Total Sea Fishing – January 2005 6 NewsbreakersThere’s cod everywhere! Find out where the biggies have been coming from with our monthly news roundup. 12 Hitting The HorizonIt’s the end of the season and we’ve got the results from the UKSF final. 14 Blondes Are More Fun! (Cover Story)Have you ever heard of anyone catching 20lb-plus rays from […]

BOFFINS down under are creating a so called ‘suicide carp gene’ that will wipe out all carp by preventing the females from successfully spawning. The work is underway in Australia, where the species so revered by anglers in the UK is regarded as vermin. Many Aussie anglers believe carp have destroyed the native trout fishing […]

THE National Federation of Anglers’ knockout team competition is ‘dead in the water’ unless a new sponsor can be found.NFA spokesman Rodney Couldron made the admission to Midland Angler after revealing that the 2004 sponsors, Builder Center, had pulled out for 2005 and that no replacement has been found.“Builder Center did only take the competition […]

 TacticianThe ever ingenious Nick Helleur has a new toy – freezer spray. Nick has come up with a number of uses for the carp angler. Thermo ManJohn Richardson has been keeping accurate water temperatures to help him pin point the best chance of catching carp, particularly in the winter. Opposites AttractChris Lowe of SBS baits has banked […]

IN the latest issue of Southern Angler, the only newspaper exclusively for anglers in the south of England, we join Ex Dorking ace Ben Bray as he fishes the GUC to show how big white maggots can catch when fished squatt style. Also in the December issue, which is on the shelves now priced only £1.99: Fish […]

MATCH FISHING – DECEMBER ISSUE  Parkdean Masters Grand Final After a hard qualifying week 24 anglers are in the £25,000 winner-takes-all final. We’re there to record the action. Advanced River FishingShakespeare’s Rob Middleton is the man to beat when the roach are feeding on the Warwickshire Avon. We spend a day with him to find out why. Carp […]

ANGLERS are being offered the chance to help in the restocking of salmon into the River Trent and its catchments, and being urged to report sightings and accidental captures of the King of the River in the coming months, reveals this month’s issue of Midland Angler.The call to action comes from Notts-based Trent Rivers Trust (TRT), […]

MYSTERY surrounds the death of some 10,000 coarse fish on Tyneside’s Killingworth Lake.The fish were recovered over a period of two days by EA staff, who were alerted by an angler.EA scientists are taking samples from Killingworth lake as the numbers of dead fish rise. Fisheries officers were called to the lake on Monday after […]

IMAGINE choosing the winning numbers in the lottery – only to decide against buying a ticket.Three pairs of anglers know that exact feeling following the keep-or-ditch peg draw at last week’s £25,000 Rod Hutchinson World Carp Classic in Lac Amance, France.On three occasions, peg number 11 was pulled out, only to be rejected – yet […]

Total-Fishing Club Championships, Larford Big Lake, Stourport Overall Result: 1 Fred Davis, 37-8-02 Dave Hollingworth, 34-5-03 Tony Doyle, 29-5-84 Steve Broadbent, 26-1-05 Andy Toplis, 25-3-06 Pete Palmer, 22-6-07 Phil James, 20-12-08 Colin Rennison, 20-10-09 J O’Driscoll, 20-8-8Jt 10 Gareth Purnell, Pat Mckinnes, 20-1-812 John Rouse, 17-14-013 Darren Wilson, 14-7-814 Paul Massey, 14-6-015 Lee Arnold, 14-3-016 Mark Broomfield, […]

THE weekend’s Fisheries Consultative Seminar for the River Severn catchment has been hailed a success.Nearly 100 delegates from angling and fisheries organisations in the Environment Agency’s River Severn catchment attended the seminar at the Ramada Hotel, Bewdley on Saturday 23 October 2004.The event was organised by the National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives (NAFAC) […]

UK-based Derek Ritchie has joined Svendsen Sports as a consultant. ‘The Don’, as he is known, will primarily be working on the company’s Pro Logic brand.The high-profile angler has carved a huge following in the UK and his approachable and friendly manner make him the ideal candidate to spearhead the Pro Logic brand throughout Europe. Svendsen […]

THE world’s first fully cultivated bluefin tuna raised from eggs will shortly be shipped to market – but is this the saviour of the sportfish industry, or just false economy?The success story raises hopes that pressure on wild bluefin tuna stocks could be alleviated – giving hope to anglers in many parts of the world […]

FRANCE has become famous in big carp circles as the place to go to target that fish of a lifetime. But the Jero’s complex in the picture postcard Medoc region offers something else, something for the angler who wants to ensure plenty of bites in quite wonderful surroundings and make sure there is plenty to […]