First Daniel had a 66 lb catfish…. followed by a stunning 14 lb 4 oz bream and a 7 lb 10 oz tench for a memorable spree of specimens. He…
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Stickleback could be the biggest-ever caught in this country
Ben Iles thinks he might have broken the British three-spined stickleback record with a beast he caught from a secret venue near Warmley in Bristol. Local Ben said: “I’m not…
Angler quits and gives £10K of gear to pioneering project
All-rounder Kevin Keep kindly gave all his kit – that he paid over £10,000 for – to the Angling Projects centre run by angling hero Les Webber in Berkshire. Chris…
Line Recycling Scheme soars in popularity throughout UK and beyond
The Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme is celebrating their first anniversary with news of big expansion plans across Europe… and possibly beyond. As well as over 300 sites all across…
Barbel Society say that action is vital for the future of their favourite fish
Barbel Society members are disgruntled by the perceived lack of action by the Environment Agency in addressing the continued decline in barbel numbers in most of the country’s rivers. The…
Atlantic salmon crisis piles pressure onto official angling funds
Government figures released recently show that Atlantic salmon catches declined by 33 per cent in Scotland, with numbers down to their lowest levels since 1952. There is increasing pressure to…
Bait boat ditched… and wonder brace of carp landed!
Ditching the bait boat saw him cruise to success with a PB 44 lb mirror carp (below) – and then a day later took a 53 lb 6 oz giant…
DNA testing to the rescue in battle to beat carp diseases
Three new DNA testing facilities have been installed by the EA fish health team at their Brampton Laboratory in Cambridgeshire. They hope molecular testing will help stop carp edema virus…
Top carper Simon Crow nets a huge common carp to really crow about!
Simon Crow had a feeling something was going to happen at the mega tough Spitfire Pool in Norfolk – and the next morning banked the stunning Wood Common at 53…
Biggest angling region revealed in new Environment Agency figures
Latest sales figures reveal Yorkshire produced an income of £2,100,844 from 120,961 rod licence sales in 2017 to make it the nation’s most important region. The next biggest EA sub-region…