THE Environment Agency announced today that its own Calverton and Leyland fish farms are to be cleared and disinfected following confirmation that fish at both sites have been infected with the Tench Rhabdovirus. This is a rare virus that affects freshwater fish. The decision follows results of extensive testing that confirms that both farms have been exposed […]

Letter from Anglers Conservation Association Chairman Dear Members Accompanying this letter to you is a formal statement regarding the departure of Mr and Mrs James from the Association. You will have deduced that I am constrained from making comments in relation to their departure, as are the rest of the Committee of the Association. The PastHowever, no such […]

MATCH FISHING – JANUARY ISSUE  What’s all this about?We join Daiwa Dorking’s Simon Wheeler on the bank to look at the new Lock’N’Load pole bush. Find out how you can use it to speed up YOUR catches. Advanced River FishingShimano Wales’ Ian Hughes reckons the Severn is the best river in the country. Find out why.  Stu […]

CHATSWORTH 2005  –  THE ‘HAVE-A-GO’ FAIR (May 21-22, 2005) World-famed TV star John Wilson will be among the big-name anglers giving demonstrations at next May’s Chatsworth Angling Fair  –  to be held over the weekend of May 21-22 on the Chatsworth House estate near Bakewell, Derbyshire.He was so enthusiastic about last year’s Silver Jubilee of the […]

Sea anglers representing an industry worth £1 billion a year to the UK economy will be putting their side of the story on the commercial decimation of UK fisheries to MPs on Tuesday (December 14). The meeting will be with a sub committee of the environment select committee and will be at 3.30 pm in […]

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THE family of Ivan Marks has moved the funeral service to Leicester Cathedral because around 1000 people are expected to attend.Gilroes Crematorium in Leicester, the original venue, can only accomodate a maximum of 500 people. The service will now take place at 1.15pm on Wednesday 15th, and although there is an NCP car park nearby, parking […]

    TOTAL-Fishing has teamed up with David Hall Publishing to offer fiver users the chance to win the new Four Season of Carp ‘bookazine’ (pictured above).This ‘journey through the carp angling year’ has been overseen by Total Carp editor Marc Coulson alongside Martin Ford, and weaves top quality photography and inspirational writing together into a […]

IVAN Marks, one of the true greats of match fishing, died aged 68 in hospital on Sunday morning at 10.15am. He had been suffering from a very aggressive cancer.His funeral takes place on Wednesday 15th at 2.15pm at the Gilroes crematorium in Leicester. There will be a celebration of his life afterwards in the Sportsman’s Hall, Leicester Walkers […]

Mick Parkinson reports on the weekend’s Town Welland meet, which attracted the brothers Vincent… EARLIER this year I arranged a meet on the Town Welland in Spalding for TF users, it went well and those that fished wanted a go at it again. This time though I watched how the river was fishing and tried it […]

January 2005 issue The January issue of Midland Angler, out December 10th, is packed with news, fishery form and superb coarse fishing instruction. Highlights include: SUICIDE CARP GENEWhy boffins are trying to wipe carp out. THE BIGGEST FISHERY IN THE WORLD?Amazing plans for Lakeview. THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE RIVER ARROWAnglers unite over navigation plans. RED LETTER DAY ON THE TRENTMick Parkinson bags […]

JERSEY angler Steve Mullins has staked a claim for VisitGuernsey’s £10,000 prize in the Islands of Guernsey Angling Challenge for catching a record fish. He caught a 50-14-13 tope while fishing in the Open Alderney Angling Festival; a specimen that easily beat the current Guernsey Bailiwick record of 48-0-0. The tope also gave him £2000 […]

ENGLAND coach Mark Downes is questioning the amount of money that can be won in so called club events, saying it’s having an adverse affect on the open match and team circuit.Writing in his column for the monthly angling newspaper Midland Angler, Mark highlights the growing number of so called club angler only events around […]

PAUL Knight, Director of the Salmon & Trout Association has welcomed the news of anticipated large rises in water bills.,“An 18% price rise, ironically, is very good news for all consumers.  The rise is necessary to provide essential and much needed upgrades to water and sewage infrastructure.  Another benefit is these works will put an end […]