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MIDDYLAS-SOO CARP READY TIED HOOKSRRP: £2.45Pattern: BarblessRange: 16 to 0.16mm; 14 to 0.18mm; 12 to 0.20mm; 10 to 0.20mm; 8 to 0.22mmQuantity: Supplied in packs of six with three standard noose and three halibut noose Las-Soos.float stopsContact: www.middytackle.com These ready-tied rigs make it quick and easy to mount baits on the hair.

An Environment Agency survey has shown that the number and variety of fish in the River Slea has returned to normal, five years after a pollution incident decimated populations. In 2003, hundreds of litres of pesticides were washed into the River Slea and although the Environment Agency was quick to try to contain the incident, […]

Callum Dicks and Matt Godfrey both delivered Gold Medal winning performances to add to English coarse anglings ever growing store of World Championship wins at this year’s Youth World Championships in Ghent, Belgium along its famous Watersportbaan. Day one of the competition saw a great performance by the under 18 squad as they finished tied […]

An emotional Charlene Louise Stevens won the NFA Ladies National at the first attempt on Saturday at Lakeview Fisheries Holwell.  With temperatures at the draw a hot and heady 24ºC, Charlene, like all the other anglers knew that it was going to be tough match.  However, perseverance and good decision making brought the best out […]

The NFA in partnership with the Environment Agency are please to announce that together they will be organising this years National Angling Championship for Schools which will take place at the Glebe Fisheries in Leicestershire on Friday 12th September. The Championship will be open to teams of five with all anglers needing to be under […]

Ultima have been announced as section sponsors for the forthcoming World Carp Classic at La Madine in France at the end of August. Ultima consultant Pete Wilson was very positive about the move “Ultima is committed to the carp world and to bringing higher performance lines to this sector as they have done everywhere else. […]

Ultima’s expansion into European markets continue with the appointment of a new distributor in Spain. A deal has been agreed with Blackfish run by Gordon Ronald and Roger Bennett, a new distributor for major brands in Spain, to distribute Ultima products throughout the Spanish region. Blackfish is a rapidly expanding and well respected company, and […]

Jason Green, Manager of the Chub Carp Academy has landed a new personal best Mirror. This 71lb 12oz Mirror caught at a venue in Northern France, beats Jason’s previous PB of 53lb.Using a Greys Platinum 13ft 3.5lb test curve rod and Mainline’s new Cell bait, Jason had a take at 1am. The fish immediately weeded […]

We have set the date for our qualifier of the Browning Youth Masters Competition to be held at Barford Lakes in Norfolk.  The qualifier will be on Wednesday 13th August on Barford Match Lake and will draw at 9.30am with fishing from 11am – 3pm.  Tickets cost £12 and anglers must book in on 01603 […]

The National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA) came out on top of a challenging year  in 2007/08 in which “we have faced up to the threats and made some real progress with the opportunities.” This was the key message from the federation’s chairman, Richard Ferré, at annual general meeting on July 19. The financial year […]

With just over one month to go until the first-ever UK Fox Carp Experience at The Carp Society Horseshoe Lake, we are now ready to release detailed plans on what anglers can expect from the day. The event is totally FREE to enter and park. It will open at 10am and close at 4pm, on […]

On 15th October the Kenmore Hotel in Perthshire is to host the traditional closing dinner to mark the end of the salmon fishing season. This year the closing dinner will raise funds for Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an angling theme. Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland (CFR) […]

Ten influential fishing products created over the past 75 years, from rods to reels to electronics, have helped make fishing the great sport it is today, according to a new survey from the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). The Anglers’ Legacy Innovations Awards were unveiled at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), the world’s […]

A fine 19th century leather pot-bellied fishing creel, which sold in 1951 for £1, made £12,000 at Bonhams Henley Sale of fishing equipment and boats on 19 July. Prior to the sale the creel was estimated to sell for £6,000 to £8,000. Bonhams fishing specialist, Charles Kewley commenting on the price achieved for the creel, […]