Angling News



The cold and wet conditions at Thornton have seen few anglers fishing at the reservoir

Stoppos record goes to 12-year-old Tommy

WELL, it had to go and 12-year-old Tommy Hancock once again belied his age and hammered the opposition into submission, setting a new match record for the Stoppos venue. His 66lb 10oz of carp, bream

Clamp bags top weight despite low water levels

The cold and wet conditions at Thornton have seen few anglers fishing at the reservoir

THE low water levels are not just affecting the trout fisheries. Several of our coarse fisheries are at very low levels but that does not seem to be affecting the way in which they are fishing. The

Hancock does it again in open win at Stoppos

Tom Hunt with his 12lbs 6ozs mirror

IT MAY be steady fishing all round but Tommy Hancock still rules the roost at the Stoppos Fishery, even though the farmer had drawn off a massive amount of water to feed his potatoes. This probably

Foremark’s long wait for cup is finally over

The cold and wet conditions at Thornton have seen few anglers fishing at the reservoir

AFTER five years of trying, Foremark Fly-Fishers won the most prestigious trophy available to normal club anglers — the Inter-Counties Cup. They did it on their home water, Foremark Reservoir,

Longford has bloomed into a fantastic venue

River Trent

BACK in 2001, farmer Frank Goodhall decided it would be a good idea to convert his 13-foot deep irrigation pool, built in 1987, into a fishery. That idea proved the foundation for one of the area's

Old hands make light work in vets’ contest

The cold and wet conditions at Thornton have seen few anglers fishing at the reservoir

WHAT a match! Good weights, plenty of lost fish and a very tight finish. What more could you ask for? The Burton Veterans may be classed as the ‘old codgers' of fishing nowadays, but their

Tommy guns down his more experienced foes

Tommy Handcock

A 12-YEAR-OLD made a mockery of the so-called superstars in Saturday's Stoppos Fishery Open. Not only did he win the match by a mile, but he ended the day just four ounces off the fishery record.






National Sport

Barry: We must put things right

Barry: We must put things right

Gareth Barry accepts no matter how well England perform in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign they will still have to win over a sceptical public once they get to Poland and Ukraine.

Afridi turns focus to cricket

Afridi turns focus to cricket

Shahid Afridi was set to lead the charm offensive in Taunton this morning, as Pakistan tried to keep the pressures of the 'spot-fixing' crisis off the field.



Rafa enraptured by Spurs switch

Rafa enraptured by Spurs switch

Rafael van der Vaart described Tottenham as "a beautiful club" after completing his £8million move from Real Madrid on Wednesday.

McFadden targets early morale boost

McFadden targets early morale boost

James McFadden claims Scotland owe their fans some early success in their Euro 2012 campaign after a disappointing World Cup bid.




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