A ban on livebaiting across Scotland looked set to form part of the forthcoming Scottish Fisheries Bill tonight after the Scottish Executive backed the move. Original drafts of the bill proposed creating the power to ban livebaiting in areas where translocation of fish could damage rare species or fragile ecosystems. But an amendment tabled last month proposed […]

Government plans to improve freshwater fishing and tackle fish theft in England and Wales need funds as well as new laws, according to the Countryside Alliance.Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw today announced that the Government intends to use secondary legislation under the Regulatory Reform Act, the Water Framework Directive and other recent European measures to improve […]

 Six years after the publication of the Warren Report which produced a comprehensive review of Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries legislation the Government announced that it intended to enact the bulk of the recommendations and would be taking action to tighten up the law relating to fish thefts. The announcement was made in response to a Parliamentary […]

Commercial fishermen and recreational sea anglers will all benefit equally from the new landing size for bass from next April, Ben Bradshaw the fisheries minister told parliament last evening (Thursday).  Defending the new 40 cms minimum size he said that if female bass were allowed to grow to 42 cms at which size they began […]

NEW Discount Fishing Tackle Website www.Tackle2U.com, recently launched by Kirkgate Anglers (Leeds), Westgate Anglers (Bradford) and flagship Megastore Outwood Angling Centre (Wakefield), have announced their sponsorship of various exciting new series of matches for 2007. One of the countries oldest tackle firms, following on from their venture into the online market, will be sponsoring the Winter Series at Birkwood Farm Fisheries.  The match […]

  At the recent meeting of the BRFC chaired by Mr Ken Ball, and attended by Ian Epps, National Federation of Anglers; Chris Clark, National Federation of Sea Anglers, Oliver Crimmen of the Natural History Museum, Scientific Advisor to the BRFC, the Secretary David Rowe, Apologies had been received from Nigel Hewlett Environment Agency, Marsh Pratley […]

Our native fish species are being put at risk by an unlikely source as one man found to his cost at Reading Magistrates’ Court today. On Wednesday 13 December Derek May, of Westwood Glen, Reading, Berkshire, found himself in the dock after illegally disposing of his goldfish in the River Thames. The court heard that Mr May […]

 tcf January  Issue  NEW SERIESAlternative AngleIn the first of a new series John Bailey discovers the silver fish population of the River Wensum is bouncing back. Commercial BreakAlex Bones gives a bomb fishing masterclass at top Midlands bagging venue BW Makins. Anything But CarpWeirpool adventures on the River Lea chub, as Ian Welch visits Carthagena Fisheries for a […]

  Almost three million people who receive Disability Living Allowance in England and Wales will be eligible for a half price fishing licence from next year. The Environment Agency will extend the disability concession – which currently covers Blue Badge holders with severe mobility problems – to include all people receiving Disability Living Allowance.  A review by […]

The unusually warm weather has certainly prolonged the fishing this year with both the Old Lake and Temple Lake still producing some excellent catches for those who have braved the wet conditions.   Regular Richard Dalmas from Eastleigh, Hants was one such angler who was rewarded last week with a brace of Temple thirties which included […]

Total Carp January 2007  ON SALE: December 29th PRICE: £3.25 On The Straight And NarrowTired of enduring cold, blank winter sessions? Nick Helleur has just the place for the best winter fishing in the country – your local canal. Carp ThoughtsAccording to Dave Lane, fining down in winter isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. So what are […]