Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, Warks, House pool 2, Mon. 15. Pete Hancox (Birmingham) 97-11-0, carp and F1’s, poled pellet at 10 metres to the island, peg 10. Rob Swain (Tackle-Box) 91-0-0; Roy Winferdale (Youngs Tunnel Barn Farm) 83-3-0. Wed. 15, New pool. Jim Print (Tunnel Barn Farm) 106-13-0, carp and F1’s, poled maggot at […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm 25th September
Fisheries Accreditation Scheme launched
Angling has received a major boost with the launch of the Fisheries Accreditation Scheme, a major new initiative aimed at driving upwards the competence of fisheries managers and improving the management of fish in recreational fisheries. The scheme is a joint venture by the Institute of Fisheries Management, the Angling Foundation and the Professional Coarse […]
Your Chance to Fish with White Acres NFA Ladies Team England
The White Acres NFA Ladies Team England Manager, Tom Pickering is hosting a Ladies match at Thorne on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal in Yorkshire on 20th October, 2007.The match will be fished to international rules and Tom will be using the match to introduce more female anglers to the style required for international fishing. […]
2,000 dead fish on the Wandle Thames Water admits responsibility
On Monday 17 September, anglers fishing the River Wandle in South London noticed that the water was changing colour. Shortly afterwards they saw dead fish floating to the surface. They immediately reported the pollution to the Environment Agency whose staff were on the scene in 30 minutes taking water and fish samples. At least 2,000 […]
Angel of the North Lakes 24th September
Angel of the North Match and Catch Report to Sunday 23rd Sept 07 Some great pleasure weights coming out with some good specimen sized species also being caught. Water temperatures dropped sharply from 17.4 deg 2 weeks ago down to 12.8 deg which has made anglers think about methods and feed patterns to get the […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery 24th September
15.09.07Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Saturday) Moat (27 pegs)1 S Clarke, Mansfield Sensas, 59-8-0; peg island 10 Steve Clarke won for the second Saturday in a row. Steve fished a short pole line with maggot and then switched to the margins late on using corn where he picked up some bonus carp to make his winning […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery 21st September
Holmedale Lake, Fun League26 Fished19/9/07 1st Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 31, 89-8-02nd Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 36, 77-14-03rd Andy Findlay Korum peg 21, 70-12-04th John Darby Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 39, 66-14-05th Dave Madin Mossella Sherwood Fishery peg 24, 63-12-06th Charlie Shaw Dynamite Mayfair peg 17, 62-2-0Mick Drew peg 31 on […]
Have a go at Fen Lake, Lincs
Children from two special needs schools in Lincoln have been invited to a “have a go” fishing day at Fen Lake Fisheries, Metheringham, on 28th September. The excited youngsters from Sincil School and Queens Park School will be taught how to fish under the watchful eyes of trained coaches from hosts the British Disabled Angling […]
Incredible pike pictures
Believe it or not the smaller pike that’s been grabbed by this massive Northern pike in Canada is 26 inches long itself.The bigger fish has been sent to Total-Fishing.com as a new Canadian record at a massive 55lb – although we’re not sure if it counts as angler hooked the smaller fish and then landed […]
New stores for anglers
Tackle store Fishing Republic is opening a new angling superstore in Sheffield on December 1st.The 8000sq ft store just minutes from the Meadowhall shopping centre will be the sixth in the chain, adding to the outlets in Manchester, Hull, Barnsley, Sunderland and Scunthorpe.Overseeing the layout will be Kirsty Smith, who promises the only pole alley […]
Mosella Moorlands Farm 20th September
Tuesday 11.09.07Super Cost-Cutter15 fished on Meadow 1st Pete Wellington (Mosella) 120.9.0 Peg 46 2nd Ziggy Lees (Moorlands) 82.0.0 Peg 18 3rd Pete Short (Mid Leisure) 61.6.0 Peg 58 Wednesday 12.09.07Over 50’s19 fished on Bank & Moors 1st Mal Watson (Daiwa Gordon Lge) 120.7.0 Peg 18 Bank 2nd Pete Wellington (Mosella) 78.6.0 Peg 10 Bank 3rd Ralph Baxter (Gloucester) […]
The 2007 Broom Series £1,000 top prize has been won by Paul Joyce, from Glasgow.
The competition was sponsored by Healey Roofing Supplies, of Dumfries, EPS of Workington, and Broom Leisure Ltd of Annan. It was held over 7 dates during the summer at Broom Fisheries, Annan and attracted anglers from many parts of the country, including London and Falkirk. After six matches 37 anglers qualified for Sunday’s big prize […]
Cemex Angling commits £10,000 per annum to fish welfare fund
The UK’s top angling association CEMEX Angling is committing £10,000 per annum for a three-year period to the Fish Welfare Fund which campaigns for a safer aquatic environment. CEMEX Angling fully endorses the need to secure the future of angling through the development of a cleaner, safer, healthier aquatic and marine environment.The Fish Welfare Fund […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm 18th January
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, WarksMon, Club Pool: Kevin Folwell (Drennan Oxford) 103-6-0, carp, poled chopped worm and caster, peg 18; Rob Lawrence (Mosella) 83-8-0; Andy Parker (Mosella) 82-5-0. Wed, Club pool: John Merchant (Quality Baits) 120-3-0, carp, poled paste at three metres, peg 23; Pete Rice (Garbolino) 101-2-0; Rob Swain (Tackle-Box) 90-5-0. Thurs, House […]
Monster grass carp from the River Severn (picture)
Carp are showing up all over the place on our rivers as illustrated by Birmingham Angler’s Association member Ian Voss’s capture of a 26lb grass carp from the association’s water on the River Severn at Ripple. Ian was hair rigging Spam with barbel in mind after baiting up the night before with pellets and groundbait […]