This year’s Evesham Festival extravaganza promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a star-studded line-up of anglers and a host of other attractions!

The three-day August Bank Holiday festival takes place at the historic market town and is one of the longest-running fixtures in the angling calendar, with three very prestigious days of fishing. It starts with the eagerly contested Shakespeare Championship on Saturday, August 27th, followed by the Wychavon Championship on Sunday, 28th and culminates with the 14-team Match Fishing Team Championship on the 29th.

Last year was the first time that bloodworm and joker were allowed for all three days and this turned out to be a resounding success, with countless fish caught throughout the length – exactly what a spectator-driven event like this needs!

This year will follow the same format with star names like Wayne Swinscoe, Darren Cox, Denis White, Hadrian Whittle, Simon Willsmore and Lee Kerry all taking part. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn from the very best and even bag an autograph or two!

Alongside the fishing there are tents galore full of tackle with top bargains to be had, plus a funfair, craft tent and loads of kids’ activities. This really is an event for all the family!

More information: Evesham festival

National Fishing Month will begin on the 20th July 2012 and conclude on the 27th August 2012. This year will again involve several showcase events in each region and a wide range of other local events.

As in previous years, the idea is to encourage every family member to have a go at fishing from whatever cultural or social background they may be from.

Fishery owners, organisers and angling coaches give up their valuable time to support this initiative so please take this opportunity to have a go at this wonderful sport.

What is it all about?

National Fishing Month offers unique opportunities for the protection and promotion of angling. It has the potential to:-

• Increase the number of people getting involved in the sport.
• Inform the general public about the economic, social and environmental benefits of angling.
• Influence decisions about access, environmental policy and wildlife management so that they take the importance of angling into account.
• Improve diversity amongst anglers to counter any perception that it is exclusively a male, white, able-bodied only pursuit.

National Fishing Month is a celebration of the sport of angling. See the news page for updates on some of the events happening around the country. All over the country qualified coaches give their time to welcome newcomers to this marvellous sport. Fees are waived and tackle is often made available free of charge too. Events are organised around the UK to show people who have never fished before how to do it. If you'd like to try fishing then now is your big chance.

What is actually going to happen?

From 20th July to 27th August, there will be hundreds of locally organised angling events offering non-anglers the opportunity to be taught how to fish, FREE OF CHARGE, by a qualified licensed Coach and within a controlled environment.

Find an event near you

Are you a potential Event Organiser?

National Fishing Month falls apart without the assistance of Event organisers. We are therefore searching for volunteers to run National Fishing Month Events.

Organisers can be angling clubs, schools, tackle shops, fisheries - in fact anyone with an interest in fishing. Many clubs and societies use National Fishing Month as a way of increasing membership.

Register an event now

Source: National Fishing Month 2012

Etang de Planchon is a friendly carp fishing destination within the Haute Vienne region of France, near the lovely market town of Chateauponsac which has bars, restaurants and shops and is 30 minutes away from Limoges Airport. Here is their latest catch report.

Week 12 saw the arrival of Lewis Kerrigan from Preston.

The week started off on a Friday for Lewis, he started in Kestrel, moved to Falcon and decided to move back to Kestrel at the end of the week.

Lewis experimented with big beds of bait (Hemp, Pellet & Boilie), this paid off for him towards the end of the week.

Lewis managed to bag himself 19 Fish for the week, 1 of which was a 31.2lb.

His total catch weight for the week was 426 lb & 7 oz & his catches were: 17.2lb, 18lb, 18.4lb, 18.6lb, 2 x 18.12lb, 20.2lb, 20.8lb, 21lb, 21.6lb, 22lb, 24.4lb, 24.6lb. 25.4lb, 26.3lb, 26.4lb, 27lb, 27.12lb & 31.2lb.

Lewis is already planning his return with family and friends next year, looking forward to seeing you again Lewis.

Check out the full catch report here: http://www.carp-fishinginfrance.com/catch.htm

Check out all the photos here: http://www.carp-fishinginfrance.com/gallery_catch.htm

Source: Etang De Planchon

Every year, in October, the shooting and fishing industries come together at one of this country’s best trade shows. The 2011 Tackle & Guns Trade Show is scheduled for Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire, on Sunday and Monday, October 16th and 17th, and will attract more than 700 individual fishing and shooting outlets all looking for products for the following season.

Many of the suppliers use the show to take stock orders, while others use it as a vehicle to show their full product range and make confirmed appointments with retailers.

As well as being a fantastic showcase for angling and shooting suppliers, the Tackle & Guns Trade Show also provides an opportunity for business-to-business suppliers wanting to break into these lucrative markets.

Record number of visitors at the 2010 show | 28 October 2010

Tackle & Guns Trade Show is pleased to announce yet another record number of visitors to the two-day trade show. In total 2,013 visitors passed through the doors at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, of which 1,252 people visited on the Sunday and 761 on the Monday (people that visit both days are only counted once).

A total of 734 individual retailers visited, and of these, 211 stock shooting equipment only, 327 stock fishing equipment only with a further 196 stocking both shooting and fishing equipment.

Taking into account the crossover, this means that 407 retailers sell shooting equipment and 523 sell fishing equipment.

Source: Tackle and Gun Show 2011

May 2011 :: Here is the latest fishing report for Nineoaks Fishery near Aberaeron, Ceredigion in West-Wales.

Coarse fishing:

Plenty of good Carp regularly being caught on various baits including raw sausage, luncheon meat, and floating baits such as bread, dog biscuit and chunks of thick toast! Quiet during the mornings and as the afternoon progresses the fishing just gets better and better each day.

The House Pool continues to produce some excellent Bream and Roach catches which regularly include large Roach and Bream around the 2-3lb mark. Best Carp has been as 12 Ghost Mirror.

The Main Lake has also produced some excellent Roach around the 1- 1.5lb size and as ever produces some excellent Carp catches. A retired Teacher, Chris, from South Wales (pictured) had a 16lb Common. Local angler, David from Llewyncelyn, had an 11lb Linear Carp. Visiting angler, Malcolm Walker of Aintree Liverpool had a pb of 7lb 1oz. Other good baits are sweetcorn, Maggot, cooked mussel, prawns and cockles (not in preservative). For some really excellent Roach fishing Nineoaks takes some beating.

Trout Fishing:

Meanwhile, the Trout fishing continues to be good with plenty of fish around the 2lb mark in all 3 lakes. Wet flies are still predominantly the fly to use with most fish around 3ft down. The Apps bloodworm and Pennel Flies have been deadly capturing a lot of fish, with the orange or white fritz's and Cat's Whisker close seconds.

Please Note:

Check our pictures to see how we encourage our anglers to hold the fish for a better picture by using the first and second fingers of one hand to hold the pectoral fin firmly and supporting the Carp with the other hand.

This year The CLA Game Fair 2012 will be held at Belvoir Castle in Grantham, Leicestershire from 20th - 22nd July 2012.

The CLA Game Fair attracts over 140,000 visitors from throughout the UK and Abroad. As the World's Leading Country Sport Event the show hosts the UK's biggest and best shooting and fishing shows as well as the most comprehensive gundog and falconry exhibitions alongside every other aspect of countryside activities and interests such as ferreting, gamekeeping, Estate Management, Forestry and Woodland, hounds and hunting.

Tradition, sport, celebration and style will combine in a glorious setting at Belvoir Castle Estate, where the CLA Game Fair returns for the third time in its 54 year history.

Explore the very best that the British countryside has to offer including a host of features, new competitions, and plenty to get involved in from shooting to shopping, fishing to real food, dogs, horses, gardens and much much more!

Discover why there’s something for everyone at the world’s largest game fair, all under one sky.

A range of tickets are available and by buying in advance you can make savings compared to buying on the day. You can also book camping online, which is allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you would prefer to book by telephone you can do so on the telephone hotline: 0207 460 7955. Lines are open from the 1st May to 13th July inclusive, 9am-5pm. All advance ticket sales close at 5pm on Friday 13th July.

Source: CLA Game Fair 2012

From Mon 15th To Wed 17th Aug, Linear will be hosting a "Fish with the Stars" charity event for the MNDA (Motor Neurone Disease Association) to be held on both the Brasenose Lakes. We already have promises from over thirty of the top carp angling names in the country to take part in this August event. Just some of the names already booked in are Lee Jackson, Bryan Jarrett, The O’Connors, The Don, Tim Paisley, Iain Macmillan, Chilly, Ian Russell, Nigel Sharpe and Jerry Hammond.

As a guideline Linear Fisheries will be happy with a £300 donation to fish the event but will be prepared to consider sums lower than this. The donation will need to be paid in advance and bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis. In addition to taking part in the event anyone paying the guideline price of £300 will receive a 48 hour voucher, worth up to £52 to fish Linear's day ticket waters at any time in the next year. The donation will include fishing with a well known angler for the event, food each day in the way of a BBQ/Hog Roast on the Monday and Tuesday evening and a BBQ breakfast on the Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. This is not a competition but more a social event and anglers taking part can negotiate moving around with different stars over the three days – with excellent chances of learning carp fishing techniques from the experts. All proceeds will be going to two branches of the MNDA and to raise even more money for this worthy charity we also plan to have an auction and sell raffle tickets.

Alvin Roy and his Jazz Band will be giving their time to play for us on the Tuesday evening and a selected number of guests will be invited along for this performance. Linear Fisheries also plan have a few other well known faces, like John Wilson and Martin Bowler, just wandering round giving their advice during the event.

MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

Some of you maybe unaware of this dreadful disease that kills at least five people a day in this country and for which, at present, there is no cure. If you wish to learn more about MND, information can be found on the MND Association website.

Anybody interested in taking part and helping raise money for this excellent cause should email Fishery Officer Chris Blunt at chris.blunt2005@btconnect.com

Source: Linear Fisheries

Luton Angling Club was founded in 1922 and offers a varied range of venues including several lakes, stretches of river and over 12 miles of the Grand Union Canal. This the the Luton Angling Club Weekly Newsletter - 24th April 2011.

North House Lakes larger residents have been making an appearance this week. Chris Cole had a 30lb common and a mirror carp known as The Wanderer has been out twice at 30lb 7oz. Firstly Josh Hammersley from Sandy landed the well known mirror followed by Danny Smith from Henlow. Josh fished a home made pop up during a short session while Danny fished an A2D spicy crab & mussel bait. Danny who was fishing with his brother Michael also added commons of 18lb 14oz, 15lb 12oz and 13lb with Michael having one heavily scaled mirror of 15lb 10oz.

Ian Mortimer fished the Grand Union Canal on St Georges Day and was rewarded for his early start when he caught a 20lb 6oz mirror carp at 7.30am. Ian used a classic MKV split cane rod and a centrepin reel to subdue the specimen fish.

Brett Herdman fished for 3 hours at Slapton using waggler fished corn and had 8.5lb of roach, with 3 of 4 skimmers. In another short session in a different area of the canal Brett only managed a few roach, but also had a mirror carp of 9lb 11oz. A day ticket angler fishing from his boat landed the best fish of the year so far from the canal, with a mirror carp of just over 26lb using hair rigged pizza crust!

Lol Smith fished Grove Church using long pole tactics he had a great day out with a bite every put in using soft pellet. Roach and skimmers made up most of his catch.

Another member fished at Chelmscote on Saturday and caught an impressive haul of fish using pole tactics including a few bream of 3lb+.

The next work party is at Lavendon Mill on the 30th April start at 0930.

The winner of our April photo competition will receive 10kg of the new Starmer Baits Coconut Fish boilies. It is open to anyone (members and non members)submitting a digital photo taken on any Luton AC controlled water and it can be of absolutely anything eg a sunset on the canal, a nice fish, wildlife etc. The photos submitted cannot be over a month old, the judges decision is final and no correspondance will be entered into regarding the result. So get snapping and forward your pictures to our usual email address catchreports@lutonac.org or send from your mobile to 07704462635.

Source: Luton Angling Club

Three top speakers and some new attractions are lined up for this year's Pike Anglers Club Convention which will, once again be held at the Kettering Conference Centre on Saturday, October 1.

To start the ball rolling on stage we have Dave Horton, Dave has been a member of PAC for 27 years and is known throughout the pike fishing world as the author of Ultimate Pike.

Dave' talk is entitled “ 25 years of Piking the Highlights” so he will be taking usback down memory lane and what a trip that promises to be.

Next up on the oche is a Micky Jones, from Inverness. Micky`s talk is entitled “Setting the Heather Alight” his talk will cover his adventures of fishing throughout the Highlands, the final frontier in UK piking, with its relatively light angling pressure and untapped potential.

Last but not least is Stephen Harper, who over the years has not only landed many notable fishb from the Norfolk broads, but has also written two sought-after books on Broadland Pike.

Stephen's talk is entitled “Broadland; Past; Present; Future” It chronicles some of the changes Stephen has seen over 40 years on Broadland – both good and bad. His talk looks back on the illustrious past of Broadland and its pike fishing, how it was, and how it is, and how it should be.

This year we have tried to cater for the for the keen young Pike Anglers. Eric Edwards has kindly offered his services to set up a separate room for coaching which will include tackle and rig set ups, plus slides with a number of other top coaches on hand to helpanswer questions and give top class advice, those attending will each receive a goody bag.

Also this year the RNLI will be attending to give top advice on boat safety plus those attending an take along their boat floatation suites and life jackets for advice on their suitability for boatfishing, this is not to be confused with life jacket service.

There's free parking and entrance prices remain the same at £10 members/£15 non members with £5 back if you join the club on the day.

There'll also be stands large and small from all the big names in pike tackle, with all the latest gear on show; our second hand lure and gear stalls, bar, food and the chance to meet friends old and new at the country's biggest predator fishing event.

Source: Pike Angler's Club of Great Britain

With un-seasonally good weather for the time of year, carp anglers at Bury Hill Fisheries have been catching record numbers of thirties with over 20 thirties reported in just the past couple of weeks.

Following a few weeks of reasonable weather, the past couple of weeks has seen a run of BIG fish reported from both Temple and the Old Lake which has included 20 or so thirties, many at record weights, which is excellent fishing for the time of year. Below are details and pictures of a few of the most recent thirties caught.
Whilst Temple takes most of the limelight owing to its huge head of thirties, the Old Lake also holds a good head of bigger fish and regularly produces the odd thirty. Fishing his first session ever on the Old Lake, Rohan Huth from London had a cracking session catching 7 carp which included the first thirty of the year, a stonking common weighing 30lb 6oz. Fishing Nash Scopex 20mm boilies and Strawberry pop ups, Rohan caught from the open water in front of peg 15.

Turning to Temple, Barry Mitchell bagged a terrific brace of BIG Temple thirties this week in the shape of two mirrors weighing 36lb 11oz, the largest of the year so far and 33lb together with a smaller mirror weighing 22lb 2oz. Barry fished peg 3, catching on a CC Moore’s Strawberry and Cream pop up which he fished over Mainline Cell free offerings close to the island margins with one of his big fish coming from the channel between the islands. Both thirties were a new PB for Barry.

Another angler to do well on Temple this week was Stuart Mountjoy who has a cracking session catching 7 fish which included a brace of BIG thirties, both mirrors weighing 36lb 6oz and 35lb 3oz. Fishing swim 10, Stuart fished Cell baits over a few free offerings close to the margins.

Catching his first ever fish from Temple, Mark Gibson bagged a a well deserved stunning big mirror weighing 35lb 8oz recently, which he followed with a smaller mirror weighing 22lb 4oz. Both fish came from the left hand side of swim 14 close to the channel on balanced Cell boilies.

Temple’s guru Sean Howard has now caught three thirties in just a couple of weeks weighing 35lb 1oz, 30lb 1oz and 30lb together with a run of twenties which included a stunning mirror just under thirty weighing 29lb 8oz. Catching from different swims, Sean caught all his fish on glugged cream pop ups fished to both the island margins and open water.

Fishing his first session on Temple this year, Adrian Trent was rewarded with a brace of thirties, a stonking mirror weighing 35lb 2oz and a lovely common weighing 34lb 4oz. Fishing peg 13, Adrian caught his common on a popped up boilie which he fished close to the island margins catching his big mirror on corn also from the island margins.


Source: Bury Hill Fisheries