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 A survey of 13,000 people carried out for the Angling Trust has revealed that a third of the adult population of England have tried angling at least once and of those about half have some interest in going fishing again. The survey also showed that angling attracts higher than average numbers of disabled people and that 61 per cent of anglers who responded started fishing before they were 10 years old. A third of anglers who responded said they go fishing more than 40 times a year. Follow this link to find out more about what the survey revealed. |
Broad Acres regular Andy Checkits has smashed the venue match record with a 304lb 12oz catch when fishing a Rocklands Angling Club match. Andy fished pole down the edge in one foot of water on Stock Pool using 0.16 line, Size 12 hook and a 0.2 grm float. Using bread flake on the hook he fed two kilos of mashed bread to keep the fish going to end the match with a net which consisted mainly of 1lb 8oz to 4lb carp but also included one fish of 17lb 14oz during a match in which several double figure carp were caught - the next biggest weighing in at 16lb 10oz. Finishing second was Antony Carter with 187lb 14oz followed by Steve Reynolds with 138lb 2oz. |
 Anchor Meadow regular Lee Osborne has landed Anchor Meadow's biggest fish of 2016 with a beautiful 14lbs 3oz specimen (left) taken off the point whilst night fishing.
Having arrived as it was going dark, Lee hand-fed boilies and hemp close into the margin with one rod and set up another out in the main river. He then fished a pva bag filled with crushed halibut pellets, boilies and hemp on 12lb line to a Size 8 hook.
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Having been stocked three years ago as nine inch fish, Hamstall Fishery's barbel are proving so difficult to catch that fishery owner Paul Ford has said he will refund any angler's peg fee if they manage to land one from either Pool Two or Pool Four. The fish, which now weigh more than 3lbs 8oz, are in all of the Hamstall Fishery waters but to be eligible anglers must take a photograph of their fish and show it to Keith the bailiff. They must also be able to prove the date and time the fish was caught - a facility available on most modern phones. Only one refund will be made per angler per day. |
The match record for Astwood Fishery's Bluebell Pool has been smashed for the second time in just six weeks with Darlaston angler Chris Small taking a 233lbs 11oz catch whilst fishing a Roost AC match. Drawn on Peg 7 at the Worcestershire venue, Chris pole fished corn and meat over pellets and for the first half of the match was busy catching crucians to 1lb 8oz before switching to the margins and getting stuck into commons and mirrors to 17lbs 12oz. He beat the previous Bluebell Record which was set just six weeks before with 191lbs and was only a few pounds light of setting a new venue record which still stands at 236lbs from Buddlea. |
 Worcestershire's Furnace Mill Fishery near Kidderminster has been stocked with large numbers of huge perch to turn the venue into a stripey superwater.
Owner Ed Brown (right) has stocked more than 60 fish to 4lb 12oz to cater for the growing number of anglers who want an alternative to carp and to provide even better year-round fishing. The fish have been split equally between the fishery's Mucky Meadow and Furnace pools. Click here for more. |
 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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