Fishing

A Scottish angler snared the biggest skate fish ever caught in the world – an 8ft whopper weighing 300lb. Fisherman Hamish Currie, 59, spent more than an hour hauling in the giant 8ft 3in beast which has a ‘wingspan’ of 7ft. The “once in a lifetime” catch took 65 minutes to reel in, off the coast of Portrush, Northern Ireland, …

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 …

Image caption Anthony Smith’s case was adjourned for sentence at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday A businessman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the EU and Welsh Government after claiming £4.7m in grants to develop an alternative to fish feed. The venture was supposed to create up to 120 jobs, but Anthony Smith, 72, created seven positions and used the money …

British trawlermen have threatened to start ‘stoning’ French crews after the ‘biggest ever invasion’ of trawlers in British waters. The conflict was sparked when around 16 French fishing crews brazenly swept in to catch sea bass just metres from the UK shore over the weekend. But the aggressive angling has led to further Anglo-French water tensions which could lead to …

Four adorable kittens sparked a rescue operation after getting stuck in a gap next to a wall. The quartet’s desperate mews were heard  at Liswerry Drive, Llanyrafon, Cwmbran, on Friday – and their mother nowhere to be seen. A member of the public then alerted Cats Protection’s Gwent Branch – who went to the aid of the three week old …

Discover the tranquil bliss of fishing in the many lakes, rivers and seas across the UK. Whether you’re a first time fisher or licensed to gill, there’s no fin better than a brill-iant catch. These are seven of the best fishing trips in the UK and where to stay. 7. Oban Seascape from a fishing boat along the coast of …

A GROUP of Romanians has been illegally stealing carp from lakes and brazenly boasting about it on Facebook, according to furious anglers. Fishermen from the Royal Forest of Dean Angling Club in Gloucestershire claim up to 20 men have targeted their local lakes. One of the men posted this photograph on Facebook and members of the angling club have contacted …

Neil Warnock is sitting at an outside table at a Champneys resort in the countryside near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Behind him, guests are lying on sun-loungers or padding around in bathrobes in the heat of the early afternoon. Now and again, one of them gets up and disappears inside for a massage or a spa treatment. George Best spent some of his …

A large amount of fishing equipment has been stolen from a shed in Hartshorne after thieves forced open a padlock. A lengthy list of items, including reel, rods and bait bags, has been revealed among the items stolen. The incident happened some time between 3pm on March 3 and 8.30pm on March 5, when the shed was broken into in …

Proposed new fishing byelaws have been approved by Board members at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) with only minor modifications. They now await final rubber-stamping by the Welsh Government. Anglers are horrified at the prospect of compulsory catch-and-release (CR) rules for salmon and larger sea trout. Curbs on bait fishing, and restrictions on the use of barbed hooks, have also prompted …