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�25 million Boost for Anglers Thanks to Record Rod Licence Sales

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Angling becoming more popular every year The Environment Agency today announced that another £25 million from anglers’ licences will be ploughed back into improving fisheries this year.

Last year sales of rod licences broke records and similar sales are expected in 2010. All money raised by rod licence sales goes straight back into the sport. This enables the Environment Agency to carry out work such as habitat improvement, monitoring of fish stocks, restocking and fish rescues – vital when angling is becoming more popular every year. Licence funds are also used to help people take up fishing.

Anglers fishing in England and Wales must hold a valid rod licence. The new licence year starts on April 1, and rod licences for the 2010/11 season are available now. The attractive credit card-style licences show pictures by celebrated Wales-based wildlife artist David Miller, and this year feature either a barbel or a sea trout.

Prices for the 2010/11 rod licences are:

20/11

Coarse and trout
Salmon and sea trout

Full

£27.00
£72.00

Concession

£18.00
£48.00

Junior

£5.00
£5.00

8 Day

£10.00
£23.00

1 Day

£3.75
£8.00

Getting a rod licence is easier than ever - they can be bought or renewed online at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/rodlicence, by telephoning 0844 8005836 or at any Post Office in England and Wales.

The Environment Agency’s Head of Fisheries Mat Crocker said: “The new rod licences are available now and look great. Angling is more popular than ever, with more people taking part and more access to fisheries. Remember to buy a licence before you go fishing and get ready for what looks set to be a cracking year ahead.”

Pencil Power

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Slim pencil-style floats were once regarded as purely for silver fish.

However, over the past year or so they have really taken off for carp and F1s too. Sensas has responded to this by releasing a range of Power Pencils specifically designed for commercials. The new range consists of five floats in total, namely the thick, hollow-tipped Choppie, the long-bristled Paste, shorter-bristled Pellet and F1 patterns and finally a wire-stemmed Maggot. Each is available from 0.1g up to 1g and are sure to be a big hit this year.

Shimano's Next Generation

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Tackle giant Shimano will this month unveil its long-awaited pole range involving its GenX concept.

These have taken three years to develop, with the critical input from Alan Scotthorne and Steve Ringer. In fact, Shimano told us that it has been through 30 to 40 samples to get to the finished stage! The first three poles to hit the shops will be the Super Ultegra, Fire Blood and the top-of-the-range Aspire Ultra. Each will come at 16 metres as standard and be rated to No20 elastic.

Product manager Richard Griffiths told Pole Fishing: “Steve and Alan have not just helped perfect new poles, they have helped to perfect a completely new mandrel. The key factor for us was a pole that is not just stiff and not just light but a perfect balance of the two. The GenX concept also means that a comprehensive list of extras are available, from top kits starting at £50, power No4s, half extensions and stiff, high-quality cupping kits.

“The poles will also carry big spares packages with the Aspire and Fire Blood coming with nine kits and the Super Ultegra having seven.”

Expect to see a full On Test with these poles very soon!

Charity Event With A Difference

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Popular West Midland match organiser Lee Woodhouse has devised a novel pairs event to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Taking place at Barston Lakes near Solihull, West Midlands, on Friday, August 20th, 2010, a list of top names have agreed to attend, including Andy May, Darren Cox, Grant Albutt, Steve Ringer, Mark Pollard and Pole Fishing’s very own Jon Arthur. Lee is pairing up with Barston’s fishery manager, Nigel Harrhy, and is now on the lookout for 20 more anglers of any ability to partner the 20 stars he has lined up.

“The format will be a pairs match with Nigel Harrhy and me fishing against a host of angling stars. What we require is 20 anglers that are willing to pledge £200 of sponsorship to partner these anglers. As an added incentive, the top five pledgers will get to choose who they fish with.

For more details contact Lee on 07518 581441. As an added bonus, if the 20 invited anglers can raise £1,000 between them, they have Lee’s permission to throw him into the lake!

National Fishing Month

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Following a hugely successful 2009 series of events, National Fishing Week is now growing into a month-long celebration of angling, retitled National Fishing Month.

It all begins on July 17th and concludes on August 15th and will involve several showcase events in each region and a wide range of other local events. As in previous years, the idea is to encourage every family member to have a go at fishing, no matter which cultural or social background they may be from.  

The initiative’s timing has been deliberately planned to incorporate the end of the school term and more of the school holidays to enable activities to be linked with both schools and families. By extending the timetable, fishery owners, angling coaches and retailers will have a greater span of time to be able to take part and support events in their areas.

Mark Lloyd, chief executive of the Angling Trust, said: “Last year’s National Fishing Week saw thousands of new anglers learn to fish and we want to build on that with a longer event to maximise opportunities for people from all walks of life to discover the joys of game, coarse and sea fishing.   

“National Fishing Month will also promote the benefits of angling to society, the economy and the environment to the general public, who tend not to understand our weird but wonderful sport. Everyone at the Trust is very excited about the initiative and we will do all that we can with the Angling Development Board, the Angling Trades Association, the Environment Agency and Sportsmatch, to make this important initiative a success.”

More details on how to organise or participate in events across the country will be posted on the new website www.nationalfishingmonth.com