How to fish Rycroft's New Canal
A three-year scheme to create the perfect bagging water has been hailed a success after the first match on the venue saw every angler take 100lb of carp.
Bosses at Derbyshire's Rycroft Fishery have worked tirelessly to make the New Canal one of the best waters in the country and the early signs have been encouraging, with competitors landing a chunky fish every drop in to eventually share over 1,000lb between them.
To find out more about the lake, AT visited the prolific complex to meet Middy and Bait-Tech backed ace Luke Bamford and fishery expert Martin Braithwaite.
Maver Match This 2011 competition
The brand new Maver Match This fishing competition is one of a kind. It's a chance in a lifetime opportunity to win £100,000 tax-free cash by winning the final which takes place at Larford Lakes on Saturday 20th August 2011.
This simple-to-enter fishing competition has been organised and funded by Maver's Phil Briscoe - the brains behind this incredible event.
And here, in this exclusive video, Phil wets a line at Larford Lakes and explains clearly how you could enter this most prestigious fishing match.
All details regarding qualifying, entry fees, the pre-match ball, how the prize funding works and what spectators can expect to see on the day of the final are all covered in great detail.
Phil, who owns the famous Larford Lakes complex, also provides an insight into how the lake ought to be fished too.
Entry details can be found in the match fishing section of the Angling Times. Alternatively click HERE to enter online, or telephone Maver Match This hotline direct on 01527 406300.
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Jamie Cartwright banks 8lb 1oz chub and 33lb 8oz pike
Jamie Cartwright put the finishing touches to a golden month in his big-fish angling career this week when he banked a massive 8lb 1oz chub from the Great Ouse.
The Northampton rod smashed his personal best by more than 1lb after tempting the fish on a cheesepaste hook bait from a club-owned stretch of the river.
The capture comes just four weeks to the day after the 33-year-old banked a brace of 30lb-plus pike from Chew Valley lake in Somerset, and a fortnight after he took a memorable hit of specimen roach comprising four 'threes' to 3lb 13oz in a single session.
His stunning personal best chub and personal best pike were both captured on film which we are proud to air right here, on Gofishing.co.uk.
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New When Fish Attack television show
Aquatic animals have the advantage in their environment. And when we enter it, or try to take these creatures out of it, we run some risks.
When Fish Attack offers you an in-depth look at some of the most unexpected underwater encounters caught on camera.
Travel the world to meet the people who have lived to tell these tales. Each story includes footage of the actual events captured in the field.
Experts provide analyses of what happened and high-end CGI fills in the gaps. Catch the UK premiere on Friday 4 February at 8pm on Nat Geo Wild.
The show is also repeated on Friday 4 February at 11:00PM and Saturday 5 February at 10:00PM.
Watch the promo of the show by clicking the video play button below...
New 40lb carp stocked into The Monument Fishery
Rob Hales, owner of RH Fisheries which includes The Monument and The Avenue carp waters, has released his stocking plans for both venues for 2011.
Fully intending to ensure that these waters remain at the very top of the tree when it comes to huge-carp action, he's due to stock both waters with brand new 40lb carp.
Already The Monument has seen six new carp stocked, with four weighing over the 40lb mark.
Angling Times met up with the fishery owner to see the quality of the fish he's intending to introduce, capturing one of the huge carp on camera.
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Martin Bowler lands new personal best mirror carp at 43lb 2oz
Big fish specialist Martin Bowler has just banked his largest ever carp - a superb 43lb 2oz mirror carp banked last week during a torrential storm.
He caught the fish using an ESP chod rig coupled with 15mm boilies presented over a couple of kilos of free offerings.
Confidence was high in both the bait and the rigs as Martin had already taken a handful of 20lb carp earlier in the session.
After drying and making himself comfortable following fishing through heavy downpours the alarm sung into life once more.
The rest, as they say, is history...
To watch the exclusive video of Martin playing his largest ever mirror carp simply click the play button on the image below...
Martin Bowler releases new fishing film - A Fish for all Seasons
Martin Bowler - top all-round angler and star of Catching the Impossible - has released a brand new fishing film entitled A Fish for all Seasons.
This brand new film, all two hours and 45 minutes of it, was filmed on location at various great lakes and rivers around Britain by Mick Jackson over the course of two years.
It's not an instructional film. It won't help you catch more, or catch bigger fish either. What this epic film is is an insight into what it's like to test your wits against huge carp, barbel, chub, tench, crucians, pike and roach throughout the ever-changing British seasons.
Below you can see a brief promotional snippet of Martin Bowler's latest film - just click the play arrow to get the film started.
A book to accompany the double DVD film set is also available. This can be bought in a package with the double DVD for £49.99.
Both the book and the film will be on sale from November. If you would like to pre-order visit www.calmproductions.com
Interview with new bream record holder Mark McKenna
Mark McKenna has just broken the British bream record with a stunning 22lb 9oz giant specimen caught from Ferry Lagoon, in Cambridgeshire.
The bream may well be the exact fish that broke the record way back in March of 2005 at a weight of 19lb 10oz.
In this exclusive video Mark McKenna talks candidly about the record-breaking bream's capture with Angling Times' News Reporter James Furness, in the exact swim where the amazing fish was hooked and landed...
To watch this exclusive interview, click on the image below.
NOTE This video does contain adult language.
