Fishing

Stunned fishermen have found two deadly piranhas in a Yorkshire lake where a number of ducks have vanished. The carnivorous fish with rows of sharp teeth – which normally stalk the waters of the Amazon – were both discovered in the water in Doncaster. Locals at the beauty spot say they have noticed a reduced number of ducks and fish …

This incredible video shows the moment a humpback whale jumped out of the water, narrowly missing a tiny angling boat. The photographer who took pictures of the scene in Monterey Bay, California, US, joked he would have soiled himself had he been on the fishing vessel. Footage of the spectacle shows a fisherman standing spellbound on the vessel, watching as …

The project consists of six rock pools that provide a route for fish to gradually move up or down beyond the 2.5m weir. The structure constitutes the final piece of the ‘fish pass jigsaw’ on the River Derwent, enabling fish to move freely from the River Tyne to the reservoir. It follows on from similar work at Derwenthaugh and Lintzford …

THIEVES keen to hook themselves some free gear tunnelled through three brick walls to burgle a fishing shop. Using tactics more commonly seen in bank heist movies, the crooks cut through the brickwork of a Victorian former boozer then two sets of breeze block walls to get into Anglers’ Supplies in Cardiff. Creating a 2x1ft rectangular hole in the shop’s …

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock branded Premier League officials the “worst in the world” after Chelsea capitalised on a refereeing blunder to produce a dramatic 2-1 comeback win. Chelsea were 1-0 down with six minutes left when Cesar Azpilicueta, who was standing two yards offside, met Marcos Alonso’s flick-on to head home the equaliser. Ruben Loftus-Cheek punished Cardiff further in stoppage …

The search for missing Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala has been called off. In a update posted on Twitter by Guernsey Police, harbour master Captain David Barker said the active search for the missing plane had ended. He said: “My team have just met to review the search and rescue operation which has been underway since the plane disappeared on …

Monday, 28 January 2019 – Angling by Contributed Item – Contributed Item The past month has seen an upturn in the number of fish and anglers with the second leg of the Seaview Lads’ Christmas competition on December 16 keenly contested. Once again, the weather was a challenge with onshore winds and heavy rain making it slippery underfoot. Most anglers …

A housing firm which bought sought after land at a discount has been told it cannot reduce the number of affordable homes at the site. Enzo’s Homes bought land at Penllergare Valley Woods from Swansea Council in a deal believed to be around £1 million. The company later signed a legal agreement with the council to provide 16 affordable houses …

Thomas Macdonald-Ames, 14, with the 27.5lb pike which he caught on the River Wye near Glasbury.

This whopping catch took British angler John ­Harvey 80 minutes to land – and no wonder given it weighs a mighty 16.5stone. But the battle was worth the effort for John, 42, who has set the record for reeling in the world’s biggest carp, which hit the scales at 232lb. He caught the freshwater giant at a lake in Thailand, …