Rutland Water fish week 157 (season 47159) returns 110(14464) rod average 1.42 (3.26) Season ticket holders John Wotherspoon from Stamford and Peterborough’s Brian Flack had a cracking day last Friday with ten fish up to 4lb, as did Cleethorpe anglers Ray Garrod and Jim McNally who recorded twelve fish. Ten year old Ben Farnsworth and…

The main event at Rutland Water last week was the autumn pairs held on Saturday. Fishery Manager Jon Marshall said “It was an excellent competition with plenty of fish in perfect condition, 36 anglers caught 111 trout. Rutland Water warden Nigel Savage took five fish for 15lb 4?oz, the two best fish (rainbows) weighed 3lb…

Guys and gals, You may or may not know, but I have commandeered the Harmattan off Dieter Haselhorst for the month of March next year in Ascension. Unfortunately, my first party has just bailed out and I have to find replacements by the end of this month (flights and stuff are already pre-booked). Anyone interested,…

Anglian Waters report: by Guest Contributor, Monday 14th October, 2002 Articles related by topic: Game/Fly Fishing, Venue Articles related by species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout Rutland Water Jim Moncur, Keith Malcolm, and Michael Soutar, from Perthshire, Scotland, spent five days at Rutland, mainly fishing from the bank and recorded forty fish, with rainbows up to…

Fishmongers Hall London was the scene of a ground-breaking initiative bringing together angling organisations from Europe and the USA. Representatives of the European Angling Alliance (EAA) met with Jim Donofrio, Executive Director of the US-based Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) and agreed on mutual support in achieving their common objective of sustainable fisheries management. Jim Donofrio…

THE CAIRNS BLACK MARLIN FISHERY IS UNDER PRESSURE WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ENSURE IT SURVIVES The heavy tackle Cairns Black Marlin fishery is in severe danger of collapsing after the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) announced the re zoning of the Marine Park via the RAP. This is not scare mongering, but…

River Ribble despite the rain and sometimes coloured water some good fish are being caught sea and brown trout this month is the last for both species the season ends on September 30th Balderston area producing good chub catches, three roach averaging about 12 ounces caught on float fished gentles, is this a sign of…

Florida’s Space Coast Report One Hour East of Orlando Captain Rodney Smith for Florida Guidelines (888) 800-9794 An exodus of fingernail length silver minnows swarmed around my legs like I was a mooring buoy in a rough sea. But the ocean was mysteriously calm, so calm in fact, the sky and beach seemed one. Barefoot,…

A weekend up on L. Alice was, therefore, planned. Initially, Belinda, patient companion on many obscure fishing trips, had decided that this was to be a solo affair. She did not think that the best place to be reading the latest thousand page novel was in some high, remote, spot, reminiscent of Scotland in the…

News and Fishery reports First barbel 60 year old Stephen Ainscow of Ramsbottom Lancashire, a very experienced game angler for over thirty years and a member of Bowland Games Anglers Association wanted to catch a barbel so I invited him to join me for a couple of days on the river Teme. The first day…