Angling latest

Five days and counting as salmon season comes to an end

Published 10 October 2008

Including today, there are only five more days of the River Eden salmon season left.

Perch being caught at West Pond after 10 year absence

Published 3 October 2008

After an absence of more than 10 years, catches of perch are now being caught once again at Longtown West Pond.

Dave wins King of Whins contest

Published 26 September 2008

Dave Wardman fought off vicious competition to land the summer-the long King of Whins competition.

Crofton Estate put up for sale by county council

Published 19 September 2008

Cumbria County Council has put the Crofton Estate, including its lake, on the open market.

Gordon's three fish haul on Lazonby waters

Published 12 September 2008

The Lazonby Estate waters had been fishing well up until the heavy rains of the last week.

Tony hooks a salmon – and some toilet paper

Published 5 September 2008

THE final match in the “King of Whins” summer league took place at Whins pond on Tuesday.

Short-pole tactics work for Peter

Published 5 September 2008

PETER Brown landed carp for 13lb 3ozs to take the Carlisle & District AC event at Broom Fisheries, Annan.

Short-pole tactics work for Peter

Published 29 August 2008

PETER Brown landed carp for 13lb 3ozs to take the Carlisle & District AC event at Broom Fisheries, Annan.

Mike’s Eden whopper

Published 22 August 2008

MIKE Grimes stopped the traffic on the Great Corby road on Saturday afternoon as a crowd of spectators built up eager to see the results of the epic battle unfolding in the Church Pool on the Yorkshire Fly Fishers beat of the river Eden at Warwick Bridge.

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Published 15 August 2008

NEWS has just reached me of a huge 5lb ¼oz brown trout caught by Brampton Angling Association committee member Simon Arnott of Roadhead.

Chris nets 104lb of carp

Published 11 August 2008

Chris Scott came out of match retirement to net 104lb of carp in Carlisle and District Coarse Angling Club's pairs trophy – and still ended up a loser.

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Published 1 August 2008

It was a case of big fish at Brayton Pond for the Carlisle and District Coarse Angling Club during Sunday's Summer League match.

Carlisle anglers have plenty to carp about

Published 18 July 2008

PETE Armstrong’s recent carp fishing trip to the Croix Blanche complex in Northern France, with fellow Carlisle angler Andy Robinson, proved successful with the pair landing seven carp over 30lb.

Salmon run too good to be true for John

Published 11 July 2008

Salmon were running like buses on the Low House Estate stretch of the river Eden – and John Barrowclough landed TWO after a 37-year wait.

Tony floats in to a clear victory

Published 4 July 2008

TONY Wheir’s superb net of silver fish landed him victory at Whins Pond’s six-hour float only match on Sunday.

Longtown's Busfield sweeps up first prize at Broom

Published 27 June 2008

Longtown matchman John Busfield landed the fourth leg of the £7,000 Broom series with a carp catch of 20lbs 2ozs.

Next pond match on Sunday

Published 24 June 2008

THE Whins Pond monthly open float only matches are now in full swing and the next will go ahead this Sunday.

David continues good run

Published 20 June 2008

David Bamford kept up his fantastic run of form this season, by hooking and landing another Eden salmon at Warwick Hall on Monday.

Penrith's Rob lands £300 prize

Published 20 June 2008

The annual Macmillan Cancer Support Big Fish competition was held at Broom Fisheries, Annan, on Saturday and £4,300 was raised for the charity by 37 anglers who competed in fly fishing and coarse fishing events.