Night Match held on Friday 1st July on Willow Lake1stSimon Easy 160lb 4ozCaught carp & chub 2ndPaul Hendy 97lb 14ozCaught carp, barbel & mix 3rdRay Frost 96lbCaught carp & barbel Qualifier match held on Sunday 3rd July1stColin Oliver Peg 22Weight 39lbBait cornFished overCaught carp & barbelMatch Group Brampton 2ndSteve Gordon Peg 29Weight 25lb 4ozBait worm & pelletFished over/middleCaught […]
Lawn Farm Fishery July 6th
Lawn Farm Fishery July 6th
Golden Rod open 16 fished 1stT Green Peg 36Weight 39lb 8ozBait cornFished long feederCaught carp & chubMr Green comes from Royston 2ndBarry Bell Peg 28Weight 32lbBait cornFished to islandCaught carpBarry comes from Cambridge 3rdJim Richardson Peg 26Weight 27lbBait casterFished Top 3Caught mixed bagJim comes from St Neots
Alwyne Wheeler RIP
IT is with great sadness that the BRFC have learnt of the passing of Alwyne “Wyn” Wheeler who for many years was its Scientific Advisor. He died recently aged 76, after a long illness patiently borne. Alwyne was a highly acclaimed ichthyologist who worked, until his retirement, at the Natural History Museum in London where he […]
Risby Park Fisheries July 4th
Below are a selection of results from matches fished at Risby. Due to limited space we cannot publish every set of results2nd July – Croda AC-Carp pond -The winner fished mussel on the deck to catch a mixed bag with some quality carpPositionPeg No.NameCatch1st32S Tate74lbs 00oz2nd02M Smaanfield35lbs 00oz3rd05F Holmes 32lbs 00oz4th01J Hirscher 30bs 00 oz2nd July – Low […]
Britain Explored
THE key thing about Britain Explored is that it is not just a fishing service, we cater for all members of the party including non-anglers. Whilst the anglers are out testing their skills we will take the non-anglers out shopping or to see local sights and places of interest to them. We also provide other […]
Ultimate League Final
Saturday & Sunday – 25/26.06.05Ultimate League Final – 50 Fished on Silver, Bank & Island Match 1 – Saturday a.m 1st Steve Harris (SBS) 109.13.0 Peg 11 Island2nd Gavin Daley (SBS) 93.12.0 Peg 18 Island3rd Howard Kelly (Mosella Ted Carter) 88.7.0 Peg 46 Silver Match 2 – Saturday p.m 1st Mark Foster (Moorlands) 119.13.0 Peg 3 Island2nd Mark Lucas […]
Fish as big as a grizzly bear caught in Thailand – amazing picture!
A THAI fishermen netted what is thought to be the world’s biggest freshwater fish, a 292kg (644 pound) Mekong giant catfish, in the Mekong River, northern Thailand. The image is copyright protected and can only be used to illustrate this article, dated June 30th, 2005. Any other subsequent rights are not allowed and are subject to approval […]
Win a week’s fishing in France
COMPETITION CLOSES AT THE END OF JULY!!!TO commemorate the launch of the English version of their web site, the Creuse Tourist Board (central France) has decided to offer anglers the chance of spending a week in a fishing paradise.Answer four simple questions on the Creuse and win a week in a specially adapted self-catering holiday […]
Risby Park Fisheries June 28th
Match Results Below are a selection of results from matches fished at Risby. Due to limited space we cannot publish every set of results25th June -Houghton AC-Carp pondThe winner fished cat meat on the bottomPositionPeg No.NameCatch1st09Dave Taylor68lbs 04oz2nd10Ray Howe23lbs 02oz3rd07Alan Fisher 21lbs 08oz4th14Brian Oglee 20 lbs 12 oz25th June – Stocksbridge Works – Folly lakeThe winner fished paste […]
Stealth parasite threatens European fish
A new deadly disease, carried by an invasive fish species, is threatening European fish diversity according to a paper published in the journal Nature on 23 June 2005. Lead author Rodolphe Gozlan from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) said: “We have found a parasite that may pose a severe threat to some freshwater fish […]
Lawn Farm Fishery June 27th
1stRay Frost Peg 22Weight 36lb 10ozBait corn/cat meatFished over/middleCaught carpMatch Group Lawn Farm 2ndMartin Caldecoat Peg 29Weight 34lb 7ozBait casterFished overCaught mixed bagMatch Group Waterside Angling 3rdMark Dickerson Peg 18Weight 24lbBait worm/casterFished over/insideCaught mixed bagMatch Group Lawn Farm
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery June 22nd
Holmedale Lake Sunday evening 12/6/0520 fished 1st Geoff Hiley Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 29 49-8-0 2nd Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 26 43-15-0 3rd John Moseley James Maude AC peg 19 42-7-0 4th Jason Thomas Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 17 40-15-0 5th Neil Wilkinson Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 26 39-3-0 6th Phil Smedley Sensas Mansfield […]
Lawn Farm Fishery June 22nd
Golden Rod Open held today 21st June on Willow lake13 fished1stDennis Holliday Peg 7Weight 30lbBait casterFished long/short pole up in waterCaught roach,rud and orfeDennis comes from Biggleswade 2ndDerrick Kendrew Peg 18Weight 27lb 12ozBait meat over pelletFished marginsCaught perch, carp, orfe & breamDerrick comes from Baldock 3rdMack McFiggins Peg 22Weight 21lb 4ozBait casterFished 2-3 metresCaught mixMack comes […]
Tope off the menu
Plans to persuade housewives, restaurants and schools to serve up tope, a harmless shark from the seas around Britain and develop home and export markets for them, were condemned at the weekend. Killing large numbers of the fish could upset the UK’s buoyant £1 billion recreational sea angling industry which is supported by over a million […]
Les Gravelles
IF you are looking for luxury accommodation in a picturesque setting and good fishing, all yours for the full duration of your holiday – then welcome to Les Gravelles, your very own private country estate with 3.5 acre carp lake, woodland walks, private swimming pool and comfortable villa style accommodation sleeping six. The family can relax […]
