Despite being in November over 50lb is needed to win open matches on the Holmedale lake Neil Wilkinson won Sunday’s match from peg 50 with 71lb 8 of carp – 7lb on pole and pellet fished 6m out. Geoff Bennett won on Wednesday from the other end of the lake fishing peg 33 he fished the […]

The NFA has been unsuccessful in their bid to win Mark Downes the prestigious sportscoachUK Coach of the Year award. This comes after his incredible achievements this year in winning a grand slam of medals; team golds at world championship level with both NFA England Team Drennan and the NFA Cadet and Intermediate teams, silver […]

Midland AnglerDecember issue     All in the feature packed issue, priced only £1.99 Long LineMark Perkins shows how he keeps making the frame at Decoy Lakes in Cambs Coming for a ‘carbel?’Chris Ponsford explores the new river carp and barbel craze Barbel recordsGrahame King reveals how he broke the British record on the Great Ouse, and Andy Hart talks about […]

December issuePretty Polys  Winter grayling fishing is often all about presenting your flies as close to the bottom as possible – even in very fast currents. The only problem with this is that you will get through your precious flies at an alarming rate –losing them to snags. England International Simon Kidd shows just how easy […]

In December’s issue we report on the new England Ace Steve Gardener’s fears for the future of match fishing and the likelihood, or not of angling featuring in the 2012 Olympics.Also in the feature packed issue, priced only £1.99 Stand And Deliver!Tim Wagner talks and casting techniques that will improve your casting on big carp waters […]

Every year cases are reported of anglers being injured when their angling equipment contacts overhead power lines. In extreme cases this has resulted in horrific burn injuries or even fatalities. Lack of awareness on behalf of the angler is often the main cause of such accidents.The Electricity Networks Authority (ENA) has produced a comprehensive new […]

LINCS based bait company BCUK has just landed their second biggest catch this year (the world record carp at 83lb was the first) by signing a three year sponsorship with the Scotland match fishing team.The team wil now to be called BCUK Team Scotland. “Now with Jamie Masson fishing for them they have greatly increased there […]

Graham King has beaten the barbel record for the second time in a fortnight with a fish known as ‘The Traveller’ at 21lb 2oz, Total-Fishing can reveal.The fish was caught yesterday evening from a different swim on the Adams Mill syndicate stretch of the Great Ouse to the one that produced the fish at 20lb 15oz two weeks […]

At a recent meeting of the NFA’s Regional Officers for the Disabled a change in structure of the National Competition for anglers with disabilities was agreed.  The new National Championship will incorporate a new format, rules and qualification system in order to enhance the competition and feed directly into the selection process for the England […]

Sea fishing is very popular among anglers in the UK, living in a country that boasts over *19,000 miles of coastline.  There is also a natural fascination for the wilder, more remote areas of Great Britain – and more notably the many islands lying off the British and Irish coast.   In this brand new series […]

Keynote speaker at the Professional Coarse Fisheries Association’s Open Meeting for fishery owners, being held to discuss how angling could be affected if the Bird Flu virus arrives in Britain, will be Julian Hughes, Senior Officer with responsibility for Bird Flu at The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.The PCFA is urging all owners […]

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