Labour’s Parliamentary Spokesman for Angling, Martin Salter MP, has expressed disappointment at the decision announced by DEFRA today not to proceed with an increase in the bass minimum landing size (MLS) as promised by the former Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw. Mr Salter has pledged to work with sea anglers to challenge the decision and to […]
Bass minimum landing size setback
£500 boost for disabled anglers
Last year more than 4 million people went angling supporting 20,000 jobs in related industries and contributing to a total spending of up to £2.75 billion each year on the sport. But this is only half the story. Angling is proving to be good for self-esteem and well being and last week the Environment […]
Fox Match to sponsor Tipton
Fox Match has agreed to sponsor West-Midlands based match squad, Tipton. The 16-strong squad, who was previously sponsored by Maver, will continue with its bait sponsorship by Van Den Eynde. The team will now be known as Fox Match Tipton Van Den Eynde. The sponsorship starts with immediate effect. Tipton compete in the Warwickshire Division of […]
Cefas confirms crayfish plague in River Waveney
Scientists at Cefas (the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) have confirmed that crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) has recently caused mass mortalities of Turkish crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) in the River Waveney, between Bungay and Lowestoft in Suffolk. The Environment Agency sent samples to Cefas’ laboratory in Weymouth, Dorset, for analysis and the results were […]
Bob James
Gareth Purnell joins Bob James on the banks of the River Wye to find out what makes the Passion For Angling star tick. Q: You’re here on a stretch of the Wye you rent at Eaton Bishop on one of your corporate angling days – tell me about how these developed. A: I’ve ran them […]
Poles Under £800
The tcf team takes a close look at eight poles on the market that fall within an affordable budget.tcf Buyer’s GuidePole fishing is not just for the dedicated match angler, it’s a discipline that can give any all-round coarse angler total control of bait presentation and feeding.A pole enables you to feed and fish tight […]
Groundbait Day
tcf Editor Gareth Purnell ditches the pellets and pole to find out how commercial fisheries respond to a maggot, waggler and groundbait approach. It dawned on me the other day that I hardly ever fish the waggler on a stillwater. In fact I’ve done so only once over the winter, and even then only for […]
Roy Marlow
In conversation with Roy Marlow Owner of one of the country’s premier man-made venues, former Leicester Likely Lad Roy Marlow talks to tcf editor Gareth Purnell about fishery management, the close season and KHV. A lot of people associate the name Roy Marlow with the Likely Lads and Ivan Marks. What are you main memories of […]
Sticky Mag
Sticky Situation When groundbaits are not an option and blockend feeders are too slow to distribute bait quickly there is another way, sticky maggots! There are times when fishing with maggot hook baits on a commercial venue that you need to get a large quantity of feed down on the deck quickly to keep feeding […]
Hooking Maggots
All Hooked Up And you thought hooking maggots was straightforward! Here are eight options to help you put more fish on the bank. Hooked NormallyThis is the correct way to hook a maggot under normal circumstances, with the hook point nicked at the thick end of the maggot ‘between the eyes’. The most important part […]
Dead Maggots
Dead Certainty The tcf team shows a simple and guaranteed way of making dead maggots on the bank without risking damage or losing the colour. Step 1Clean off the maggots using a riddle to remove any dust. Step 2Pour your cleaned-off maggots into a clean bait tub. Step 3Add cold water until there’s at least […]
Maggots
Maggots Q&A How are maggots coloured?Maggots are naturally white and are generally coloured by eating meat that has already been died. The dyes used to colour the meat include rhodamine (for fluoro maggots), auramine (for yellow maggots) and Sudan Red (for red maggots). Although the first two are carcinogenic, because the dye is within the […]
Martin Founds
Angler Profile Name: Martin FoundsAge: 54Hometown: Chesterfield, DerbyshireOccupation: Owns Anglers World HolidaysFavourite location: The Ukon, CanadaAmbitions: To continue to open up exciting new destinations to the UK’s anglers In conversation with Martin Founds In his first ever interview, the Anglers World Holidays boss talks about how angling is changing across Europe, the power of wheat […]
DIY Pike Traces
Ian Welch shows how he sets up his own DIY pike traces… Make Your Own Pike TraceThere are as many different ways to make pike traces as there are types of wire. Ian is a fan of twisted rather than crimped traces and finds them far more simple and bombproof! At the sharp end he […]
Anything But Carp: Pike
Sinister-looking and foreboding with evil, staring eyes and a flattened snout filled with rows of needle sharp teeth – there is absolutely no mistaking the pike! Top of the freshwater food chain, fewer species have generated as many myths and legends as ‘old Esox’. However, reality is far removed from folklore and in truth pike […]
