Environment Agency fisheries officers have released nearly 5,000 juvenile fish into the River Wandle, in an attempt to rejuvenate the river devastated by a pollution incident earlier this year. The release marks the first stage in what will be a long term restoration process. The batches of one to two year-old chub, dace, roach and barbel […]

/Assets/Files/Sea Angling Consultation Document.pdf Click on the link above for sea angling consultation document (PDF) Sea anglers are being urged to have their say on new proposals to benefit their sport and the marine environment. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Shaw today published a strategy which aims to develop a package of measures to enhance sea angling […]

There are stories circulating of further cuts being proposed in Defra budgets for fiscal year 2008/9.  Any cut in Defra budgets is likely to affect money available for fisheries work and the Environment Agency will be under pressure to save even more money than this year. Readers can help change the decision, before it is […]

Match Fishing is once again putting its weight behind the Garbolino Club Angler of the Year competition. It’s time to register for the best individual club angler competition of the year! Match Fishing has again teamed up with Garbolino to give every club angler in the country a shot at winning the prestigious Garbolino Club […]

New measures to maintain and grow the £1 billion recreational sea angling (RSA) industry and provide “more and bigger fish” in the sea to support it, are revealed by the government today (Friday). It follows a four-year campaign by anglers to put recreational angling high up on Whitehall’s problem agenda for the fishing industry. The […]

When looking for the ultimate UK coarse fishing break, Great Yarmouth offers an angler’s holiday paradise with miles of rivers and hundreds of acres of Norfolk Broads right on its doorstep. Inland, the freshwater angler has over 200 miles of rivers and many hundreds of acres of Broads to choose from, which are well stocked […]

Predator anglers won’t be forgetting 2007 in a hurry. For as well as the 30th anniversary of the Pike Anglers Club and a record-breaking convention, it was the PAC’s most successful year ever for catches on its events. Two 30lbs fish – topped by a 39lbs 8oz monster – and more than 35 twenties were […]

The Bass Masters is a 6 series competition held throughout the year in Weymouth aboard “Revolution” skippered by Josh Simmonds.   The rules are simple, the best 10 fish caught throughout the series are added together for the final weight and all qualifying fish have to be over 3lb in weight.  This is  a fun filled […]

Thursday 8th November saw the annual gathering of  AAPGAI (Association of Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructors) at Caer Beris Manor, Builth Wells for potential and progressing instructors assessments. This year saw a total of 24  candidates sitting Provisional, Advanced and Masters assessments, in  Trout, Salmon and Fly Dressing categories, over 3 days. 19 candidates were […]

With Christmas almost here, leading tackle manufacturer Fox International has launched three new DVDs to ensure you get your fishing-fix over the festive period. Predator anglers will be pleased to learn that two new DVDs have been launched – the 2-disc Fox Guide to Gravel Pit Piking and the single-disc Fox Guide to Lure Fishing. […]

The NFA East Midlands region has now announced the qualifying dates for the East Midlands team to compete in the National Championships for Anglers with Disabilities in 2008. The five qualifiers are as follows: March 2nd 2008   Springwood Angling, MelbourneApril 9th 2008  Olly Farm, LeicestershireMay 7th 2008  Bank End, North LincolnshireJune 4th  2008  Lindholme Lakes, North LincolnshireJuly 9th 2008  Lindholme Lakes, North […]

Ultima have had their best ever year mainly due to the success of Power Plus. Now with sights set on the game market and they have now unveiled new Power Plus Fly leader. Power Plus is the perfect fly leader material as it not only has ultimate performance in linear strength, the knot strength so critical […]

Ultima have just completed their biggest ever review of their business by conducting a marketing survey which has involved every one of their 1500 outlets throughout the UK. The survey, which took over three months and involved an individual call to every customer, gathered useful information on our perceptions of our products, customer requirements and […]

It was another fine day at Cowbridge for this year’s Welsh championship. The first leg was four rounds with the 150g with Joe Dowling setting the standard for the day with the longest cast of the day 230.55m, with Nigel Hutchinson close behind on 219.21m and Adam Neill holding third spot. The second leg was four […]

Fishing Republic is set to open two new stores in Yorkshire following almost £1 million investment from Bank of ‘Scotland Corporate. The company, which specialises in the sale of carp, coarse and sea fishing equipment, purchased and renovated a 10,000 sq ft site on Stoke Street in Attercliffe, Sheffield that opens its doors to the […]