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06/02/2013

Anglers face cut in sturgeon catches

Sturgeon anglers on the Columbia River face another season of reduced catches to protect waning fish populations for the fourth year in a row. Washington and […]
06/02/2013

Anglers injured in ice-fishing explosion

Two fishermen have been severely burned – while ice-fishing. The pair were sleeping happily in an ice-fishing hut on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, when their propane gas […]
05/02/2013

$1m prize for fishing couple

A couple who bought a couple of lottery tickets on the day they went fishing came home with quite a catch – a $1m winning ticket. […]
05/02/2013

£367 fine for fishing without licence

A HAMPSHIRE angler who fished on a Romsey lake without a licne has been hit with a £367 fine.  Trevor Barrett, 38, was caught fishing at […]
05/02/2013

Also coming up at auction…

This handsome bream carries an 1888 date, and it’s on sale at Christie’s interior sale at South Kensington, London, on February 19. The fish weighed 3lb […]
05/02/2013

Norman Wilkinson oil of fishing on river Test

A fine signed Norman Wilkinson oil entitled Fishing on the River Test, comes up for sale in the fine art sale being run by Peter Wilson […]
01/02/2013

Hooked marlin sinks boat

A hooked black marlin appears to have sunk a sports-fishing boat off Panama. The dramatic pictures, which appear on Marlin magazine’s Facebook page,  were taken by […]
01/02/2013

$5400 bill for rescued ice fisherman

A man who fell though the ice while fishing has been landed with a $5400 bill. Neil Robbescheuten of southern Ontario was ice fishing on Lake […]
29/01/2013

Small-size Hardy Perfect at UK auction

A 2.75in Hardy Perfect is the highlight of Moore Allen Innocent’s sporting sale this Friday. The reel, with 1912 check mechanism, rim-mounted tensioner and a smooth […]
28/01/2013

Phone app offers sea fishing information

Anglers can now get a phone app that gives tidal information, weather forecasts, maps, fish species guides and information about bait and rigs right around the […]
28/01/2013

Trevor Champ, fish committee chairman, dies

Trevor Champ, chairman of the Irish Specimen Fish Committee, has died following a relatively short illness. A senior research scientist with the Central Fisheries Board (now […]
28/01/2013

Video of the week –fishing with hand grenades

Most of us would disapprove of fishing with hand grenades, except perhaps in a life-or-death situation. But maybe it’s not a bad thing here, because it […]
24/01/2013

Ice shelters now offer thermal linings

A new range of ice shelters made by Frabil now includes a five-wall thermal insulation. The range covers two-angler shelters up to its Headquarters model, which […]
24/01/2013

Lang’s cuts prices in its store by 20%

Lang’s has slashed prices in its annual store posting by 20% on all the remaining items. While many of the prize items have already sold, there […]
24/01/2013

In the latest issue of Classic Angling

A museum that has put 17 world record carvings up for sale, an insider’s analysis of what the future holds for Hardy and the first attempt […]