Reminder to Specimen and Species Anglers of Bass Rule Changes for 2016
Specimen anglers and species hunters are being reminded to return all bass alive to the sea from now until July 1st 2016 in line with the EU conservation measures for 2016.
A Fenland Piker's Tale
A Fenland Piker's Tale
My love affair with the Cambridge and Norfolk Fens began many years ago and I've spent many hours, days seeking out...
'There be Monsters'
A tribute to Fred Buller
WIN Oakley Sunglasses with FM and Shade Station
WIN a terrific pair of Oakley Angling Fuel Cell sunglasses courtesy of Shade Station and FishingMagic
Jack Croxall: Old Monastery Pool
Just after the Second World War, with rationing still firmly in place, trading any extra food you grew or caught was near necessity. A youth known in his Nottinghamshire village as Young Charlie understood this well. Young Charlie could often be found at the Burnell Arms, trading the trout and eels he'd plucked from local streams for ration stamps.
Escape to the Fens
Ecstasy for some is the silent speed of a warm 4 x 4. For some it's being laid-out in front of the television. For others it's a long Sunday lie-in - with or without the missus.
Jo Stephenson: Tigers on Honeymoon
Like most fishing-minded people, I'm sure, I have a massive bucket list of fish I wish to catch one day. Golden dorado, GT, Atlantic salmon, tarpon, grayling and redfish to name a few, and at the top of my list for some time was the African tiger fish.
Battling for Bass
As someone who lists among his interests fishing, the environment and politics it is always an intriguing moment for me when these themes collide. And so it was the other day when, after months of furious lobbying and agitation about the need to conserve stocks of sea bass in the North Atlantic fishery, we finally had our day in the chamber of the House of Commons.
