Elton Murphy

Limpets on the move as sea temperatures warm up Marine species, such as the common tortoiseshell limpet, the acorn barnacle and the toothed topshell, are moving home in the wake of rising sea temperatures ... Full story

"Celebrity" angler fined for car boot fish smuggling DEFRA New Release A professional angler caught trying to smuggle live fish from Britain to Ireland to use as bait has been fined £800 and ordered ... Full story

EU FISH STOCKS CONTINUE DOWN A SLIPPERY SLOPE The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is in despair that European fisheries ministers agreed overnight to continue to ignore scientific advice on fish stocks and settle ... Full story

Nick Hancock Presents STV’s New Fishing Series Nick Hancock is the presenter of stv’s exciting new series from SMG Productions, Nick Hancock’s Fishing School. The ten-part series, which goes out on ... Full story

Magistrates Fine Fish Smuggler Magistrates in Folkestone, Kent, imposed a fine and costs totalling almost £9,500 on a 53-year-old man from Thamesmead on 18 December for illegally importing nearly ... Full story

Shark Trade Limits Endorsed by European Union Germany wins EU blessing to propose spiny dogfish and porbeagle sharks for listing under CITES Brussels: The Shark Alliance is applauding today’s decision by European Union ... Full story

20% Off Selected Fladen Kits...Oh, And Some Warm Socks! These Tackle Bargains one week offers seem worth the trip to the Anglers' Net homepage alone, these days! This time, there's a limited 20% off ... Full story

BRADSHAW CONFIRMS NEW LAWS ON FISH THEFTS AND ACTION ON SAFFA REVIEW Six years after the publication of the Warren Report which produced a comprehensive review of Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries legislation the Government announced that it ... Full story

New Angling Lines 2007 Brochure & DVD 40 page Brochure & 3.5 hour DVD – FREE!! The 2007 Angling Lines Brochure & DVD pack certainly takes a different approach to the norm.  Just ... Full story

S&TA Welcomes Government Decision to update Freshwater Fisheries Legislation Environment and Fisheries Minister, Ben Bradshaw, confirmed in Parliament yesterday that the Government will use regulations under the Regulatory Reform Act and the Water Framework ... Full story

Scottish livebaiting ban clears another hurdle News From PACGB A ban on livebaiting across Scotland looked set to form part of the forthcoming Scottish Fisheries Bill tonight after the Scottish Executive backed ... Full story

New Fish Records - BRFC News Release At the recent meeting of the BRFC chaired by Mr Ken Ball, and attended by Ian Epps, National Federation of Anglers; Chris Clark, National Federation ... Full story

New Laws Need Funding COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE News Release Government plans to improve freshwater fishing and tackle fish theft in England and Wales need funds as well as new laws, according to ... Full story

Kevin Nash Combi-Link Rigs – Ready Tied Carp Fishing Rigs I use quite a few ready-tied rigs in fishing, partly because I'm lazy and partly because I like to know that my rigs are good ... Full story

Wool Mix Thermal Socks Sometimes, as a reviewer, you need to sit down and write a small essay on the virtues of a product. You need to put it ... Full story

HOT News from the IGFA - December 2006 Online bidding underway for gala IGFA Auction and Banquet                  One of the most popular and anticipated events surrounding the annual IGFA International Auction ... Full story

New Press Officer appointed by NAFAC Following the recently announced appointment of Martin Read as Executive Chairman of NAFAC, the position which Martin formerly held of Press Officer has been filled ... Full story

Chapman Bags Launches New Country Collection Hand crafted bag collection available via new website and brochure John Chapman, leading English manufacturer of hand crafted canvas and leather bags, has launched its latest ... Full story

Fishing Pier World Record Has No Peer News From America On August 5-7th in 1990, the record for fishing the most ocean piers in a 48 hour period of time was established by ... Full story

Great Christmas Pudding Hunt Mapyx presents… Mapyx Ltd, the new player in the digital mapping market that “beats the others out of site” (according to a recent reviewer*), today announces ... Full story

Is angling the UK's favourite sport? What are the nation's top ten sports? Football is undoubtedly a national obsession, but thereafter it is not as straight forward. You would assume that ... Full story

Licence concession extended to more disabled anglers The almost three million people who receive Disability Living Allowance in England and Wales will be eligible for a half price fishing licence from next ... Full story

One Week Mega Offers - Tackle Bargains If you're not on the Tackle Bargains Mailing List, you may be unaware of the following bargains that appeared recently on their site. Here's a ... Full story

MP’S ROACH CATCH Reading West MP Martin Salter who is Labour’s Parliamentary Spokesman for Angling and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Angling Group has landed his first ... Full story

Quality Thermal Gloves There's an old adage that you've probably heard; “Cold hands, warm heart.” What a load of old tosh! What it should say is, “Cold hands, ... Full story

Fishrite Stainless Carp Tool Kit – FR284 I've never found out why, but nearly every carp angler likes stainless steel, so this little selection is bound to be a hit. ... Full story

Online lifetime licensing for ships and amateur radio goes live Ofcom today (1st December, 2006) launched an online lifetime licensing service for ships’ and amateur radio. The new system will ease administration and reduce costs for ... Full story

TFG 'Brute' 6ft Jerk Bait Rod 50-150gms - HALF PRICE - One Week Only Matt Hayes isn't one of these celebrities who puts his name to any old tat. Quite the opposite. Total Fishing Gear (TFG) IS Matt Hayes ... Full story

Pike Fishing On The Curriculum? PRESS RELEASE FROM THE PIKE ANGLERS CLUB/JUNIOR COARSE ANGLING Fishing could become part of the curriculum in schools across the country, if funding can be found ... Full story

Amazon - Your Saviour This Christmas! If you haven't visited Amazon for a while, you may well be very surprised at just how big their store is these days....I know  was! ... Full story

Catching Up With The Carp Society It's been a while since we heard from the Carp Society, so I asked Ian Welch for an update to let Anglers' Net readers know ... Full story

How To Cut & Prepare Cuttlefish For Bait Every now and then, the AnglersNet forums throw up a real gem of a post. The sort of post that it seems a shame to ... Full story

Fishing is a sport for life, not just Christmas Environment Agency News Release If you are buying someone who has never fished before a rod for Christmas, don’t forget the rod licence. The reminder comes ... Full story

Sport Fishing Internet Ad Agency Announces Launch of First Mobile (dotMobi) Fishing Site Predatorial Advertising Associates L.L.C., a provider of niche internet business advertising services for the fishing, hunting, sports and outdoor industries, announced today the first in ... Full story

GLAREFREE FISHING WITH POLAROID SUNGLASSES New Polaroid sunglass range combines designer style and great practical features to ensure a great catch Polaroid, inventors of the original polarized lens, has launched a ... Full story

Breast cancer patients to benefit through new fishing scheme The England Ladies Flyfishing Association and the Countryside Alliance have joined forces to launch Casting for Recovery (UK & Ireland), a unique outdoor-based programme specifically ... Full story

Cortland CX Spinning Rods - HALF PRICE - One Week Offer BE QUICK.....THE GUYS AT TACKLE BARGAINS MAY BE GENEROUS, BUT THEY'RE NOT MAD. THIS IS A ONE WEEK OFFER ONLY AND IS FLYING OUT OF ... Full story

SALTER BACKS RADICAL ACTION TO AVERT A WATER CRISIS Martin Salter, MP for Reading West and the Government’s Angling Spokesman, is one of the sponsors of the Blueprint for Water – 10 steps to ... Full story

WILD FISHING WITH HENRY 2 UK Premiere: Fridays at 9pm from 5th January - Discovery Real Time Henry Gilbey, one of television’s most energetic and enthusiastic fishing presenters is back for ... Full story

10,000 fish for South Yorkshire river Fisheries officers from the Environment Agency will be releasing thousands of fish into the River Don to restore stocks killed by a pollution incident in ... Full story

PAC Founder "Did Not Call For A Livebait Ban" PAC founder Bill Chillingworth today insisted he did not call for a livebait ban. There was anger after the former president appeared in print, purportedly calling ... Full story