Your chance to claim up to £100 cash back on Pentax SLR Camera The NFA and PENTAX U.K. are delighted to announce Richard Bowler as the overall winner of their Angling Photography competition and recipient of a top-of-the-range K10D PENTAX Digital SLR Camera. Richard Bowler’s picture of a mayfly was the first monthly winner of […]

Tuesday 11.11.08 – Super Cost-Cutter 16 fished on Meadow 1st Mark Johnson (Daiwa Gordon Lge) 43.8.0 Peg 45 2nd Colin Bennett (Worcester) 35.2.0 Peg 59 3rd Chris Clemson (Dudley) 22.6.0 Peg 53   Wednesday 12.11.08 – Over 50’s 20 fished on Bank 1st Syd Julian (Moorlands) 34.12.0 Peg 12 2nd Kevin Bennett (Moorlands) 33.14.0 Peg […]

Sunday 16th Nov 08 open/winter league Angel of the North fishing Lakes. www.angelnorthlakes.com Partly Cloudy, ambient temp 6 deg (feels colder), humidity 78%, wind NW10 swinging to NE 14 mph, barometer 1027.6, moon phase waning gibbous, water temp 6 deg, PH 7,65, DO 12.2, conductivity -65. 1st Geoff Lincoln 23lb 2oz peg 23 all silvers, […]

Holmedale Lake16/11/08 17 fished1st Rob Ward Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 34, 60-10-0 2nd Keith Barlow Mansfield Piscatorial AS peg 32, 31-12-0 3rd Chris Hunt TJM Tackle peg 3, 30-10-0 4th Dave Madin Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 40, 28-11-0 5th Dave Connell Stockport & Dist AA peg 51, 27-9-0 Rob’s on a good run at the […]

Weekly Report ending 16th November 2008 All pools are fishing well considering the rain that we have had this week, with carp, roach and bream showing well on all pools.  Pellet and maggot have been the best baits. Top PoolBowl area for better carp to pellet.  Roach, perch and bream on all pegs at 8mtrs. Bottom […]

On 21 November, the Environment Agency is, for the first time on the River Great Ouse, releasing 750 dye-marked barbel as part of a monitoring programme. Overall, 4,000 fish of different species are being released into the upper reaches of the Great Ouse at Radwell to restock the river. Of these, the 750 barbel have […]

Thames21 – London ’s leading waterways charity – will assist in the development and implementation of the Lee Fishery Action Plan (FAP) in London and Hertfordshire this winter. Developed by a number of key stakeholders the FAP seeks to address and rectify a number of challenges facing angling in the Lee catchment over the coming […]

Dr Peter Spillett has become the new President of the Institute of Fisheries Management, taking over from retiring President, Professor John Solbe. Peter has a long service record with the Institute, chairing the London Branch for 18 years and was the national IFM Chairman from 1992 – 1997. Peter was a Trustee for London 21 […]

The ACA has secured a settlement for one of its commercial fishery members.  After terse negotiations, insurers have paid out £3,500 to compensate Cuttle Mill Fishery in the Midlands for the damage they suffered following pollution with milk over the Christmas period back in 2006.  The milk, which spilt from a tanker in a nearby […]

Seven schemes which encourage young people to take up fishing are to receive a funding boost from EFTTA. Every year, EFTTA uses its Youth Grant Scheme in conjunction with its members to make thousands of Euros available for fishing projects throughout Europe.  Before applying for a grant, each of these successful applicants will have found […]

Neil Freeman is pleased to announce that Britain’s largest vintage fishing tackle fair, the ‘National’ will once again take place in British fishing tackle’s spiritual home of  Redditch on Sunday November 16th 2008. The venue remains the same as  previous fairs, the indoor Abbey Sports Stadium on Birmingham Road (A441), Redditch,  Worcestershire B97 6EJ.    Doors will open […]

NFA Carp Team England sponsored by HS Works has successfully returned from the 2008 F.I.P.S.ed organised World Carp Championships held in South Africa from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th October with team silver. The silver medal improves on their 2007 outing in Serbia and Montenegro where the team came home with bronze. In South Africa […]

Three-year study gets under way The Environment Agency is about to start a three year research study to look at breeding habits and movements of baby barbel in the Upper Great Ouse river. Over recent years the Great Ouse has become synonymous with barbel – a fish featured on the Queen’s College, Cambridge, Coat of […]

The National Federation of Anglers would like to announce the departure of current Chief Executive, Paul Baggaley who will be leaving the NFA on the 14th November 2008. Paul joined the NFA on 31st January, 2005, and has since worked tirelessly to create a modern and professional Governing Body for Freshwater Anglers. There have been […]

The NFA, the approved delivery centre for ADB Coaching Courses are pleased to announce there are a few remaining places left on a 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Angling course taking place in Bramley near Rotherham starting on the 22nd November. The course can be taken by anyone over the age of 17, who […]