Cheltenham Angling Centre

The only consolation is that this is without doubt one of the best times of the year to go seeking a specimen fish as they begin packing on protein in preparation for the seasonal migration to warmer climes or maybe just the drift down the channel to stay within the embracing warmth of the Gulf…

The “2001 Trout Fisherman European Open” will be officially launched in the next edition of “Trout Fisherman”, where entry forms will be available, along with full details of the venues that John has booked. However in an exclusive for www.fishing.co.uk I have attached a full list of venues and dates. Email me for entry forms…

First of all I don’t think there is a better time than now to go off on that exotic holiday to warmer climes you have promised yourself for the past few years. I know from your letters that many of you have retired early. In many cases the kids have flown the roost, so no…

Grayling [Species Menu] [Grayling articles] Common name: Grayling Latin name: Thymallus thymallus Record weight: Despite a record weight of only 4lb 3oz, caught in 1989 by Mr S.R. Lanigan, the grayling is known to grow much larger than this in Europe. Fish of almost ten pounds are possible in some rivers in Northern Europe! Distribution:…

At 2pm I received a phone call – we had to board by 4.30. I hurriedly phoned my friend at work to see if he could leave straight away. It was difficult, but he managed it, and soon we were racing down the M4 hoping there would be no traffic jams. We made the ferry…

Most stillwaters controlled by clubs that also had rivers on their books shut up shop a couple of weeks before 14 March and are not due to open before 1st June at earliest. It was the clubs that usually open their waters in spring that had the hardest decision. Obviously if the lakes were in…