Wigan Angling Centre

I hadn’t heard anything like this since I was hitch-hiking across Australia on the big Mac trucks, back in the early CB radio days of the 70’s. Fascinating, but this was no truck, this was a Lake Erie muskie boat and the radio was just one of it’s built-in toys.The radios on the Lake Erie…

It is with considerable regret that we have to confirm that the huge, concerted efforts from SAA, PAC and the other predator groups in fighting to retain the right to live-bait in certain waters in the North West Region of the Environment Agency, have failed completely.

I had read a lot about the place and its various lakes that contain a variety of carp to different sizes. When I arrived the sun was already was well up and several people were already fishing. I had a stroll around the whole complex that contains seven different lakes and only one holding no…

It’s a swim that has thrown up a few good catches recently and when I got to it I could see why. The swim in question is only around three and a half feet deep, running over gravel, and quite pacy. This time of year I hate drawing sluggish river swims, as all the fish…

Eighty anglers braved hurricane-force winds to fish the Marie Curie Cup, organised in conjunction with the Pike Anglers Club on the Great Ouse at Ely. But officials ordered the all-out barely half way through the match for safety reasons, after watching competitiors struggle with gusts of more than 60mph. Rods were blown from rests and…

Trophy Room for Alan Tomkins Specie: chub Weight: 6lbs 6oz Location: KennetA couple of winters ago I had some great bags of barbel & chub from the Kennet. It was nearing the end of the season, and though I fancied fishing midweek, I wasn’t really bothered about catching more barbel. I did however fancy my…