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2011 Celtic Cup Details Announced
The Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling (SFCA) has announced that it will be hosting both the Senior Celtic Cup and Junior Celtic Cup competitions at Magiscroft Fishery. ... Full story
Welchy Weighs In - August: Barbel are Thick!
Welchy’s back and this time he’s got a few words to say about a species which was not exactly at the front of the queue when the brains were being dished out. ... Full story
Mark Barrett joins FishingMagic
FishingMagic are delighted to announce that the one and only Mark Barrett is joining the team on a more formal basis as Sub Editor. ... Full story
Free Coaching for 12 to 14 year-olds from International Manager Steve Sanders
With a view to England entering an Under 14’s coarse fishing team in the World Championships in the near future The Angling Trust are seeking budding 12-14 year olds with match fishing experience. ... Full story
Kennet Barbel - Apprenticed to the Lord of the Stream
Barbel fishing ‘Apprentice’ Adam Rayner may have been ‘fired’ but he’s back to have a few final words on his River Kennet experiences... ... Full story
Carp on the Fly Features in US TV Show
A new series of the hugely popular 'Fly Fishing the World' TV show highlights carp on the fly and lifts the lid on some the spectacular carp that can be caught in North America. ... Full story
Avon Roach Project Nets 2011 Fred J Prize
The Angling Trust report that the Avon Roach Project is the winner of the prestigious £1,000 Fred J Taylor Prize for their pioneering work on the Hampshire Avon. ... Full story
Kennet Barbel - Adam Rayner is 'The Apprentice'
Welchy teams up with Adam Rayner to help lay a few old ghosts to rest on the River Kennet. ... Full story
Angling Trust Tackles Swan Issues
The Angling Trust has agreed a programme of work to help to eliminate problems associated with discarded fishing tackle. ... Full story
National Fishing Month - Safe Angling Prizes up for Grabs!
Safe angling in the vicinity of power lines is being encouraged during National Fishing Month with some great prizes up for grabs. ... Full story
Shimano Baitrunner – new models on the way!
Shimano are set to launch new and re-designed versions of their iconic Baitrunner reels. ... Full story
Gold Medal for England Shore Team
The Angling Trust report that the England Senior Shore Home International Team has scored an impressive victory in the 2011 Home International Championships by taking the gold medal for the fifth consecutive year. ... Full story
Summer Perch Fishing – Will Barnard opens his campaign on the River Kennet
Will Barnard enjoys a short summer session after his favourite species – and comes within 8dr of breaking a British Record! ... Full story
Messing About at Marsh
Brian Skipworth (S-Kippy) reports on the FishingMagic Mini Fish-In held at Godalming Angling Society’s Marsh Farm Fishery on 18th July 2011 ... Full story
Ocean Silver, the Atlantic Salmon's Ocean Odyssey: Implications for Fishery Managers
A major conference has been planned by The Atlantic Salmon Trust in partnership with The Fishmongers' Company. ... Full story
Catfish - Unusual Capture of Monster Moggie
MKAA's Dovecote Lake turns up a totally bizarre cat capture with a moggie off the top ... Full story
River Llugwy - Victory at last for Local Anglers
Betws-y-Coed anglers and Fish Legal celebrate as Welsh Water finally clean up their act with a new treatment system ... Full story
Big Chub – Thoughts and Observations
Osprey Specimen Group committee member and all round big fish angler Simon King looks at some of the techniques which have brought him no fewer than six River Lea fish over 7lb. ... Full story
The Floating Fly by Dr Malcolm Greenhalgh
Alan Roe takes a look at one of the new books offered by the Medlar Press - The Floating Fly ... Full story
Not Just Teeth - July
Forget Harry Potter - Marky Barrett is back with a River of Rudd - oh, and bream...and mice! ... Full story
Environment Agency Thames SE Fishery Report - June 2011
The EA's latest quarterly report details: projects delivered, enforcement and rod licence sales, incidents and emergencies and drought advice. ... Full story
Learn to Fish
The EA and a local angling coach have teamed up to offer free coaching at an Essex fishery this summer. ... Full story
Sea Angling Survey to be Biggest Ever
A recent Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) news release has announced that sea anglers in England are to be asked what fish they catch and what they return in the biggest ever survey of the sport. ... Full story
The Pope's River Diary - July: Barbel School
Highly respected barbel angler Steve Pope joins FishingMagic on a monthly basis with his 'River Diaries' and for the first in the series he's back at school... ... Full story
Marukyu Groundbait and Nori Pellets
Ian Welch gets his sticky fingers on a couple of Marukyu products which might just have serious applications for barbel fishing. ... Full story
Temple Lake producing Bumper Carp Catches
Temple Lake on the Old Bury Hill Complex continues its fine form with a number of 30lb plus fish caught. ... Full story
Perch Fishing Between the Boats
Osprey Specimen Group Records Officer and veteran all round big fish angler Bob Hornegold looks back at his sessions in search of big Lea Valley perch. ... Full story
My 100lb Carp! – Geoff Maynard on Fishing for Carp in Bankok
Geoff Maynard is back in Bangkok - and this time it's getting serious! ... Full story
The Big Fish!
The mega fund raising ‘The Big Fish’ is back again on 03 September 2011 at Great Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes to raise some serious dosh for sick children. ... Full story
S&TA launches new website at 2011 Game Fair
A new interactive website is the latest stage in the campaign for sustainable salmon farming. ... Full story
River Wildlife - Where's Best?
Where is the best river to spot water voles? Which county is a hotspot for kingfishers? Which waterways are teeming with trout? ... Full story
Barbel Fishing on the River Swale - Breaking my Duck
Sean Meeghan opens his barbel account on the Rivers Nidd and Swale and offers some very interesting thoughts on bait. ... Full story
Golden Balls Fishing Charity Weekend
Golden Balls Fishing Charity started raising funds for Cancer Research UK in 2006 and to the end of 2010 had raised over £86,000 for this worthwhile cause, all from fishing events. ... Full story
Maver Mega 'Match This'
A £50K prize pot is up for grabs in a Maver-sponsored event – and there is still time to enter! ... Full story
Dick Walker in 2011
Hugo Curgudgeon muses about his boyhood hero on the banks of a river ... Full story
Big Roach - The Introduction
We are delighted to be able to offer FishingMagic browsers the exclusive opportunity to read the introduction to Mark Wintle's forthcoming book 'Big Roach' ... Full story
New Event to help River Eden Wildlife
The River Eden Trust are staging a new fundraising event to raise funds to improve the river. ... Full story
Angling Essays - The Introduction
We are delighted that Graham Marsden is allowing us to print an extract - the Introduction - from his long-awaited new book 'Angling Essays' ... Full story
Trotting for Chub with Bob James
There are few finer exponents of the art of trotting than Bob James and FishingMagic caught up with the legend himself down on the River Wye for a masterclass... ... Full story
Meet the Fish & Fly Team at the 2011 Game Fair
Representatives from FishingMagic and Fish & Fly will be at the Game Fair held this year from 24 to 26 July in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. ... Full story
Angling Essays by Graham Marsden
As the former site editor Graham Marsden needs little introduction to most FishingMagic members – who will be delighted to learn that he has just published a new book. ... Full story
Drennan Team England beaten by ‘bits’ in 2011 Euro Champs
The small fish approach adopted by the French paid off on a tricky Ulgi Canal as the better fish failed to show in the 2011 European Championships. ... Full story
Big Roach by Mark Wintle
Highly respected angler and former FishingMagic contributor Mark Wintle is about to release his long awaited book on those most marvellous of all fish - BIG roach! ... Full story
Countdown to National Fishing Month
National Fishing Month 2011 is almost here and as usual the annual celebration of all things angling has a host of events arranged throughout the country to get people into the sport. ... Full story
The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) Sharkatag 2011
The SSACN is an independent charity created to focus on conservation issues in the marine environment, especially those affecting sea anglers. Their latest press release raises cause for concern over tope and ray stocks. ... Full story
Welchy Weighs In - July: A Delicate Balancing Act
In Welchy's Weighs In this month Ian gets his tackle out and takes a long hard look and wonders if others should be doing the same... ... Full story
MKAA Publish their 2011/12 Newsline
The Milton Keynes Angling Association have just published their new season 'Newsline' packed with details of the huge variety of fishing on their numerous venues. ... Full story
2011 International Fundraising 'Go Fishing with a Star'
The Angling Trust are offering the chance to bid to fish with a star of your choice to raise funds to send teams to the World Championships ... Full story
