Advanced Carp Fishing – March issue Maggots can be devastating for big carp, as our cover shot proves. However, there’s more to it than simply slinging the grubs out there. NIGEL SHARP gives us his take on big-carp maggot fishing.DEREK RITCHIE is a clown, right? Well, there are hidden depths to the Essex carp god that […]

 In March’s APF you’ll find…  This month’s Advanced Pole Fishing is packed with top tips, tackle and tons of ideas for your next pole fishing expedition. Whether you fish matches or just pole fish for pleasure there’s something in this issue to suit you. Ask WillAs usual, England international Will Raison has all the answers to your questions. […]

March 2007 The Key To SuccessThe Creeper. Set to become a sure-fire favourite with trout anglers nationwide, this scary-looking attractor will out-fish all others, says Fred Bainbridge. The secret behind its success is movement, and with a wing of pulsating rabbit fur and a myriad of wriggling legs, it just can¹t help but dance attractively in the […]

As well as our Junior festival that is being run for a third successive year once again sponsored by Drennan International & Coca Cola, this year White Acres has introduced an intermediated category for 16 – 18 year olds the weekend of 31st March & 1st April.As well as Coca Cola this event will be […]

The name for Scotland’s new national youth angling association has been unveiled. The club, established by the Scottish National Angling Programme (SNAP), will be called Castaways. The name and logo were chosen after a nationwide competition. The logo was designed by Bruce Metcalfe of Turriff Academy, Turriff and the name was created by Lachlan Wood of Ross High […]

Mallory Park Fisheries will be opening their close season to hold the third running of the Ivan Marks Memorial Match and is open to all anglers of any standard and offers a great opportunity to ‘rub shoulders’ with some of the top anglers around the country including England Internationals. This event will take place on […]

ANGLERS on the Dee received a boost this week when 3,000 bream were released into the river.The fish had been shipped up to Farndon, near Wrexham, from the Environment Agency’s fish farm at Calverton, Nottinghamshire.The release was part of an annual restocking of the river which has been taking place since 2000 when more than […]

A RESCUE operation has cleared thousands of fish and a small colony of birds from the main reservoir at the Corus Rail site in Workington.The reservoir, the size of a football field, had been a wildlife sanctuary in the middle of heavy industry for generations, but is redundant after steel rolling operations ceased five months […]

Recent court cases bought by Environment Agency Wales against those fishing illegally have resulted in over £1,500 in fines and costs.Anglers who fish without a licence or who break by-law regulations are damaging the sport. The improvements made to fish habitats and stocks are part funded directly from rod licence sales. The Agency is reminding […]

Christopher Williams, a partner in the company Zintec Feed Supplements, Shobdon, Herefordshire has been fined a total of £10,000 as a result of a spillage of soya bean oil to Pearl Lake, Shobdon, Herefordshire. He was also ordered to pay costs of £3,500 to Environment Agency Wales who brought the prosecution at Hereford Magistrates’ Court […]

Next week (11th February) sees the start of the ever popular salmon fishing season on the River Deveron. Anglers from all over the world will visit the picturesque Banffshire Coast to fish on the river and catch their first spring salmon of the season.Salmon fishing season in Scotland starts in early February until late October […]

A new website has been launched by former world champ Dave Wesson, allowing its users to download videos of their favourite anglers directly to their PC. Fishy Films contains videos for both match/coarse and carp anglers and currently features anglers like Phil Ringer, Alex Bones and Derek Ritchie in videos ranging from 3 minutes to […]