Sport & Leisure

What? It looks good? Well so it should, considering all the work and planning that has gone into it. Fishing.co.uk replaces the old UK Fishing World site, blowing it out of the water in all respects. It’s still built by anglers, for anglers but now it has the added support of both Internet Advertising and…

Approximately 20 anglers in the UK drown each year. Lifesavers, The Royal Life Saving Society UK, the country’s leading water safety body, has issued advice to anglers who continue to fish throughout autumn and winter. Di Standley, Chief Executive at Lifesavers, a West Midlands-based organisation, commented: “There are risks to anglers year-round, but in late…

Each morning is greeted by a freshness in the air which stings the face and makes you feel good to be alive. The banks are green again after months of gloom and the margins are alive with life. The days are warm and the evenings long, giving plenty of time for a few hours by…

‘Back On The Stream’ An Oyster catcher flew screaming from the sandy pebbly shoreline with that lovely haunting call, then disappeared into the dusk. I was making my way back to the car after a delightful evening on the river Eden. I had hooked and released five nice brown trout between 13 and 16 inches,…

There is a lot of truth in the old saying “pike thrive on neglect”. This means that the best results are often obtained by fishing places neglected by other anglers. To this end many anglers spend a lot of time searching for new waters. However with an estimated two million plus anglers in the country,…

River Ribble – Good chub and barbel being caught on pellets and meat bait Anglers fishing with Muddler minnow in the fast broken water catching some nice chub.A perch of 3lb 3 ounces reported from Balderston by Manchester angler on three gentles fished on a size 14 hook but not confirmed. Sea trout being taken…