Entries are invited for an international carp tournament on a New York river that has produced nearly 30,000lb of carp in a previous event.The American Carp Society hosted a similar match last year on the Seneca River and catches were little short of incredible. Thirty-four two-man (or woman) teams from 14 states and four countries […]

‘Overseas anglers spend an estimated €90m a year’ Three new angling guides have been launched as part of a broader strategy for developing angling tourism in Ireland.  Brochures detailing information on COARSE, SEA and PIKE fishing are now available with further guides on SEA TROUT, SALMON and BROWN TROUT available shortly. These new guides are designed […]

              The Environment Agency has successfully culled more than 100,000 topmouth gudgeon from a lake and nearby ditch at Eversley in Hampshire. The fish,which are one of the most threatening invasive species in the country, were culled in a two day operation on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Despite being only 3-4 centimetres long,  topmouth […]

More than 2,000 Scouts every year earn their Angling Badge, and this year is set to be even better with the news that 46,000 copies of the new Scouts angling learning pack have been snapped up by Scout leaders since it was launched in October 2007.  The Environment Agency has supported the Scout’s angling badge […]

Chairmen of the major angling bodies in England have taken a major step towards a single unified body to represent all anglers. In a joint statement they said ‘We have agreed that the following bodies intend to wind up their organisations and form a single new organisation to represent all anglers.  This will be subject […]

Bob Nudd and John Bailey are just two of the star anglers at the new Burghley House Game, Country and Angling Fair in which there’s a £1,000 of cash prizes on offer to the anglers who they are the best caster at the show. The event takes place over Spring Bank Holiday May 3rd, 4th & 5th […]

Former Total Flyfisher editor Tim Smith has joined the team at one of the country’s most prestigious fly fishing hotels and casting schools, the Arundell Arms, Lifton, Devon, as the hotel’s long standing river keeper and instructor retires. After 39 years in the position, Roy Buckingham (pictured) retired from his post on March 8th 2008 – […]

Anglers are being invited to act as an “early warning system” to help protect the River Tyne and it’s tributaries from pollution. The Tyne Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency are looking for volunteers to collect information about the invertebrate life in their local streams and rivers. Workshops will be held on Saturday 26th and Sunday […]

All fishing in the Broads area is to be closed for three months to protect spawning and help fish populations remain stable. The Broads has something to offer everyone, however, its environment is a fragile one and it needs anglers’ co-operation to ensure that the valuable fisheries are cared for and developed for present and […]

Many prolific lakes in beautiful surroundings. Total-Fishing.com will be bringing you weekly form and match updates from Packington Fisheries, a lovely and very productive day ticket fishery located in mature landscapes on the Packington Estate in the Heart of England at Meriden. You will be able to link to the latest form from the home […]

Anglers on Windermere are being asked for their help to gather information on pike stocks and condition to try and find out why their numbers appear to be decreasing. The Environment Agency and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology are appealing for regular pike anglers to record their catches in specially designed log books. Long-term […]

Spanish Store managers, Cesar Ruiz Garcia & Javier Marquez, from www.elgranbarbo.com, have been enjoying come fantastic barbel fishing.Biggest fish of the latest incredible haul was Cesar’s huge Comizo barbel of 14,5kg above (over 30lb), which picked up a DD Baits Kiwi & Crustacean boilie, tied to a C3 hook size 4 – what great fish!

Middy Fat Boy Loaded Wagglers RRP: £1.20Patterns: Straight; InsertSizes: 1.5g; 2g; 2.5g; 3g; 3.5g; 4gContact: www.middytackle.com tcf says: Strong, loaded commercial floats. The insert models take a Starlite for low-light use.

Danish Pike Specialist Michael Stenum Sørensen, just had a fantastic trip to the German Pike Paradise “Rügen”. Michael was lucky to catch two incredible pike in one day, using the great 4Play 19cm herring Liplure in parrot colour. The first biggie, nailed the lure just under the boat. It measured 117cm and went 11.2kg. After […]

Environment Agency fisheries officers have been helping anglers from Stoke on Trent Disabled Angling Club, Moorside Fisheries, Abbey Hulton, to solve the mystery of why they are not catching as many fish as they used to. Fisheries officers used a seine net from a boat to net the fish living in the pool to assess how […]