Fishing

An incredible video shows a tussle between an experienced angler and a 300lb seal on the Welsh coast. The video, shot in Anglesey, shows fisherman Dion Parry in a race to reel in a pollock before it is snatched from his line by the speeding mammal gliding through the water. The silhouette of the huge seal can be seen close …

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Enjoying the water – but who owns it? Figures suggest that more people than ever are heading to Britain’s rivers with the easing of lockdown – renewing calls for better public rights of access. It comes as MPs are to consider proposals aimed at opening up the waterways to all. But after recent incidences …

A heated dispute between poachers and bailiffs at Brookfoot Ponds near Brighouse led to police being called out. An eyewitness said: “Fishing poachers threatened Brighouse Angling Club’s bailiff, police called and other bailiffs. “Police threatened to arrest one of the bailiffs. I have been blocked in for about an hour and a quarter.” Brookfoot is a village which lies between …

As someone with zero knowledge of fishing, how steep is the learning curve and how many hours would I need to put in before it all starts making sense and clicking? There is definitely some learning to do but the game is very much designed to assist with that. We set you up with a default tackle box that will …

Jim Crutchley, a teacher from Wells, was among the first to cast off, rising at 4.30am to head to Viaduct Fishery in Somerton for the first time since before lockdown began. Thank you to the @AnglingTrust for this! #wearefishingagain @AliHamidi @DeanMacey ???????????? pic.twitter.com/0ybPssYLDN — matt gilbert (@mattgilbert19) May 13, 2020 “It was great,” he told the PA news agency. “It …

An inquest has been held into the death of an angler who was last seen on the banks of the River Dove. Roger Wheat, from Bedworth, in Warwickshire, had been fishing in Ellastone, near Uttoxeter, on Tuesday, January 7. He was reported missing and a three-day search was carried out for the 79-year-old. Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire Search and Rescue, Nottinghamshire …

Disabled anglers will be able to get out on the water thanks to a new boat at Wimbleball Fly Fishery. On Sunday, March 1 the centre officially launched  the new fishing season at Wimbleball Lake in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset by revealing a new Coulam 16 Wheelyboat – specially designed for angling. It is thanks to a joint venture …

An angry angler has hit out at the decision to get rid of one of the last spots for free fishing in Exeter. Whipton resident Pete Harrison was left horrified when he went with his five-year-old son to fish a stretch of the ship canal between the canal office to the Double Locks pub. Despite having previously been free, signs …

The Environment Agency says nobody should be leaving their house to go fishing – but the authority has issued advice for anglers on how they can prepare for the end of the lockdown. The current advice from government is clear: stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. To keep ourselves and others safe, it’s vital that we all …

STAN PIECHA: My fishing friend Jack Charlton was the clumsiest angler ever! He was like a magician going through his bag by the water Jack Charlton was one of the most fun loving characters I had as a friend  Charlton was also one of the clumsiest anglers that I have ever fished with If you put a rod in his …