Jack Steade passed away in a Sheffield hospital at 2pm on Monday, March 10th. He was 82.As boss of H Steade and Son, Jack saw the merit in sponsoring the England match fishing team and it was under the Steadefast Team England banner that the side took their first steps towards becoming the World’s number […]

Famous angler Paul Young is urging keen fisher men and women to raise money for a cancer charity ? while enjoying their favourite pastime. The angler, who presents Hooked on Fishing for Discovery Real Time, is backing Macmillan Cancer Support’s Big Fish. The event is taking place in 12 fisheries around Scotland and Northern Ireland, […]

Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, has announced that its first retreat for Northern Ireland will be held at Brookhall Trout Fishery in Co Antrim from 19th – 21st September 2008, and is inviting patients to apply for a place. […]

Catch Them Young participants are considering a protest March on Walsall Borough Council after it pulled funding from the project. The decision has left Roy Russell and two other full time staff devastated. They gave up their jobs to help problem youngsters through the scheme two years ago and are now unemployed. But Roy’s not […]

Entries are invited for an international carp tournament on a New York river that has produced nearly 30,000lb of carp in a previous event.The American Carp Society hosted a similar match last year on the Seneca River and catches were little short of incredible. Thirty-four two-man (or woman) teams from 14 states and four countries […]

‘Overseas anglers spend an estimated €90m a year’ Three new angling guides have been launched as part of a broader strategy for developing angling tourism in Ireland.  Brochures detailing information on COARSE, SEA and PIKE fishing are now available with further guides on SEA TROUT, SALMON and BROWN TROUT available shortly. These new guides are designed […]

              The Environment Agency has successfully culled more than 100,000 topmouth gudgeon from a lake and nearby ditch at Eversley in Hampshire. The fish,which are one of the most threatening invasive species in the country, were culled in a two day operation on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Despite being only 3-4 centimetres long,  topmouth […]

More than 2,000 Scouts every year earn their Angling Badge, and this year is set to be even better with the news that 46,000 copies of the new Scouts angling learning pack have been snapped up by Scout leaders since it was launched in October 2007.  The Environment Agency has supported the Scout’s angling badge […]

Chairmen of the major angling bodies in England have taken a major step towards a single unified body to represent all anglers. In a joint statement they said ‘We have agreed that the following bodies intend to wind up their organisations and form a single new organisation to represent all anglers.  This will be subject […]

Bob Nudd and John Bailey are just two of the star anglers at the new Burghley House Game, Country and Angling Fair in which there’s a £1,000 of cash prizes on offer to the anglers who they are the best caster at the show. The event takes place over Spring Bank Holiday May 3rd, 4th & 5th […]

Former Total Flyfisher editor Tim Smith has joined the team at one of the country’s most prestigious fly fishing hotels and casting schools, the Arundell Arms, Lifton, Devon, as the hotel’s long standing river keeper and instructor retires. After 39 years in the position, Roy Buckingham (pictured) retired from his post on March 8th 2008 – […]

Anglers are being invited to act as an “early warning system” to help protect the River Tyne and it’s tributaries from pollution. The Tyne Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency are looking for volunteers to collect information about the invertebrate life in their local streams and rivers. Workshops will be held on Saturday 26th and Sunday […]

All fishing in the Broads area is to be closed for three months to protect spawning and help fish populations remain stable. The Broads has something to offer everyone, however, its environment is a fragile one and it needs anglers’ co-operation to ensure that the valuable fisheries are cared for and developed for present and […]

Many prolific lakes in beautiful surroundings. Total-Fishing.com will be bringing you weekly form and match updates from Packington Fisheries, a lovely and very productive day ticket fishery located in mature landscapes on the Packington Estate in the Heart of England at Meriden. You will be able to link to the latest form from the home […]

Anglers on Windermere are being asked for their help to gather information on pike stocks and condition to try and find out why their numbers appear to be decreasing. The Environment Agency and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology are appealing for regular pike anglers to record their catches in specially designed log books. Long-term […]