bream are only to be found in this part of […]

NEWS that six thousand British ducks face slaughter because they are mating with the Spanish white-headed duck has ruffled feathers with anglers throughout the country who are now demanding action by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to organise a cull of inland cormorants.The British ruddy duck cull, which is being organised […]

A GRANT of over £1 million has been awarded to a scheme to massively improved the meandering River Monnow. The River Monnow Project is thought to be one of the largest catchment-based river habitat restoration projects ever undertaken in the UK.The project, which has attracted a grant worth £1.1m from a Defra Rural Enterprise scheme, […]

 Happy boys – the top three in the Sensas FestivalFOUR out of four section wins and maximum 36 points for the top three anglers in the 180-entry White Acres Sensas Spring festival saw a fifth section result count back take the title and £2000 winner’s cheque to big hitter Steve Cooke. With four from five […]

FANCY taking on the USA in a new ‘Brits versus Yanks’ shark tournament, rubbing shoulders with angling celebrities and getting on TV at the same time? If you do, we may have found just the thing.Tailormade Holidays, backed by Long Island Lighthouse Safaris and the New York State Tourist department, are throwing their combined weight […]

ALL coarse, carp and fly anglers are reminded that their old Environment Agency Licence runs out on April 1st.If you still haven’t got your new licence, you can do so very easily on the EA’s website simply by CLICKING HERE and following a simple procedure. You are ‘licensed to fish’ from the moment your payment […]

THE National Federation of Sea Anglers launched its campaign to address the problems of monofilament gill nets, especially those set close inshore, at the Go-Fishing Exhibition at the NEC.“Ask any sea angler what is the one issue that they would like the NFSA to achieve and the restriction on the use of gill nets would […]

AMONG the great offers in our shop at the moment is a half price deal on Fishrite’s top notch Deep Heat Sleeping Bag (pictured above on a bedchair), reduced from £175 to £87.50.As used and tested by carper Lee Walton the features include a Bedchair fixing flap (fits over the back of your bed chair); […]

GRAND National fever will grip the nation today, and we’ll all have our own thoughts as to which horse can take the big Aintree race on April 5th.And to give those punters among you an edge over those dreaded bookies, Total-Fishing has teamed up with online bookmaker Blue Square to offer members a free £10 bet on […]

TOTAL-FISHING has teamed up with web hosting company BitShack.co.uk to offer members a special discount on the cost of hosting your website. The discount is substantial, with members able to claim a full 50 per cent off the normal hosting and domain and hosting packages in the first year, and 25 per cent off domains […]

HOLGAN Farm Fishery in South Wales, which is owned and run by former World Champion Ian Heaps, is running week-long festival in late April with £4,500 up for grabs.Groups of 15 anglers will fish three lakes in rotation from April 26th to May3rd with each lake being classified as a section. There will be daily section prizes […]

The Cork 2003 Small Boat Angling Competition is moving to Galway for this season.The event will now be run by Ring Fishing Festival of Clonakilty Bay, West Cork and it is expected be one of the largest competitions Ireland has witnessed for some time.Entry is limited to the first 100 boats in two categories, under […]

ANGLERS who take their four-wheel-drive vehicles onto Horden Beach, Durham, have been warned that their vehicles could be towed away if they continue this practice.Hordon Beach is fast becoming recognised as a nature reserve and following consultation between Easington District Council, English Nature and the National Trust, it has been announced that vehicles will now […]

TOTAL Fishing’s self-styled group of sea anglers had yet another ‘meet’ on the weekend of March 22nd. Top International casters Roger Mortimore and Barney Wright were in attendance and gave casting demonstrations and individual tuition throughout the day. The venue was Hayling Island and the target fish? Those red-spotted beauties – plaice, plaice and with luck more […]