Simon Kenny followed up a 44 lb 4 oz catch from RK Leisure’s Kingsmead One in Berkshire with another very impressive winter carp – this 50 lb 10 oz mirror…
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Cormorants petition for greater control quickly gathers momentum
Neil Cohen put up the petition aimed at DEFRA on the change.org webpage after seeing the damage caused by cormorants on Anglian Water reservoirs. Trout angler Neil explained: “I started…
Fishing Republic, the giant UK tackle chain, saved by Go Outdoors
Fishing Republic is understood to have outbid interested other noted large tackle companies, by guaranteeing the continuation of all existing stores and their staff. Fishing Republic currently operates 14 super…
Giant chub run of form for manager of fast-improving fishery
Andrew Tredgett, who runs the famous Kings Weir stretch of the River Lea near Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, has now had three 7 lb-plus chub in as many weeks. The 34-year-old…
Fish stocking is part of wider efforts to revive English rivers
Some 250 barbel went into a Rowley DAS stretch of the River Severn at Coalport in Shropshire. The introduction of the fish is part of a scientific study being conducted…
Coaching and angling clubs are key to the future of fishing
Coaching to get people properly immersed in angling has been picked out as one key solution to turning around a slump in participation. Rod licence sales are down 39.4 per…
£2.2 million for projects… but do they really help fish?
Anglers are the only group ‘taxed’ to enjoy the environment but, according to critics, most of the 15 charities getting the cash don’t think of any spawning ground or fish…
Alert for fake fishing lines after rogues land in prison
The fishing lines case was brought by North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards Service following complaints. It was against Ian Bailey, an eBay seller from Mickle Trafford, Cheshire, and Northern Sport…
Perseverance pays off for stunning river roach brace
The retired warehouseman said: “I fished the middle Avon for three days in the wind and rain, struggling for a bite. The first two days I just had just one…
Raiders gut fishing tackle shop
The Tackle Shed, based in a shopping village in a converted water mill at Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, was the only business targeted out of 22 retail units in the complex. The…