WITH Fish ‘O’ Mania celebrating its tenth anniversary this summer, promoters Matchroom Sport can announce that 8 of the 14 qualifying heats have SOLD OUT!Despite having been on sale for a little over a month, the following 100 peg matches are now fully booked up:Drayton Reservoir, NorthantsHallcroft Fisheries, RetfordTunnel Barn Farm, West MidsCarr Mill Dam, […]

AS the announcement is made that Penn Reels USA has been sold to two new owners, the UK subsidiary has confirmed its business as usual and dealers will notice no changes at all.The Pennsylvania firm has been sold to Sea Striker Inc. of North Carolina and Master Fishing Tackle of California for an undisclosed amount.Sea […]

NFSA PRESS STATEMENT  The Sea Angling Sector put its case to Government officials in the South West The NFSA (Wyvern Division) and BASS in conjunction with the Government Office South West, hosted a workshop on Jan 15 at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, to present the case for the promotion and development of sea angling in the […]

BRITAIN’S biggest shooting organisation is looking at ways it can help anglers address the problems caused by cormorants.Officials from the National Federation of Anglers (NFA) and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met recently to discuss co-operation and have identified ways in which they can work together.BASC has a particular expertise in dealing […]

AN American professor has completed the most comprehensive study ever carried out on nervous systems and responses of fish and has proved that fish do not feel pain. The academic study is the work of Professor James Rose (60), a professor of zoology and physiology at the University of Wyoming. Professor Rose said: “We compared […]

Message from Kevin Napier, Carp Society THE SEVENTH Carp Society ‘Junior Carp School’ will be held at Horseshoe Lake during the week commencing Monday 26 May 2003. The event runs twice during the week, Monday to Wednesday and Thursday to Saturday. The event is open to youngsters over 10 and under 17 on that date. It […]

IT’S not just humans that need a place to shelter from the rigours of winter – fish do too! That’s why the Environment Agency is teaming up with local landowners to improve habitats for fish along the banks of the River Nidd, near York, North Yorkshire.The project is taking place just downstream of Skip Bridge […]

THE day’s of charter skippers taking you fishing with a ‘yo ho ho!’ and a bottle of rum are numbered.Legislation currently going through Parliament under the Railways and Transport Safety Bill will introduce safety levels of drinking on all mariners and water borne vessels. These limits, which are set to become law by the end […]

SINCE Chris Tarrant took over as president of the Anglers’ Conservation Association, a total of 980 new members have joined up and the organisation says it has enjoyed a whirlwind few months.Indeed, since Chris took over at the top, ACA staff have attended 26 events and given evening presentations to 14 clubs.On the legal front, […]

CORNISH angling holiday complex White Acres has teamed up with tackle firm Daiwa to sponsor the innovative new Virgin’s Festival in early June. As previously reported, the June 7-14th event at the prolific Cornish venue is only open to non-sponsored anglers with no record of success in open events or in the Festivals at the holiday […]

 BRITISH Waterways have contacted Total-Fishing with a view to offering a special rate on club bookings to members of the site.There are several Saturday dates available in April and May, and BW will knock £1 per man off the normal peg rate to clubs quoting the reference Total-Fishing200 when they book.That means that rather than […]

Special White Acres offer for Total-Fishing members  TOTAL-FISHING.COM has teamed up with White Acres to offer its members an exclusive discount off the price of holidays and short breaks to the prolific Cornish complex.Signed-up members of the Total-Fishing forums and subscribers to the Total-Fishing newsletter can claim 10 per cent off the normal price of a […]

ONE of the largest initiatives ever launched in the UK to bring more people into angling is about to be unveiled.The Get Into Angling scheme is the brainchild of organisations across all sectors of the sport in Great Britian, including the Angling Trades Association, the National Angling Alliance and the Countryside Alliance.The key ingredient is […]

PLANS for recreational fishing licences in some parts of Australia have met with a mixed reaction and the majority of anglers are already demanding a rethink on the scheme.The idea was put forward by local angling body Recfishwest but many in the south west of the country are unhappy with the proposals.A campaign is being […]

FISHERIES Minister Elliot Morley has announced a £6.4m package to help English fishermen affected by North Sea cod recovery measures. Together with the £50m and £5m packages being offered by Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively for the same purpose, the UK fishing industry will have access to a total of over £60m of aid. There will […]