This years dates for the annual Filey Fishing Festival have been released by the festival committee. The ever popular angling festival will be fished from the 5th to 13th Spetmeber inclusive.
Over the 9 days of the fishing festival there will be 8 shore matches and 5 boat fishing matches.
Sat. 5th Sept Shore 2pm-6pm 7pm at [...]
I know those of us who kayak fish on this site are primarily anglers who use the Yak as a tool to expand their fishing horizons :yes: I suspect most of use the cheap paddles that were supplied free with the yaks when we bought them or bought the cheapest one we could find, like [...]
Deep Harmony Fishing boat with fouled propeller
Date: 11/05/2009
Author: Lee Jackson, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Staithes and Whitby RNLI lifeboats were launched on Monday morning after a Whitby fishing boat got its propeller and rudder fouled in a rope off Kettleness near Runswick Bay.
The skipper of ‘Deep Harmony’ called Humber Coastguard to report that the 30 [...]
Dav and Gary from the fishing forum had their first experience of kayak fishing today. It was very nearly their last as Gary capsized and was pushed out to sea by strong winds. Gary was rescued by the RNLI with the help of his friend Dav.
Please read the full story here and take very serious [...]
The European Commission has set straight alarmist newspaper claims that all recreational fishermen and anglers in the UK will be subject to fishing quotas. Contrary to these claims, no such proposal has been put forward by the European Commission, neither will there be any new rules for the occasional angler.
Anglers fishing in freshwater or on [...]
This is from a guy who worked in fishing industry and sent this letter to local MEP.
MEP/MP
Recreational sea angling and EU Article 47
It is with total dismay that we find the EU is planning to amalgamate angling catches with the commercial fishing sector quotas as a part of each countries national quota. ICES scientists throughout [...]
A Trust For All Anglers
By Press Release
The merger of six angling and conservation bodies creating the Angling Trust, the new voice of angling, was completed to plan on Monday, January 5 2009.
“It is an organisation angling has needed for many years,” said Stephen Marsh-Smith, the first chairman of the Trust. “It represents more than a [...]
The Penn 525 Mag changed the face of the multiplier reel on the beach when it was launched. There was something about it that caught the anglers attention, and held it.
Whitby Fishing Club Positions – November 2008
As of 20.11.2008
D.THOMPSON 99LB-15oz (52)
R.ALLISON 96LB-02oz(36)
B.HARLAND 70 LB-05oz (36)
C.STAINTHORPE 35LB-11oz (21)
M.VASEY 35LB-02oz (23)
B.LAWS 34LB-01oz (27)
P.MEAD 33LB-04oz (17)
D.PERRETT 32LB-08oz (30)
G.MIDDLEMAS 18LB-09oz (14)
W.ATKINSON 16LB-12oz(16)
The positions listed above are used under Fair Use Copyright Law. They can be found in their original format at this site where they have been published by [...]
Hornsea Sea Angling Club – OPEN MATCH REPORT
12th OCTOBER 2008
Hornsea SAC held its Inaugural “Mark Loudon Memorial Open” on Sunday 12th October 2008. One hundred anglers, including Juniors entered this six hour match based from the Marine Hotel Hornsea. On a day when Summer returned with temperatures upto 20 degrees centigrade, it was surprising [...]
