This excellent picture shows a surprise Yorkshire river Tench caught by Mike Welsh from the River Swale. Mike has been doing very well for Barbel & Chub recently, and after catching a few small Perch, Gudgeon and some huge Bleak his Fox 1.75lb Barbel rod wrapped round as the Tench… Read more
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Andrew Poole’s Huge Barbel Hat-Trick!
Thank you to Tottenham’s Andrew Poole for photos of his sensational run of huge Barbel from the River Lea. Like most of us, Andrew had experienced a disappointing start to the season, but that all changed in mid July when he recorded a new personal best Barbel in three consecutive… Read more
Partridge Lakes – A Tough Nut to Crack! by Alan Scotthorne
Whenever possible over the last four weeks I’ve been making the journey to Partridge Lakes to get in some much needed practice for the Angling Trust winter league final. Although it’s only 85 miles from my home to Warrington if you take the M62, it’s a real pain at the… Read more
Bryan Jarrett’s Czech Common Carp
Hinders Fishing Superstore’s Bryan Jarrett sent us this lovely photo of a Czech Republic Common Carp from a recent tutorial session he hosted in the country. This was the third year Bryan had been asked to go out there and run a group workshop, attended by 8 anglers plus a… Read more
Sky Sports Tightlines Young Angler Day 2012 at Barston Lakes
The winners of TIGHT LINES YOUNG ANGLER OF THE MONTH competition all assembled at Barston Lakes near Solihull on Wednesday the 8th of August. The prize for these lucky young anglers was a days coaching and fishing with some of the best anglers in the country. For details on how… Read more
Simon Ashton’s Big Notts Bream Haul
Ace specimen angler and reigning British Dace record holder Simon Ashton from Durham has reported a tremendous catch of big Bream from a Nottinghamshire Stillwater, taking 10 big fish including ‘slabs’ of 13lb 13oz, 13lb 1oz, 12lb 15oz, 12lb 10oz, 12lb 2oz, and 10lb 5oz. The biggest fish set a… Read more