After some terrific weights in practice in the run-up to this match, anglers at the annual Barston Xmas match struggled after the coldest night the year saw the lake frozen over.In fact owner Nigel Harrhy had to hold back the draw and re-peg when it became clear some anglers had decided to stay indoors and […]

Anglers at Calvert Angling Club can look forward to more catches in the future thanks to the Environment Agency installing four eco-islands at Lower Claydon Lake, Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire.A fish population survey of the lake by the Environment Agency’s ecological appraisal team showed the absence of small fish and anglers reported a decrease in angling […]

Work carried out at Denver Sluice by the Environment Agency has improved conditions for fish fry allowing more to survive during spawning.This month King’s Lynn Angling Association, which controls the fishing in the Great Ouse Relief Channel in Norfolk, reported sightings of large numbers of fish around the sluice.Environment Agency fisheries officers were optimistic of […]

Ellingham Sluice near Bungay on the Norfolk/Suffolk border is now a safer place for all anglers, thanks to the Environment Agency which has constructed a new fishing platform with improved, safer access.The new platform has been installed on an area of land next to the water control sluices and provides free public access for fishing. […]

EVENT: MAKINS WEDNESDAY ‘KOBRA’ AFFORDABLE OPENVENUE:  Lake 1, MakinsDATE:  3 December 2008 RESULT1st John MARSHALL  Nuneaton Nomads   1 lb 14 oz2nd Mark PERKINS  Dynamite Matchman Supplies 1 lb3rd Eddie KEENE  Coventry    0 lb 2 ozNumber of pegs: 21 Report:All the Phase 1 lakes were frozen over at Makins except Lake 1, and after the worst Wednesday open in three years many wished that had been […]

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Makins Thursday “Kobra Affordable Open” Match Date:  27 November 2007 Lake:  LAGOONResult1st  Eddie KEENE  Coventry   24 lb 6 oz2nd Danny ROSS  Wykin AC   22 lb 10 oz (10 pegs)REPORTMakins Kobra Thursday Affordable Open match was fished on Lagoon (Phase 2) and produced a close result.  Fishing pole and maggot at 11m, Coventry angler Eddie Keene landed two carp of around 6 lb each […]

Buying a rod licence is much cheaper than ending up in court, say Environment Agency Wales, as 52 individuals are set to be prosecuted in the next month.  The illegal anglers were all caught by the Agency’s Enforcement Officers patrolling rivers and fisheries across Wales.  Illegal anglers are damaging the sport for law abiding fishermen […]

A new Environment Agency weir on the River Lee at Amwell, near Ware, has been helping to boost brown trout populations and improve the wildlife of an internationally important nature reserve.   The weir has been placed at the southern end of Great Hardmead Lake, a former flooded gravel pit which forms part of Amwell Nature […]

4000 young fish including carp, tench, rudd and roach will today (20 November) arrive at their new home at Gnoll Country Park Pond in Neath.  Environment Agency Wales have transported the fish over the last 24 hours, to be stocked at the community fishery from their hatchery in Calverton, Nottingham.  The fishery was developed earlier […]

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 […]