AVON Festival organiser Dave Fisher says that the rejuvenated match will be back bigger and better next year. The match had been on the sidelines since 1993 until Dave took up the mantle and reorganised it this year. So popular did the move prove, despite the bad publicity surrounding the poor fishing on the venue, […]

AN 86lb conger eel taken by Bill Harkness, who lives in Paignton, Devon, could set a new IGFA light line record.Bill used a 20lb-class Normark Titan 2000 rod and a Shimano TR2000 Charter Special reel, which was loaded with just 15lb breaking strain Trilene line.The big eel was taken from a mid-Channel wreck during the Torbay […]

WEYMOUTH, a mark with a big reputation and an impressive annual program of international events, has now received a further boost to its world status with the official news of being selected as host port for two world angling championships between 2004 and 2005.Weymouth and Portland will host the 2004 World Mens and Ladies Shore […]

NFSA ENGLAND SHORE TEAMS FOR 2003CIPS WORLD MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPBrazil, 24th May to 1st JuneSteve Allmark – Dover, Kent; Chris Clark – Lymington, Hants; Ian Golds  – Havant, Hants; Paul Stevens – Worthing, Sussex; Bernard Westgarth – Darlington, Co Durham; Trevor Rooney (Travelling Reserve) – Eastbourne, Sussex; David Rowe (Manager) – Bovey Tracey, DevonCIPS WORLD LADIES […]

NFSA PM Boat FestivalDespite the severe weather conditions, Poole Harbour threw up some good fish for the 2002 NFSA Personal Members Boat Festival. Sizeable wrasse up to over 4lb, pollack, plaice, bass and pouting were all caught in numbers. Gurnard, bream and two codling weighing a little under 3lb were also taken.A huge thank you […]

FORMER world champion and England international Tommy Pickering has left Daiwa’s consultancy team to join Preston Innovations.Tommy will now become a Preston-sponsored angler and will also play a major role in product development as well as representing the Telford-based company at various events throughout the year.He explained: “I thought I knew about Preston Innovations and […]

Final Embassy Challenge qualifier, Fossdyke Canal, Saxilby, LincsLINCOLN anglers Paul Andrews and Alan Houlton celebrated in style after claiming the remaining two seats on the Embassy ‘Eagle’ – Embassy’s exclusively chartered Boeing 737-200, which will fly 80 finalists to a £21,000 Embassy Challenge Final in Spain next May. With the Fossdyke Canal – the oldest […]

IF you’ve ever wanted to fish the Carp Society’s Horseshoe Lake in Gloucestershire, then this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. This beautiful lake produces some of the very best looking fish in the country with the best so far topping the 40lb mark. 30lb fish are a frequent occurrence and the bailiffs have […]

Chris Pondsford with the superb bronze sculptured trophy he won by being crowned Maver Midland Specialist of the Year for 2002.  Maver Midlands Specialist of the Year Final 2002, Larford Lakes Fishery WORCESTER’S Chris Pondsford (pictured above) is celebrating after being crowned ‘Midland Specialist Angler of the Year’ following a nail biting final at Stourport’s Larford Lakes Fishery.The […]

The greatest girlie fishing calendar ever- limited offer!MAKE sure of a bright start to every day in 2003 by treating yourself to one of these totty-packed angling calendars from Zebco. Featuring a bevy of top models and some awesome fish in 12 great poses, this is the best angling calendar ever produced. The glossy, full colour […]

ONE of the Midlands’ most popular day ticket and match venues – Browning Cudmore Fisheries – has been struck down by the killer carp virus SVC.The Staffordshire water had the disease confirmed by government experts on Friday morning although the fishery says the deaths have already stopped following three months of problems.Fishery manager Frank Clarke […]

STAFFORDSHIRE trout water Blithfield Reservoir has revealed one of her secrets in the shape of a magnificent pike weighing 39lb 4oz. The fish fell to the rod of Tring, Herts angler Jason Messanger, who tempted her from the 800-acre venue using a trolled Rapala lure. Jason says he had lost count of the number of […]

AN extensively illustrated early copy of Izaak’s Walton’s famous book The Compleat Angler is up for sale and could raise over £40,000.That’s the prediction of Salisbury based angling book dealers John and Judiith Heath, who say that their figure is based on a recent first edition sale of the 1836 book, which fetched $70,000.The extended […]

DESPITE angler pressure the known big chub of the Dorset Stour continue to grow and the venue record has just been beaten with a mighty fish weighing 8lb 8oz.The chub formed the larger half of an incredible brace which was completed by another fine fish weighing 7lb 4oz, and fell to the rod of Blandford, […]

A QUICK one for you carp heads here – Yateley’s Car Park Lake has produced its first carp for about a month in the shape of a fish called ‘Ugloe’ at 33lb 12oz. The fish came from the Back Bay swim and was taken at around 7am by Paul Claridge. It’s only the second fish […]