Fishing

PUBLISHED: 11:02 30 November 2018 | UPDATED: 11:08 30 November 2018 Emily Cashen A day of fishing at the beach PICTURE: GARY MARKHAM Archant div{ width: 100%; } /* EDP Specific */ .viewAll { margin-top: 0px!important; /* This is set in the “View All” Element, setting !important here to brute-force it */ } ]]> Markham’s Fishing Tackle offers a wide …

PUBLISHED: 16:00 25 April 2019 | UPDATED: 09:20 06 May 2019 Jake Foxford Fishers need a rod licence to fish in the UK, with some fish off-limits for the close season between March and June Picture: GARY MARKHAM Archant div{ width: 100%; } /* EDP Specific */ .viewAll { margin-top: 0px!important; /* This is set in the “View All” Element, …

Rowing boats are poised to make a comeback to Lincoln’s Boultham Park lake as part of the latest scheme to improve the visitor experience. The City of Lincoln Council wants to build a pontoon for 10 boats and a viewing and seating area at the Rookery Lane end of the water to recreate what was once a popular pastime. And …

The Courier’s former fishing expert has died at the age of 76. Ken Bell headed the Perth office for a number of years, working his way up to chief reporter after initially moving to work in the area in the 60s. In the 40 years that followed, he reported on a variety of stories, from local news to major national …

PUBLISHED: 11:40 13 November 2019 | UPDATED: 11:40 13 November 2019 Mark Langford Becky and Shaun Sharman from Stwomarket with some of the catches that saw them win the Forces Classic carp fishing competition in France Picture: BECKY SHARMAN Becky Sharman div{ width: 100%; } /* EDP Specific */ .viewAll { margin-top: 0px!important; /* This is set in the “View …

Two anglers were stunned recently when they caught a fish which appeared to have two mouths in a US lake in a stunning find. Debbie Geddes, from Plattsburgh, New York state, was fishing on Lake Champlain on the US-Canadian border when she made the “once in a lifetime” catch. She told reporters how she could feel her catch dragging in …

An angler was saved by a heroic family of walkers who threw him a lifebelt after he was swept into the sea. The man, named locally as Sam Luntley, was out fishing at Porthcothan, Cornwall, on Sunday when he was washed off the rocks into the freezing water. His desperate cries for help were heard by a group of passersby, …

A Hull man is concerned about the impact fishing is having on animals in East Park after an ‘upsetting’ experience. Steve Broom, 69, of Apollo Walk, off Ings Road, was walking through the park with visiting family members on Saturday when he spotted an injured goose. Having come across a similar incident earlier in the year he took a closer …

A Plymouth fisherman has spoken out against new EU laws designed to curb the amount of caught fish being dumped back out at sea in an effort to control waste. The regulations state fishermen are no longer supposed to ‘discard’ fish when they catch more than their quota allows – and so have to bring some species back to shore. …

Ballinrobe angler Denis Kelleher added another string to his bow at last week’s 18th Vintner’s Open Fly Fishing Championships on Lough Mask with a convincing win against a field of 124 anglers from across Ireland and beyond. Originally from Co Clare, Kelleher is perhaps best known as the voice which greets and relays proceedings during the five-day world cup championships …