Archive for April 2008

Costa Rica Kayak Fishing

Apr 30th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Costa Rica Kayak Fishing For Rooster Fish
The picture of a rooster fish was Kindly sent in by Ralph from www.costaricawildfishing.com . The fish weighed 40lbs and was caught on a lure by Sean Haling from Wayoming. The fish was caught at Ocotal, Guanacaste in Costa Rica.



Neil Mckellow Takes Job With Greys Of Alnwick

Apr 30th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Fishing Tackle

Neil Mckellow Takes Job With Greys Of Alnwick
Developing and promoting Hardy Sea fishing products, Neil comes to Hardy & Greys Ltd with a wealth of sea fishing knowledge and experience.
Having worked as a consultant at Penn Fishing Tackle for nine years designing, developing and testing rods, reels and associated equipment Neil also wrote and [...]



NESA CASTING - UKSF Affiliated Casting Tournament

Apr 27th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Casting

UKSF Affiliated Casting Tournament - Nesa Casting 27th April 2008
Steve Anderson Is Top Man Yet Again
Steve Anderson 252-0-0/150gm,243-0-7/200gm pb
John Brimblecombe 247-0-10/125gm,215-2-4/150gm,200-0-7/175gm pb,203-1-5/200gm pb
Baz Blakeman 243-1-0/150gm
Andy Hooper 240-1-2/150gm, 209-06/150gm (back cast) cr
Ian Lawson 229-0-6/125gm,233-1-7/150gm
Jody Lenn 231-2-0/125gm,228-2-0/150gm
Bob Collins 223-2-6/125gm
Liegh Mitchell 219-0-0/150gm
Ian Miles 212-0-6125gm217-2-3/150gm
Will Powell 216-2-4/125gm
Pete Ingham 191-01/125gm,214-0-1/150gm,211-0-3/175gm,206-0-0/200gm,178-0-7/280gm cr (all on 0.35mm line)
Kieth Mitchell 212-0-2/125gm,204-1-4/150gm
Mathew Neeson 198-2-6/125gm pb
John [...]



Kayak Fishing In Wales - Carmarthenshire Kayak Anglers

Apr 27th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Kayak Fishing In Wales - Carmarthenshire Kayak Anglers
Come along and join us to form Carmarthenshire Kayak Anglers
All Welcome - Experienced and beginners.
Date/Time; Wed. May 7th 2008 - 7pm
Venue : Ship Aground Inn
123 Ashburnham Road, Pembrey, SA16 0TL. Tel:01554 823761 (For directions)
Further details contact Paul.
Tel - 07918646532
Email - paul@wkaa.co.uk
More the merrier.



Kayak Fishing From South Landing - Early Summer

Apr 27th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Kayak Fishing From South Landing
Taking In Flamborough And Bempton
With a warm South West wind forecast and clearing seas myself and Robq headed off to the usual haunt this morning hoping for some early summer sport - Mr. Newdave was also hoping to join us later once his domestic chores were complete
We arrived at 10 o’clock [...]



Derwent Water Trout Fishing

Apr 26th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Fresh Water Fishing

Derwent Water Trout Fishing
Catch Returns For Derwent
Please Read More On Derwent Water On Our Fishing Forum

Best flies
Dawson’s Olive, Black Fritz, Cat’s Whisker.

Best areas
Pow Hill, Oak Tree for bait anglers. Next to the spillway for fly anglers.

The best week of the season so far with the rod average well over 3 fish per angler. Paul [...]



Grassholme Trout Fishing Catch Reports

Apr 26th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Fresh Water Fishing

Grassholme Trout Fishing Catch Reports
Grassholme Catch return For Week Ending 21st April

Best flies
Dawson’s Olive, Black Fritz, Montana, Kate McClaren.

Best areas
Witch’s Hat, Disabled platform, South shore.

Grassholme fished consistently well all week with some cracking catches being taken even on the coldest days. Season ticket holder G. Samms fished the South bank in front of [...]



Martin Salter MP Seeks to Control Canoe And Kayak Access To Rivers

Apr 25th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

The National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives, NAFAC, is urging all member and non member clubs to write to their local MP’s asking them to sign Martin Salter’s amendment to an Early Day Motion 957 which seeks to promote free uncontrolled access to all waterways for
canoeing. In the amendment Martin Salter is calling for [...]



Environment Agency - Anglers Fined For Having No Rod Licence

Apr 25th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Environment Agency News

Anglers Fined For Having No Rod Licence
 
On Friday 18 April 2008, at Welshpool Magistrates Court, fishing without a valid rod licence cost five cheating anglers a total of £670.00.
With water bailiffs on the look out and prosecutions like this on the increase, this case should send a clear message to anglers that a day’s [...]



Life Jacket Kills Sailor

Apr 25th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Boat Fishing, Kayak Fishing

Life Jacket Kills Man
AN AVID sailor died in front of his horrified wife when the brand-new lifejacket that should have saved him malfunctioned and dragged him under the waves where he drowned.
Grandmother Ella Sweeney (69) sobbed yesterday as she told the High Court that the faulty lifejacket, which cost her beloved husband, Jack (64), his [...]



Kayak Fishing Open Day - Tri Star Angling

Apr 19th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Kayak Fishing Open Day - Tri Star Angling And kayak fishing.co.uk
Tri-star Angling & www.kayakfishing.co.uk will be holding an Open Funday at the Tri-star shop in Barmston Nr Bridlington on Sunday 1st June 2008. Fully rigged kayaks will be on show as well as a good stock of Ocean Kayak Angling kayaks & Leisure kayaks plus [...]



Great White Shark Eyes Up Kayak Angler

Apr 19th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Great White Shark Eyes Up Kayak Angler

Sometime ago, an impressive picture of a kayak and a great white shark circulated the internet which many people wrote off as photoshop imagery but as this magazine article shows, it was genuine. Keen kayakers Thomas Peschack and Michael Scholl (in the kayak in pic above) now earn [...]



Kayak Fishing At Exmouth Shelly Beach

Apr 18th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Kayak Fishing At Exmouth Shelly Beach
Exmouth Fun Kayak Weekend With RNLI And Johnston Outdoors Ocean Kayak
Related Forum Topic Here 
On the 17th/18th May at Shelly beach Exmouth
all kayak anglers are welcome to join in with a weekend of fun, safety training and much much more, our aim is to get as many kayak anglers,familiar with the [...]



Buy Bass Lures At Baxter Angling

Apr 17th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Bass Fishing, Tackle Shops

Buy Bass Lures At Baxter Angling
Storm Chug Bug and thunderstisck, Rapala J-11 and Saltwater xrap Now In Stock
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We now have a small (but growing) range of Bass lures in stock, we have started off the range with what we know are generally the most productive Bass lures.
These are the new Bass lures now in stock [...]



Guernsey Kayak Fishing Weekend 24/25th May

Apr 17th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Kayak Fishing

Guernsey Kayak Fishing Weekend 24/25th May
Come and try kayak fishing in the Channel Islands
On the 24/25 May 2008 there will be “Come and try” weekend based around Sit on Tops and particularly Fishing sit on tops, on the sunny Island of Guernsey!
The main purpose for this weekend is to introduce people to the concept of [...]



Plastic Beaches

Apr 10th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Sea Angling News

Plastic Problem On Beaches
Plastic Bags, Butts And Bottles Blight Britain’s Beautiful Beaches More Than Ever Before!
10th april 2008
The amount of plastic littering Britain’s beautiful beaches is at its highest level since records began, according to the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Beachwatch 2007 survey report published today. The MCS Beachwatch 2007 Report shows that plastic litter [...]



Flamborough Head No Take Zone - Update And Minutes

Apr 7th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Flamborough Head

Flamborough Head No Take Zone - Update, Minutes And Response From Natural England
Dear All
The Flamborough Fisheries Liaison Group
I am currently writing to all those on the liaison group mailing list to
invite you to the forthcoming meeting to be held at 19:30 on the 24th April
2008, at the Bridlington Union Football Club, Dukes Park, Queensgate,
Bridlington.
Please find [...]



RSA STRATEGY RESPONSE FROM DEFRA

Apr 7th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Conservation, RSA Strategy, Sea Angling News

RSA STRATEGY RESPONSE

Dear Mr Kilpatrick

Consultation on a draft Recreational Sea Angling Strategy for England
Thank you for your response to the consultation on a draft Recreational Sea Angling Strategy for England.
Your response will be considered alongside other comments we receive on the consultation and next steps will be announced [...]



Reels On Wheels - Disabled Fishing

Apr 7th, 2008 | By News Admin | Category: Disabled Fishing

Reels On Wheels - Disabled Fishing

Reels on Wheels (UK) Limited is a limited charity company
set up to raise funds for various reasons: At present it is dependent on the generosity of like-minded people who support Reels on Wheels and the Buddy System concept.
The primary aim is to help and encourage [...]



conger

Apr 6th, 2008 | By Alan Brown | Category: Whitby Charter Skippers Association

STRANGER NEAR THE SHORE?April 6th, 2008
FRIDAYS DAILY FESTIVAL WINNER Ian Cornwell from Stockton with this 5lb 8oz conger, fishing from the Sea urchin, Ian also won third prize with a cod of 5lb
Now the Cornwell family are regular anglers with the Whitby charter skippers, and Bob along with his son Ian and [...]