It’s been hard to get any kind of decent river fishing in this winter – just ask Warwickshire Avon specialist Ashley Burton. He’s normally on the river three times a week throughout the last two months of the season, but such has been the weather he’s hardly been out and when he has, he’s hardly […]

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH NUMBER: 18TROPHY:   Last Bash TrophyDATE:   14 March 2010VENUE:  Peninsular Lake, Blake Hall1st Malc MUNN   24 lb 8 oz  2nd  Dave COTTERILL  21 lb 2 oz3rd  Carl HENRICK   17 lb 8 oz4th  Gary HEMMINGS  14 lb 12 oz5th  Anthony WHITE   14 lb 8 oz REPORTMatch 17 (Jubilee Cup) was cancelled due to dangerous conditions and we wait to see whether it will […]

Saturday the 27th February saw 65 anglers brave the cold conditions to raise money for Bury Hill’s Haiti Angling Appeal.With both a predator match and silver fish match taking place, the fishing was understandably tough following two or three days of torrential rain prior to the event, although conditions on the day were dry and […]

Chub Academy member Chris Lowe has landed a double whammy!           Fishing a 48-hour session on a private syndicate water, Chris not only landed the 47.3lb mirror carp, breaking his PB; but also put himself in pole position for largest fish caught by a Greys/Chub academy so far this year this year. Using a Greys Torsion […]

Double figure fish breaks long standing Irish record An angler fishing out of County Cork has boated a new Irish haddock record at a massive 11lb 14oz. Tony Santry was deep sea fishing with skipper Colin Barnes of the Holly Joe when he hooked into a bigger than average fish. After a bit of a […]

The River Suck produced one of her famous big predators this week in the shape of the 32lb 8oz pike to pike fanatic Richard Dunne. Richard, who was fishing under a full moon, was fishing the river just outside Ballinasloe when he hooked the big female, which is a personal best by just 4oz.“I’d had […]

Catch of the Week from Ireland goes to Richard Gibson form Virginia with his massive 7kg (15lbs 2oz) trout caught on Monday last in Hollywell Bay on Lough Sheelin. The fish, which was 32 inches long, was caught on a Buster lure and sets a new record for the famous lake. The fish was brought […]

A new fish pass built by the Environment Agency at historic Calver Weir on the River Derwent has been completed at a cost of £165,000. On Friday 5 March 2010 it carried water for the first time offering fish a route up the river beyond the weir. The fish pass is part of a wider […]

The Angling Trust has reacted angrily to the Environment Agency’s massive over-exaggeration of the amount of electricity that could be harnessed from English and Welsh Rivers and its failure to act to prevent hydropower developments damaging fragile fish stocks. The Trust is calling on its members to object to planning applications for new hydropower installations […]

Killeshandra angler Lee Symonds spent a day on Killeshandra’s Town Lake to take this fine net of roach and hybrids on feeder and red maggot. The Irish Bait and Tackle backed angler, who is co-organiser and part sponsor of the new 2010 Killeshandra Festival in early May along with angling guide Ian Kitson, said:“This is […]

Saturday the 27th February saw 65 anglers brave the cold conditions to raise money for Bury Hill’s Haiti Angling Appeal, which took place at the famous Surrey fishery last Saturday. With both a predator match and silver fish match taking place, the fishing was understandably tough following two or three days of torrential rain prior […]

Korum Consultant, Duncan Charman (45) is turning his back on the venue where he’s landed one of the biggest stillwater roach ever caught in England – at a whopping 3lb 15oz 8dr. Targeting an undisclosed southern stillwater and after weeks of frustrations due to the cold weather, Duncan finally grabbed his tackle when he saw a milder […]

Pike anglers are backing Ramblers Scotland in their campaign against new camping by-laws proposed for Loch Lomond. Park authorities claim tighter controls are needed to protect the Bonny, Bonny Banks from litter louts and vandals. But the Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain (PAC) fears a ban would stop responsible anglers enjoying their sport around […]

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