Big carp catcher and regular contributor to Advanced Carp Fishing, Jim Shelley has been at it again. Not content with his recent capture of the mighty ‘Shoulders’, from Horton, at 45lb 5oz, Jim tackled the ultra hard, 90 acre Fen Drayton in Cambridgeshire for a feature shoot and nailed one of the big commons at […]
A Shelley big carp
Having a Ball
Conference has voted to keep president Ken Ball at the helm of the National Federation of Anglers for a little while longer yet.Delegates awarded Ken, who has already run the show for 10 years, nearly 70 per cent of the vote. His rival for the post, Geoff Bibby, received 32 per cent of votes cast. Ken will […]
Giant eel for schoolboy
It was caught by chance, just like the British record perch taken only a few weeks ago. And like that historic fish, it was taken by a shoolboy.Stories like the capture of a magnificent 9lb 8oz eel from day ticket water Swan Lake near Skegness are all that’s needed to remind us just how unpredictable, […]
Is it a ling record?
Two huge ling weighing in at 88lb 5oz and 81lb 10oz have been landed by two anglers fishing a patch of rough ground off Shetland. The two fish could hammer the current British record of 59lb 8oz by over 30 per cent.At the time of writing a claim had been submitted to the British Record […]
Record roach for Hardwick Lakes
OXFORDSHIRE’S day ticket Linear Fisheries has hit what may be its best ever form, with a string of magnificent specimen fish being taken in the last month. Top carp anglers like Nick Helleur and new Shimano signing Ian Poole have been bagging up to eight 20lb plus fish in a session, with fish to 35lb […]
Eighty matchmen gunning for the Ultimate prize
THE best match anglers in the Midlands are sharpening their hooks in readiness for one of the biggest prizes in match fishing. The final of the Ultimate League takes place over two days at the start of June, with the 40 best anglers from both Hallcroft and Moorlands Farm fisheries going head to head for […]
Midland Angler wins prestigious award
MIDLAND Angler editor Gareth Purnell said he was ‘pleased as punch’ after hearing his title had been voted Angling Magazine of the Year by the Angling Writers’ Association.A re-launch of the magazine that was the official publication of the Birmingham Anglers Association in the 1950s, 1950s and 1960s, the all-new version hit the market late […]
