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A Message From The Environment Agency If you have an interest in the environment and would like to have your say on how the environment is managed in the North West, now is your chance. We are looking for new recruits to play an active role in their ... [full story]

Disabled & over sixties, weekly members match. 3-4-08 The match was fished on the upper pound section of the Sankey canal, Thirteen anglers took part in the twenties and thirties pegs. The winner was Jeff Clare on peg 35 with silvers and a f1 carp on long pole and caster ... [full story]

I was speaking to Andy & Tracey at Etang de Brigueuil the other day. They were telling me how the lake is still producing some fine captures despite freezing rain and snow showers. Tracey explained that one day, just as they were wondering if the weather will ever ... [full story]

Having recently spoken to the new owners at Pendle View, North West Carp can confirm that several improvements to the venue are in the pipeline following the recent take over. Digging has recently begun on the stock ponds to create another match lake, and several swims have been realigned to ... [full story]

Like fish all over the country this week, the fish at Llyn Y Gors have become bemused as to what the weather has been doing. One day the fish were up on the surface heightening stalking expectations and the following day hail stones lashed down upon the lake. Yet despite ... [full story]

Sally Hughes has just been in touch from Wyreside Fisheries. Results on all lakes are picking up with some lovely fish gracing the bankes over the last two weeks. In addition, Sally reports that some good laughs were had by all during a competition held between the Northern ... [full story]

TCF (Total Coarse Fishing) Showcase, the Midlands’ all-new angling event, is offering an amazing 1,500 goody bags worth around £60 each to customers who turn up early. The first 500 paying customers through the doors each day will receive a bag packed with angling goodies including DVDs, line, magazines, terminal tackle, bait samples, ... [full story]

Given today's announcement that Severn Trent Water is facing a record £35.8m fine for deliberately providing false information to the regulator and the fact that Southern Water was fined £20.3m for similar offences earlier this year, the Anglers' Conservation Association has expressed its amazement that the Environment Agency is pressing ... [full story]

SOTAS Fisheries Manager Geoff Hayes reports that Redesmere’s awesome Single Scale has graced the bank again following it’s capture back in March to (pictured below at a shade over 37lb). It’s most recent capture came on Easter Monday to Lewis Clayton, who took the stunning mirror 38lb 4oz. ... [full story]

Despite the absolutely torrential and awful weather, Llyn Y Gors has continued to overflow with excitement and entertainment. This week Llyn Y Gors welcomed a whole host of specimen anglers from across the country to take part in the opening of the new specimen lake, The Karpium. Many of them ... [full story]