The NFA in partnership with Subfish are hosting an open day at the Subfish Tackle Shop in Tibshelf where anglers will have the opportunity to meet the Subfish Team England Ladies squad on Saturday 20th September. The open day will be attended by the whole Subfish Team England Ladies squad, including new World Champion Emma […]

Starlets AS were the team that shone most at the Pentax NFA Division One National, using all of their star quality to secure victory on the River Huntspill and Kings Sedgemoor Drain in Somerset on Saturday (6th September). With heavy rain the day before, the 630 anglers who made up 63 of the highest calibre […]

WITH over 90 paid entries for the Lower Thames Championship, sponsored by Chris Dulley Ceilings & Partitions Ltd, there are just a few days left to get your entry in. Match organiser Dave Harper explained: “We are meeting with all of our stewards and helpers in the lead up to the Saturday, September 27 event […]

 Dreamstore UK and the Royal National College for the Blind is delighted to be able to announce the launch of the RNC Angling Club at www.dreamstore.org/rncangling/ Dreamstore’s partnership with RNC arose when Barry Morris, Lead Officer for Enrichment Support, enrolled on the Dreamstore Academy at Pershore College to gain his Level 2 Certificate in Coaching […]

The unofficial world match record was broken at Hawkhurst Fishery in Kent on August 13th. Gary Huth weighed in an impressive 526lbs in the five hour 20 peg match. Gary said, “This is a great result in advance of the attempt at the official world record which is to take place in September. At that […]

BDAA www.bdaa.co.uk  have teamed up with Etrema Fishing Spain  http://www.extremafishingspain.com/ , the British owned fishing holiday company located between Madrid & Seville Spain wanted to support UK & Spanish charities by organising a five day carp angling competition in an attempt to raise funding for the charities whilst highlighting the benefits that the area has […]

Greys Coarse Academy member, Cathal Hughes has won the 2008 Gowna Festival. Joining 119 top anglers from the UK and Ireland, including three times competition winner, Neil Parkinson and World Champions, Bob Nudd and Kevin Ashurst, Cathal beat the strong competition with a combined weight of 73 Kilos. Fishing using the Greys 12’ G-Tec Feeder […]

Hardy & Greys Game Academy member, Susan Sissons has landed another place with the England Ladies International Team. The qualifier competition, held on Bewl Water, Kent in August was the annual England Ladies National competition to qualify for the Loch Style Team and to compete in the Ladies Home International in 2009. Ladies from all […]

A large boom, which stops the spread of pollution, will be used on the River Thames on Thursday 18 September 2008 as part of an Environment Agency training exercise.  The Environment Agency regularly practices its response to incidents and this exercise will be testing its staff and equipment in responding to a major pollution incident.   […]

Tackle the elements with the new Aerobed Extreme the ultimate overnight accessory for angler’s You can now enjoy overnight or weekend fishing trips in comfort thanks tothe new AeroBed® Extreme air bed. The highly robust mattress is part of thecompany’s new specialist outdoor range and perfect for overnight fishingtrips, no matter how far off the […]

More than 600 of the country’s finest anglers will line the River Huntspill, South Drain and Kings Sedgemoor Drain this weekend to compete in the most prestigious event in the angling calendar – the Division One National Championships.  This year’s competition, which takes place on Saturday (6 September), includes no fewer than three world champion […]

Tancho Tackle has launched a revolutionary new pole cup that will deliver a generous quantity of bait to the feed area, accurately and without losing any on route. Designed by life-long angler Tony Ives, the Cup Craft comprises a hollow plastic vessel containing a cup which rotates through 360 degrees. To operate, the user simply […]

A Keighley man who verbally abused an Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officer was ordered to pay more than £400 after pleading guilty to fishing without a valid rod licence in Bradford Magistrates Court today.  Mark Holmes of 9 Steadings Way, Keighley, was stopped on the 11 April 2008 at Coppice Ponds in Bingley, while getting […]

Round 4 winner was Wayne Mellings (Maver Midlands) from Walsall.  Preston Innovations UK Individual Championship Round Four, Woodland View 80 Pegs The venue was in a fickle mood and the top four individuals all came off High Pool. Wayne Mellings (Maver Midlands) won the match off fancied Peg 27 on High Pool. His 26 carp […]

Acclaimed Author Hosts the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide  The Orvis Company, a recognised world leader in fly fishing equipment, kit and country clothing, has taken the art of teaching fly fishing to another level – via the internet.  In a way that founder Charles Orvis could never have imagined, after almost five decades, fly fishing […]