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Can a record roach ever be claimed without bombproof DNA evidence t back it up? That’s the question being asked this week after the opinion of scientists and big- fish anglers was divided over whether this 3lb 15oz 8dr fish, caught by Duncan Chairman, is a hybrid or the ‘real deal’. The Aldershot, Hampshire-based rod is adamant that his fish ...

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Angling experts divided over authenticity of 3lb 15oz roach

Angling Times,
10 March 2010 18:00

End of season session produces 13lb Royalty barbel

Angling Times, 10 March 2010 14:30

The end of the river season is rapidly approaching and one angler who has certainly been making the most of the remaining few days is John Stack, who landed this 13lb 12oz barbel from the Royalty Fishery on the Hampshire Avon. After finding the river in perfect nick - slightly coloured and holding a little extra water - the Christchurch-based rod rolled ...

17lb rainbow trout breaks Toft Newton's 29-year record

Trout Fisherman, 09 March 2010 11:55

This new Toft Newton record rainbow trout weighing 17lb was tempted on a Cat’s Whisker fly, fished on an intermediate weight line by visiting Sheffield angler Danny Peet. The specimen was part of a 38-fish catch made by Danny and boat partner Ricky Varley despite the less-than-ideal wintry conditions. The fish, which beat the north Lincolnshire trout fishery’s previous 5lb ...

Dorset poacher fined for River Axe trout haul

Trout Fisherman, 04 March 2010 16:43

It’s not quite ‘straight to bed with no supper’ but it’s not far off for Lyme Regis trout poacher Vincent O’Brien. He has been given a three-month curfew and ordered to pay £250 after being caught with trout worth hundreds of pounds taken from the River Axe. Environment Agency officers watched O’Brien, 47, and an accomplice use an inflatable dinghy ...

A great end to the pike fishing season at Chew Valley Lake

Angling Times, 04 March 2010 10:00

The winter pike fishing trials at Chew Valley Lake finished with a bang last week when Steve Marshall banked this 37lb giant from the prolific Somerset venue. The huge predator, which beat the 42-year-old’s previous personal best by just under 2lb, fell to a floatfished smelt and was part of a five-fish catch made over two days with boat partner Andy ...

Steve Partner: Are you being ripped off by fishery pellets?

Steve Partner, 03 March 2010 17:25

It’s been described by some as angling’s biggest con trick. A rip-off so widespread and prevalent that it’s even spawned its own joke. A dry, sarcastic one but a joke nonetheless. ‘What,’ so the gag goes, ‘is the difference between fishery pellets and those you buy from the tackle shop?’ Punchline: ‘About £2.’ Yes, it’s fair to say that fisheries ...

"Banning foreigners has worked" states fishery boss

Angling Times, 02 March 2010 21:34

One year after controversially banning all foreign anglers from entering his venue, an outspoken fishery boss has this week insisted “I was justified in doing so - the results speak for themselves.” After suffering horrific poaching problems at his Grimsby complex, Tony Booth announced in early 2009 that all migrants would be prohibited from angling at Trentside Fishery. The contentious decision ...

Your chance to star Angling Times’ new-look tackle section

Angling Times, 01 March 2010 12:38

Angling Times are relaunching their popular fishing tackle review section, and you could play a key part in it. Alongside their own in-depth tests of the very latest equipment to hit the shops, the Angling Times are offering the chance for readers to express their opinions on the fishing tackle that they own. They want to read your verdicts on ...

Second biggest zander of all time caught at 20lb 2oz

Angling Times, 23 February 2010 12:41

The second-biggest zander of all time has been banked this week at a weight of 20lb 2oz. The mighty fish, which falls just 1lb 3oz short of the British record, was taken by Martin Jauncey from the River Severn during a day afloat with fellow predator enthusiast Chris Fowles. It fell to a trotted roach livebait and came on Martin’s ...

First cast produces 32lb 7oz pike at Chew Valley Lake

Angling Times, 23 February 2010 12:18

Gareth Goldson’s seven-and-a-half-hour trip from Cromer in Norfolk to Chew Valley Lake in Somerset was rewarded when his first cast resulted in this 32lb 7oz pike. After struggling to sleep the night before because he was ‘too excited’, Gareth and boat partner Rich Keeble set off on their marathon journey at 1.30am, only to find all the other boats had ...

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