Fishing

Every single day thousands and thousands of people cross over the Severn Estuary. Through the decades the crossing over the bridge has become a symbol of Wales and it’s something nearly all of us will have done. But hundreds of feet below the bustling Second Severn Crossing, on the river bed itself, a handful of men continue an historic and …

“It just shows what’s out there. Next time I might find a boat and go out into the middle” Adam Hastings Adam paid £17.50 for a magnet on the internet and tried his luck in Pittville Park, Cheltenham, Glos. He added. “I didn’t expect to find treasure the first time, though. It just shows what’s out there. Next time I …

Angler Tadas Pustelnikovas is determined to catch the biggest fish in the city’s famous Edgbaston Reservoir And judging by the size of the largest pike he’s landed so far, it could be a catch to write home about when he does. Like the tuna-obsessed character played by Oscar-winning Matthew McConaughey in Steven Knight’s new thriller Serenity, catching the big one …

Shaun Layton, of Low Hill Crescent, will pay fines and costs totalling £611.47 after the case was proved in his absence by magistrates in Northampton on Tuesday. Layton, 32, was charged with fishing without a licence after he was seen fishing at Baden Hall Fishery, Eccleshall, on September 30 last year by an Environment Agency enforcement officer. A spokesperson from …

Image copyright Angling Times Image caption John Wilson was named the greatest angler by the Angling Times in 2004 A service will be held in memory of a British fisherman who was once voted “the greatest angler of all time”. John Wilson died at his home in Thailand on 13 November. The 75-year-old, who was appointed MBE for services to …

THE old adage that ‘East is least’ should have applied to the fishing at Llyn Brenig last week, reports seasonal ranger JIM JENKINS. A fairly strong east wind dominated the weather during the week. However, as with all generalities and old wives tales, the truth is often very different from the reality and despite the chilly wind, the fishing at …

Retailer Fishing Republic warned on Monday that its future is in “significant doubt” as it scrambles for emergency funding, jeopardising more than 100 jobs. The company, which has 14 stores across the UK, is attempting to raise enough money to cover its immediate and future costs after major investors pulled their backing from the business. Read More Gordon Brown unveils …

A farmer who once caught salmon and trout by the dozen fears slurry has slowly suffocated the rivers and streams he fished as a young man. WARNING: There is a graphic image further down in this story He claimed too much liquefied slurry was being spread too often on fields in the west of Carmarthenshire. The man, who is his …

Image copyright SWNS Image caption The fish is being examined to determine its species Tests are being carried out on two suspected piranhas found dead in a Yorkshire fishing lake. The razor-toothed fish were found by local anglers at Martinwells Lake at Edlington, near Doncaster, a popular walking and fishing spot. Experts said it was virtually impossible for piranhas to …

Trophy fishermen who hauled in enormous black marlin weighing 650 kilograms are blasted by animal activists for killing the stunning fish Animal lovers have slammed a fisherman for catching and killing a massive fish The 650kg Black Marlin was caught off the Fraser Island coast in Queensland Activists have called the fisherman ‘cruel’ after a photo was posted online By …