Hi everyone Went to fish a mark called the Landing lastnight! Bit rough with the snow but it kept fairly warm and there were plenty of codling around, all about 2-3 pound size there must have been a shoal hanging around! Had about 5 this size then I got one a bit better! Cracking cod [...]
Filey RNLI lifeboat station launches a new inshore lifeboat Date: 27/01/2010 Author: Ellie Doyle, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer Filey RNLI lifeboat station has taken delivery of a new IB1-type D-class lifeboat, which has been funded by a generous legacy to the charity. The lifeboat, which was built and fitted out at the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat [...]
Anglers from across the UK recently competed for the prestigious title of the Whitby Uptiding Festival Champion. The annual event which takes place over a full week sees the competitors fishing from the boats of the Whitby Charter Skippers Association. The rules are simple enough with anglers using the well known uptiding method to attempt [...]
European Open Beach Fishing Championship (26th-28th Feb 10) With just over four weeks to go until this year’s European Open Beach Championship the event looks set once again to confirm its status as the premier beach angling competition in the UK. Interest from the continent has reached new heights with record numbers of competitors [...]
Open dates shore/boat 2010 JANUARY Jan 23rd Hornsea SAC Saturday 23/01/10 Night Match 6pm-10pm Venue The Marine Hotel Hornsea. For further information please contact John 01964 534245 or Mark 07768342169 31st Jan The comp will be a sweep only match £10 all in, £2 of which is for heaviest fish. No team or ladies. Juniors free with [...]
2009 one of the busiest years on record for Flamborough RNLI lifeboat. Date: 25/01/2010 Author: Jane Heaton, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer Flamborough RNLI experienced one of its busiest years ever with a total of 40 launches during 2009 compared to 24 in 2008. RNLI crews in the North of England rescued 961 people and launched [...]
Sainsbury’s Offers Support for the Lifeboats Date: 25/01/2010 Author: Steve Robinson, Branch Guild Press Officer Sainsbury’s store on Sainsbury Way Hessle has just announced that it will be supporting the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s SOS day on Friday 29th January. This is the RNLI’s annual national fundraising day introduced in 2004 and events are taking [...]
2009 busiest year on record for RNLI lifeboat crews in the north of England Date: 25/01/2010 Author: Alison Levett, Divisional Media Relations Manager Sunderland RNLI crew send out an SOS (Credit RNLI/Adrian Don) As figures are released today (Monday 25 January) showing volunteer Royal National Lifeboat Institution crews in the north of England had their [...]
Following seven days of tragedy in the North East, Coastguards are urging anglers to stay safe on the coast. On average, 7 anglers lose their lives on the UK coast every year but in the past week her majesty’s Coastguard have dealt with three incidents already. A man was killed near Newbiggin, Northumberland, when the [...]
Endangered eels to be protected. Love them or hate them, the silver-eel is in real trouble. Because eels will usually spend some 20 years close to the shore and in rivers and lakes before disappearing to breed near to the Sargasso sea, never to return, the slow decline in eel populations is often not noticeable [...]
