Highlight of the TFCC seminar was to have been a talk by outspoken Brummie and angling columnist, Des Taylor, on the abolition of the Close Season on rivers – subject on which he has argued passionately many times in the past. Unfortunately, shortly after Keith Arthur, an even more forthright and familiar Angling Broadcaster and […]

British Waterways has been extremely busy preparing for 2008’s fishing season by enhancing its fisheries this winter.   3300lb of excess roach and perch have been removed from lake one at the Makin fisheries complex and transferred to canals within the West Midlands. The navigations benefiting from the additional stocks are the Coventry canal near Polesworth, […]

The Environment Agency has reduced the amount of water Thames Water can abstract from its Axford pumping station in the Kennet Valley by nearly one million cubic metres per year. The decision was made following an application from the company to extend its existing licence variation for the pumping station, which abstracts water from the River […]

‘All encompassing’ is the theme behind this year’s National Fishing Week. That’s the clear message from the organisers as the dates for the festival of fishing were confirmed as 19th – 27th July 2008. “We want to embrace all disciplines of the sport, and to this end it was crucial that we secured the help […]

The Environment Agency and Cambridgeshire Police are encouraging boaters to keep reporting crimes, by setting up a new email address for the Boat Watch scheme. Boaters on the Rivers Nene and Great Ouse are being urged to sign up to the Boat Watch scheme by emailing boatwatch@cambs.pnn.police.uk, and boaters already signed up are being asked to […]

Two exciting Environment Agency-led projects are just one step away from scooping national honours after reaching the finals of this year’s prestigious Waterways Renaissance Awards. The Clean Becks Campaign and Hemlington Lakes Angling Improvements Scheme (first phase), both Middlesbrough-based, outshone a host of entries to make the last stage of The Waterways Trust and  British Urban […]

Its name means ‘clear’, but in recent years the River Clyst has been anything but clean and clear. Monitoring by the Environment Agency has revealed a disturbing loss of wildlife and decline in fish numbers in this important Devon river. Starting next month a team of Agency officers will try to identify sources of pollution that […]

Over 200 anglers are set to compete in the largest Coarse Fishing Competition ever to hit Scottish waters as part of this year’s Burns an A That! Festival celebrations. AYRSTRIKE, the Festival Fishing Competition, is expected to attract competitors from all over Scotland in a bid to net the largest cash prize in Scottish fishing […]

More than 400,000 fish were stocked in rivers, canals, ponds and lakes across England and Wales last year as part of the Environment Agency’s on-going work to maintain, improve and develop freshwater fisheries.  The fish were raised at the Environment Agency fish farms at Calverton and Leyland where the highest levels of biosecurity are maintained […]

‘All encompassing’ is the theme behind this year’s National Fishing Week. That’s the clear message from the organisers as the dates for the festival of fishing were confirmed as 19th – 27th July 2008.  “We want to embrace all disciplines of the sport, and to this end it was crucial that we secured the help […]

The angling industry has come together to get behind the National Federation of Anglers and show their support for the development of angling through membership of the Governing Body for freshwater angling. Since the launch of the NFA’s three new commercial memberships for fisheries, tackle shops and manufacturers at the end of 2007, the NFA […]

Hardy & Greys are pleased to announce they will be again supporting the Wild Trout Trust in 2008. Hardy has a long tradition of helping water and fish conservation projects both locally and further afield. In 2007 Hardy and Greys donated a £1,000 bursary to the Wild Trout Trust which was awarded to the Wandle […]

One of the few Welsh venues to stock catfish, Celtic Lakes has wels to over 60lb. Celtic Lakes Resort … Wales’ Home Of Coarse, Catfish And Carp FishingNestled in the tranquil countryside of West Wales, only four miles from Lampeter, Celtic Lakes Resort offers a massive 75 acres of outstanding virgin water fishing, superb fishing holidays […]

Record breaking five times World Champion Alan Scotthorne has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Federation of Anglers to honour his superb achievements in angling, presented to him by Richard Caborn MP at a ceremony in Barnsley last week. The presentation was attended by NFA Chairman Terry Fell, NFA International Events Director Dick […]

The Loughs Agency has opened a public call for project proposals relating to marine tourism and angling development. Forthcoming information evenings will be held at the dates, times and venues listed below: ·        Warrenpoint             Town Hall, 6:30pm Thursday 24 January ·        Carlingford              4 Seasons Hotel, Carlingford, 9:30pm Thursday 24 January [note change of venue to […]