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Chub Fishing - Early Season Observations
Christian Barker, AKA Chav Professor, takes a detailed look at his approach to early season chub fishing with particular reference to observation and stalking. ... Full story
Angler’s Mail 31 July 2012
Check out what’s inside this week’s issue with editor, Tim Knight. ... Full story
New Chairman for All-Party Parliamentary Angling Group
The Conservative MP for Meon Valley, Hampshire and lifelong angler, George Hollingbery becomes chair of the APPG. ... Full story
Cormorants – Time for Action
The Angling Trust has today launched the Action on Cormorants campaign which urges anglers to write to their MPs supporting the call to put cormorants and goosanders on the general licence. ... Full story
Carp Fishing – Persistence Pays Off
Craig Mortimer grits his teeth, battles horrible conditions...and ultimately gets his reward! ... Full story
Swans and Angling – Tackling the Problems
The RSPCA is working with the Angling Trust, the Environment Agency and the National Swan Convention to reduce the impact of lost and discarded fishing tackle which causes injuries to swans and other wildlife. ... Full story
Carp Fishing - Abbey Lakes Adventure
Ian ‘Chilly’ Chillcott is brushing up on his, er, ‘French’, as he heads across the channel to Abbey Lakes, a carp water that’s been in the Premier League of the French carp circuit for over a decade. ... Full story
Bait-Tech Competition
Bait-Tech is giving away £65 worth of bait including: groundbait, feed pellets, hook pellets, and lots more, to one lucky FishingMagic reader, Twitter 'Follower' or Facebook 'Liker' ... Full story
Carp Fishing - Ted Bryan, still Hauling!
On a three day session in torrential rain the unstoppable Ted B took an eight fish catch, topped by a chunky mirror of 37lb. ... Full story
Nashbait Sticky Method Pellet
Designed for commercial pool fishing, but with uses well beyond that, we check out the Nashbait Sticky Method Pellets. ... Full story
Carp Bait Wars and Snag Fishing for Barbel – Any Questions Part 7
In this instalment of our ‘Any Questions’ series, in conjunction with Nash Peg One, it’s time for carp and barbel, with Gary Bayes and Lewis Baldwin. ... Full story
South Cerney Disabled Angling Festival
South Cerney Angling Club has staged its annual event for disabled anglers in the Cotswold Water Park. ... Full story
Bait-Tech N-Tice Polony
We recently looked at the range of canned meats available from Bait-Tech, but thought this one deserved a special place all on its own! ... Full story
Carp Fishing – Rob Marsh’s Atomic Tackle Diary
Despite his main venue closing early due to spawning Rob still found himself holding up some serious fish last month. ... Full story
Big Carp Result
Bait-Tech Carp Team member, Ian Hirst, returns from a five night session at Elphicks with a memorable result. ... Full story
National Fishing Month off to a Flyer
Despite the poor weather conditions and the cancellation of the CLA Game Fair at Belvoir Castle, National Fishing Month 2012 began in style with a celebrity launch. ... Full story
Angler’s Mail 24 July 2012
Editor Tim Knight brings his weekly round up of what’s inside this week’s issue ... Full story
Big Tench – Jake Weighs in a Reading Heavyweight
The first night on a new venue brings a massive tench for a young Reading angler. ... Full story
Sea Fishing – Missing Suffolk Flounder
Suffolk sea angling activist, Cadius, bemoans the lack of flounder off the Suffolk coast and wonders why nobody ever has any answers ... Full story
Rudd Fishing – Summer Ruddin’
Summer is finally here and Mark Barrett takes a look at a species which, more than most, defines the season. ... Full story
Olympic Torch gets Sea Angling Lift
Former sea angling world champion, Chris Clark, has carried the Olympic Torch through Lymington, watched by 20,000 people. ... Full story
Environment Agency seizes Illegal Cornish Nets
Two massive, illegal gill nets have been seized by Environment Agency fisheries officers off Looe in Cornwall. ... Full story
FishingMagic on the Move
No, we are not going anywhere! But if you are then did you know you can take us with you? ... Full story
Carp Fishing – See and don’t be Seen
Rich Wilby has some advice on making the most of your presentation in clear water - with special reference to zig rig fishing ... Full story
Game Fishing – Clubmark Accreditation for Rutland Water
Rutland Water Fly Fishers (RWFF) have become the first game angling club in the East Midlands to be awarded Clubmark accreditation. ... Full story
Sea Fishing – Rachael Jarman joins Trabucco
Belstane announce a sponsorship with Rachael Jarman, English Ladies Sea Fishing Team Member, who will be headlining the Trabucco Sea Fishing range. ... Full story
Bait-Tech Halibut and Super Halibut Marine Pellets
We take a look at some of the marine halibuts in the Bait-Tech range which are just that little bit different to the norm. ... Full story
Olympic Legacy – Angling gets some Cash!
Burton Mutual Angling Association has secured Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund. ... Full story
Carp Fishing – Ted still Haulin’
Ted Bryan, like FM’s Rob Marsh, is one of those carp anglers who just keeps on catching... ... Full story
Otters - This Far and no Further...
Rod Sturdy has his say on what many consider to be the greatest threat angling, as we currently know it, has ever faced ... Full story
Sea Fishing – Wales take Home Nations Boat Champs
Bad weather restricted this year’s Home Nations Boat Championship, fished off Holyhead, to two four hour sessions afloat and Wales used their home advantage to the max to grab victory. ... Full story
Barbel Fishing - The Pope’s River Diary: June 2012
This month Steve opens his season on the Rivers Severn and Kennet, is let down by lack of preparation and is getting excited about seeing ‘The Boss’ ... Full story
Defra Minister opens Gateshead Fish Pass
Defra minister Richard Benyon opened a new fish pass in Gateshead yesterday, heralding the return of salmon and sea trout to the River Derwent. ... Full story
Bait Fishing for Bass
Henry Gilbey joins Graham Hill for some high adrenaline estuary bait fishing for bass in this Sea Watch programme, which is free to view here on FM. ... Full story
Grayling Boost for North East Rivers
Rivers in the north east will be stocked with 10,000 grayling this week, in a bid to boost natural populations of the species. ... Full story
Match Fishing – A European Virgin
Andy Neal gives his totally unique, blow by blow, inside line on fishing for Team Wales in the 2012 European Championships in Merida. Just what is it really like to be there, fishing for your country? ... Full story
Amazon Angling to Hit TV Screens
Adventure angler Steve Townson has fulfilled his dream of getting a TV series about fishing the Amazon Basin onto British television. ... Full story
Carp Channel Issue 12 - Now Live and Free to View
Rain, rain and more rain. If the atrocious weather is keeping you from your angling, why not get a carp fishing fix by checking out the latest issue of the Carp Channel, which is now live and free to view here on FishingMagic ... Full story
Match Fishing - The Bait-Tech Supercup
The fantastic Bait-Tech Angling Times Supercup comes to its climax at the fish filled Midlands Mecca, Tunnel Barn Farm on Sunday 22 July. ... Full story
Angler’s Mail 17 July 2012
Check out the stand out stories and features in this week’s magazine in the company of editor Tim Knight ... Full story
Boat Pool Catfish – Tony’s Specialist Scene
This month Tony Gibson finds himself connected to something large, something VERY large... ... Full story
Nash Bait Monster Squid Boilies
Learn how to make top quality Nash Bait boilies from an expert in this instructive video film ... Full story
River Eden Captured on Film
A new film about Cumbria’s River Eden has been commissioned by the Eden Rivers Trust. ... Full story
Crucian Carp and Rudd Fishing - Not Just Teeth: June
Summer 2012 may have been ‘cancelled’ as far as the weather is concerned but Mark is getting to grips with some of the typical summer species. ... Full story
Thames Tunnel gets Big Thumbs Up
Cross capital survey shows 85 per cent support for the proposed Thames Tunnel to help tackle sewage pollution. ... Full story
Recognition for the Ribble
Improvements to the River Ribble at Long Preston Deeps, near Settle, have received national recognition. ... Full story
Sea Fishing – Few Fish Left in the Sea
According to a report in the Belfast Telegraph anglers in Northern Ireland are quitting the shoreline as there is nothing left worth catching. ... Full story
Carp Fishing - Alan Blair Stalks a 31lb Mirror
In this terrific video clip Alan Blair shows how a short stalking session can produce some stunning results! ... Full story
Sea Fishing – England's Youngsters Take Shore Golds
The 2012 Home International Shore Championships at Samphire Hoe saw Great Britain and Ireland’s top anglers battle it out amongst the rocks and weed of the Channel Tunnel spoil site. ... Full story
Mighty Meat
Welchy gets his teeth into some meaty offerings from Bait-Tech. Well, he doesn’t because he’s veggie... but you know what we mean! ... Full story
Angling and the Ad-Man
Cliff Hatton is a little concerned about angling advertising...We don’t want our fishing and our equipment commercialized too much, do we? ... Full story
Fish Legal Claim Damages as Water Company Deny Incident!
Fish Legal claims compensation after vast quantities of treated water leaked from Essex and Suffolk Water's burst water mains. ... Full story
Sea Fishing - Tyne and Wear Sea Fishing Competition
Tyne and Wear County Angling Action Group will be hosting a junior sea fishing competition on Sunday 19 August 2012 on the River Wear. ... Full story
Barbel Fishing - Floodwater Tactics on Big Rivers
Sean Meeghan is Billy No Mates on the River Trent, but the barbel are there... ... Full story
Take a Friend Fishing – For Free!
Grab a free rod licence online, or from the Angling Times, and you can take a friend to fish for free this month. ... Full story
Salmon and Sea Trout – More Compulsory Catch and Release Announced
The Environment Agency has announced the compulsory release of salmon and sea trout on two further rivers to safeguard stocks. ... Full story
Match Fishing – Disappointment for England
Despite high hopes and a great practice session the England Feeder Team could only take bronze in the World Championships in Belgium. ... Full story
Salmon Fishing – Bradshaw hits the Big Time
MacNab Media’s Colin Bradshaw hits the headlines with a big Norwegian salmon. ... Full story
River Carping - Go with the Flow: Part 3
Mark Barrett concludes his mini-series on the pursuit of flowing water carp. ... Full story
National Angling Survey Launched
Anglers in England and Wales have been given an opportunity to highlight the issues that matter to them and their fishing. ... Full story
National Fishing Month 2012
The countdown has begun...It is less than two weeks to the start of National Fishing Month (NFM) 2012 ... Full story
Angler’s Mail 10 July 2012
Editor Tim Knight brings his weekly preview of what’s in the magazine this week ... Full story
Plastic Baits – Any Questions Part 6
Artificial baits the subject of our popular ‘Any Questions’ slot this time around with Peg One’s Tony Gibson taking a look at rubber and plastic baits. ... Full story
Kevin Nash – Live!
A rare opportunity to see the top man at Nash, Kevin Nash, speaking at the 2012 Carpin’ On Show at Five Lakes in Essex. ... Full story
NashBait Fish Frenzy Monster Crab and Shellfish
FishingMagic take a look at one of the all time classic flavours, in three different NashBait offerings. ... Full story
River Bream Fishing - Bait-Tech’s Tony Curd goes with the Flow!
Tony Curd takes a break from the match scene and enjoys a pleasure session after some serious River Thames slabs ... Full story
Sea Fishing – Alan Yates’ Monthly Diary
It may not feel like summer at the moment but shore sport can be in the Doldrums during the next month but don’t worry, Alan has a number of tactics to keep you catching ... Full story
River Carp Fishing - Go with the Flow: Part 2
Mark Barrett continues his mini-series on river carping with a look at where to find and how to pre-bait for what can be very nomadic fish. ... Full story
Match Fishing - Cadet, Junior and Intermediate National Championship Results
Over 250 youngsters competed in the Angling Trust Cadet, Junior and Intermediate National Championships at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes. ... Full story
Sea Fishing - Let our Bass Breed
Representatives from the Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society joined MPs in a delegation to Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to press the case for sustainable size limits for bass. ... Full story
Match This – The Final
Where were you when Andy Power won a life changing £50K in the Maver ‘Match This’ Grand Final last year? ... Full story
River Wandle Pollution – Appeal for Information
Environment Agency officers who acted to stop a spillage of red diesel devastating the River Wandle yesterday (02 July) are calling on local residents to provide information regarding the source of the pollution. ... Full story
Search for a Writing Star – Winner!
After an exciting and thoroughly entertaining competition the judges have now reached a decision. The winner, and recipient of a 12-month sponsorship with Chapel baits is ... Full story
Youngsters get Chance to Fish for England
The Angling Trust’s 2012 Talent Pathway programme is open for applications from 02 to 20 July, providing a chance for talented young anglers to trial for the national junior angling teams in all three disciplines: coarse, sea and game. ... Full story
Get Hooked on Fishing
Angling participation finds a new home in Northolt and Greenford Country Park ... Full story
Carp Fishing - Nick Burridge's Diary
Hot from the cutting room of Nash TV is the latest installment of Nick's carp fishing diary - and there are some big fish! ... Full story
Angler’s Mail 03 July 2012
Editor Tim Knight brings FishingMagic browsers his weekly look at what’s inside the magazine. ... Full story
Sea Watch: Latest Issue Out Now
The latest issue of the video magazine for shore and boat anglers is out and it’s creaking under the weight of the amount of free-to-view video you have to choose from. ... Full story
Rare Freshwater Mussels ‘Almost Wiped Out’
The largest population in English waters of an endangered species of mollusc has almost been destroyed. ... Full story
Working Together to Protect Rivers and Streams in the South West
Members of the public are invited to help shape the future of their aquatic environment. ... Full story
Rod Licences – Have you got yours?
A reminder from the Environment Agency about the need to purchase a rod licence before you fish; and information on where some of your licence money goes. ... Full story
Coarse and Match Fishing Video News
Don’t miss the latest news items in the new issue of Coarse and Match Fishing – the only video news bulletin for anglers. ... Full story
Carp Fishing - Forgotten Methods
John Bassili looks at some tactics that have disappeared from the radar of many carp anglers – if they were ever on it in the first place! ... Full story
