Elton Murphy

SEEDA Commissions Study into the Sustainable Future of the South East Region Coastal Fishing Industry A study looking at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the regional coastal fishing industry as well as supporting local communities has been commissioned by the ... Full story

ROD LICENCE LEVY Salter seeks views Labour’s Parliamentary Spokesman for Angling, Martin Salter MP, has published the attached paper setting out the case for a stronger and more professional ... Full story

Fly away to Iceland Raise money for the British Red Cross on your way A fabulous fly-fishing trip in Iceland is up for grabs at the British Red Cross’ London ... Full story

Climate change: lifeguards to double as record numbers hit the beaches RNLI charity trustees have approved measures that will lead to a doubling of RNLI lifeguard units on UK beaches over the next five years. The ... Full story

S&TA HONOURS OUTSTANDING RIVERS PROJECT West Country Rivers Trust work wins Best Fisheries Project Award Dr. Dylan Bright, Director of the West Country Rivers Trust was honoured by the Salmon & ... Full story

New company will promote sea angling The National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA) is to streamline its management and decision-making process by becoming a limited company. Subject to legal consents it will ... Full story

FREE Quo digital mapping software launched by Mapyx Ltd Mapyx Ltd today announces the launch of its new digital mapping system Quo, making leading-edge, high quality mapping software available to outdoor enthusiasts at affordable ... Full story

Rivers to benefit from new level of trust The Environment Agency and the Association of Rivers Trusts are heralding their new alliance that will bring a dynamic approach to improving and protecting English ... Full story

BOB NUDD ISSUES "CLARIFICATION" OVER PIKE CULL CALL PAC Press Release Four times World Champion match angler Bob Nudd has tonight issued a clarification of remarks which were attributed to him in a Sunday ... Full story

In Pursuit - Signed, Sealed & Delivered! To celebrate the release of his new carp fishing DVD, Kevin Nash has offered to add a personal dedication to each one ordered direct from ... Full story

Record Pike Pic Now Online PRESS RELEASE FROM THE PIKE ANGLERS CLUB Hold your horses, no-one's beaten the record... But when Roy Lewis, whose 46lbs 13oz Llandegfedd brute has held the ... Full story

Special chip provides better picture of salmon health How do you tell if a fish is fit and well? This is a question which has troubled farmers and biologists for years, but now ... Full story

National Wildlife Crime Unit Pike Anglers Club News Release A new national wildlife crime squad should make the removal of fish from Britain's waterways one of its top priorities. That's the ... Full story

PAC Aims To Avoid Pike Cull Clubs controlling fishing on three Midlands rivers are being contacted by the Pike Anglers Club, as it responds to claims they need a predator cull. Four ... Full story

Gravel bed to boost fish breeding Environment Agency fisheries and operations delivery officers have been piling on the stones as part of a project to improve the Bray Mill Stream, near ... Full story

IRELAND TO FOLLOW NORWAY IN BANNING SALMON FARMS FROM THREATENED WILD FISH AREAS? CALL TO REMOVE CAGES AWAY FROM WILD SALMON AND SEA TROUT RIVERS IN LOUGH SWILLY, DONEGAL BAY, CLEW BAY, KILLARY HARBOUR, BEIRTREACH BUI BAY AND ... Full story

Underwater Carp Footage Many thanks to Janet, one of our forum members, for bring our attention to some excellent underwater carp footage that she found on Google Video. ... Full story

PAC FURY OVER NUDD'S CALL FOR PIKE CULL PAC News Release The PAC is horrified to read Bob Nudd's comments, in today's News of the World, calling for a pike cull. We have fought against ... Full story

Midlands Pike Anglers Shocked Midlands pike anglers are shocked and dismayed at Bob Nudd's call for a pike cull on the Warwickshire Avon, the PAC's Midlands liaison officer said ... Full story

Pike Anglers Want To Meet With Bob Nudd PAC chairman Colin Goodge tonight called for Bob Nudd to meet with pike anglers to discuss the calls he made for a predator cull in ... Full story

ACTION HOUR: Salmon Farm Protest Group supporters On Saturday 14th October, from 11.00am until 12 noon, Salmon Farm Protest Group supporters will be distributing leaflets outside supermarkets in 50 UK cities and ... Full story

Fishrite Glug & Bait Bag – FR223 How long do you soak your baits? Ask some carpers that question and the answer will be, “Years!” It's no secret that a glugged bait ... Full story

HOW GOOD IS YOUR RIVER? 2nd Riverfly Conference, 8 March 2007At the Natural History Museum, London The Riverfly Partnership announces the 2nd Riverfly Conference, which heralds the national launch of the ... Full story

Greys X-Flite - £129.99 £129.99 at time of writing from Hooked Tackle & BaitHere's what their website has to say.... "Here at Greys we are over the moon with ... Full story

A Warning To Kayak Users! With the rise in popularity of kayak fishing in the UK, we've seen some pretty crazy photos on our Kayak Fishing forums. Kayak anglers with ... Full story

Catch Of The Day! When angling legend John Wilson, took his daughter Lisa fishing in Scotland for common skate, she managed to reel in a 190lb winner - heavier ... Full story

A CALENDAR? A SUPERB WORK OF ART? OR A REFERENCE BOOK? The British Mayflies Calendar 2007 is all three. This beautifully produced, limited edition, publication is more than a mere calendar – it is something every keen ... Full story

JOHN WILSON’S DREAM FISHING UK Premiere: Friday 27th October at 9pm This October, Discovery Real Time kick starts its angling season with a stunning new series hosted by ... Full story

The Open University and BBC Two revisit Coast BAFTA award-winning series Coast, co-produced by The Open University, returns to BBC Two for eight new episodes in November which will take in even more ... Full story

Salter Joins Firefighters’ Angling Scheme Reading West MP Martin Salter who is also the government’s Spokesman for Angling will be joining members of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service ... Full story

Man fined for illegal fish stocking A Selby man was fined £1,000 at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court today (3rd October, 2006), after pleading guilty to introducing fish to a lake in Fatfield, ... Full story

FACT supports locally negotiated voluntary canoe access agreements The Fisheries & Angling Conservation Trust (FACT), the national umbrella organisation for fisheries conservation and angling, welcomes the Environment Agency report 'Putting pilot voluntary canoes ... Full story

S&TA supports voluntary canoe access agreements Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) fully supports the principle of voluntary negotiated agreements. Today (October 3rd) this principle will be championed at the Environment ... Full story

Mango Fishing Lures If it wasn't for the internet, I'd probably never have heard of Mango Lures. Shopping in UK tackle shops, my eye generally wanders to the ... Full story