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Herefordshire's Pixley and Redbank Pools have scrapped their bait bans and decided to allow surface fishing after a 12 month trial in which they banned luncheon meat and fishing floating baits. The venues have also decided to hold their day ticket costs at 2014 prices. |
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Studley AS, which has a couple stretches of the River Arrow, is running a special offer on membership. For the remainder of the season, full membership has been reduced to just £10.00 whilst the OAP rate has been dropped to £7.00 and the Junior rate to only £3.00. Membership runs to March 14, 2015. Day ticket fees to fish their rivers are £4.00. Normally it would cost £20.00 a year for membership with OAPs, students and trainees charged just £12.50 and junior anglers £5.00. |
Once again Kingsbury Water Park will be hosting a programme of angling events in 2015 including the British Carp Angling Championships, the UK Carp Cup, mid-week sessions of the Kingsbury Water Park Young Anglers Club and four night fishing sessions. For full details, please follow this link. |
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The Angling Trust has opened discussions with the Environment Agency on the controversial issue of the coarse angling licence for the use of multiple rods, which has been a longstanding complaint of many carp and specimen anglers who feel aggrieved at having to buy two separate rod licences to fish more than two rods. The Trust say it has been very encouraged by the willingness of Sarah Chare, the new Head of Fisheries at the EA, to consider this and other possible reforms to the rod licence regime. Any changes could not be implemented until April 2016 at the earliest because of the constraints of the commercial rod licence contract. Follow this link for the full story. |
 Northamptonshire's Bluebell Lakes reinforced its position as one of the UK's top specimen fisheries when Swindon's Kev Hewitt landed one of the venue's biggest fish which tipped the scales at 53lbs 4oz.
Fishing Swan Lake, the England international had already caught a brace of forties earlier in the year but desperately wanted to catch Dave, Bluebell's biggest fish. His dream came true during a two-night session. Click here for more. |
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 Rated by 'Angling Times' readers as one of Britain's top three mixed coarse fisheries, Monk Lakes at Marden in Kent is believed to be the largest coarse fishery in the UK and the second largest in Europe. With seven well established lakes offering specimen carp, mixed pleasure and match fishing together with two large new specimen lakes in the final stages of development and a 2,000 metre stretch of the River Beult, it has carp to 45lbs, a total of 130 pegs specially built for disabled anglers and night fishing available on all waters. There is also a shop which sells tackle and a catering van which sells food.
Offering four lakes on two sites less than a mile apart to the south of Leicester, Whetstone Gorse has a specimen carp lake with fish to 20lbs and a mixed carp and silver fish pool on one site and a carp lake and mixed fishery - both of which are available for matches - on the other. Unlike many fisheries these days, keepnets are allowed on the mixed fish pools and for those looking for a longer stay the fishery has its own caravan site with washing and laundry facilities - plus a lot more.
 Part of a working hop farm set in secluded grounds in rolling Herefordshire countryside at Ashperton near Ledbury, the three-quarters of an acre lake at Pridewood Hops offers fishing for decent sized carp to nearly 30lbs, pike, roach, tench and bream at a well kept but informal venue where anglers fish from nicely mown grass banks.
This delightful venue also offers bed and breakfast accommodation in two comfortable rooms, a double and a twin, whilst downstairs there is a walled garden and even a full sized snooker table. Children and dogs are welcome. |
 Fisheries.co.uk now has its own Facebook page where anglers can post photos, stories and comments on their latest angling antics. Why not share your latest catch or leave a message by following this link or clicking on the Facebook logo to the left. See you there! |
 Pendock Pods (left) are ideal for fishery owners looking to provide their anglers with a cost-effective alternative to anglers' own bivvies or more expensive log cabins, whilst the company's attractively designed Hobbit Pod is idea for use as children's playhouse or retreat in gardens, campsites and pub play areas. Follow this link to find out more about Pendock Pods. |
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After being threatened with the possibility of becoming a landfill site, Northamptonshire's Pitsford Fishery has been bought by new owners and has now reopened for business. We hope to be featuring this venue again shortly.
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On his first ever fishing trip, 12-years-old Lewis Dooay landed this lovely fully-scaled common carp at 
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