Fishing Britain – Pike, Salmon and Old Reels
It’s episode 23 of YouTube’s favourite weekly fishing show, with Hywel Morgan. Coming up: ✩ We are on one of the UK’s most exclusive fishing beats, The Royalty on the River Avon at Christchurch in Dorset ✩ We are fishing with former England rugby international Richard Hill ✩ We are learning the dark arts of […]
Fieldsports Britain – Move over Wild Boar Fever
In a packed Fieldsports Britain this week, Max Hunt is learning how to shoot rifles faster than anyone on YouTube, Sporting Rifle’s Gary Green is shooting foxes from the luxury of a ‘fox box’, and lovely young model Andy Crow is draped over a car at the Jack Pyke clay shoot. Fieldsports Channel News has […]
200 Year Old Fishing Reel – CSI Fishing
All these reels have been involved in crimes… crimes against fish – some of them going back more than two centuries. Our very own tackle mentalist Jason Lewis explains what fish and where. This item is, well, think of it as Prime Suspect meets The Antiques Roadshow… If you would like to get in touch […]
South Coast Salmon Disaster – Fishing Britain News #23
In this week’s Fishing Britain News: ✩ English salmon numbers drop off www.gwct.org.uk/salmonreport2013 ✩ Pollution hit Izaak Walton’s Derbyshire stream. ✩ Saving fish from fire www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUNz17UnFcQ ✩ The pro angler with no arms and no legs www.youtube.com/watch?v=glrU4JKV1SI ✩ Welsh Game Fair preview ✩ And shark circles boat www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMp3CQeueNs Thanks to Angling Active www.anglingactive.co.uk This item […]
Fieldsports Britain – Stalking Muntjac – deer-borne dangers
We’re out stalking muntjac deer – but deer bring dangers, tick-borne diseases. As well as a fabulous stalk on the beautiful Cornbury Park Estate in Oxfordshire, we learn all about Lyme’s Disease. That’s not all. Tim Pilbeam goes all yee-haa on us with a selection of underlever rifles. And we have the regulars: News Stump. […]
AirHeads -Hunting ferals with an air rifle
Andy “pigeon magnet” Crow shows how to decoy feral pigeons. He’s got years of airgunning experience under his belt and he offers tips and advice on where to put your hide, decoys and improve your pigeon hunting. We have top pistol shooting tips from IPAS competitor Steve Taylor. Using the 20m range at Ronnie Sunshines, […]
Schools Challenge TV – Browning Open 2014
Schools Challenge TV brings you all the fun of the Browning Open 2014 at the Oxford Gun Company. Thousands of pounds-worth of prizes up for grabs and big name shooters competing including Mickey Rouse, Chris Childerhouse and Stevan Walton. Plus there’s news, a CLA Game Fair preview and a CLA Game Fair tickets competition.
Fishing Britain – Sea Bass off the Pembrokeshire Coast
The wild Pembrokeshire coastline is a place to pitch your tent and go fishing for many species from the rocks or the beach. Or you could combine the two if you use the “Jacoby Surf fisher” find it here – www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kiGUi4adaU Matt Powell guides people for bass fishing and then treats them to a fine […]
Fieldsports Britain – Wolf Attack
Why we should shoot wolves, how we should shoot boar, where we should shoot deer and can we find that pesky fox? In this week’s show we’re in Sweden, Germany and Kent. Max Hunt is looking at remote control boar and the wild wolves debate. We’re on a roebuck hunt in a beautiful hunting ground […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow bags the pigeons
Andy Crow is decoying pigeons over maize in the south of England, Max Hunt is out on the first day of the Danish roebuck season and Derek Woods talks us through what makes the perfect simulated game day, literally raining clay pigeons down on the guns. It’s all in this week’s Fieldsports Britain, along with […]
Schools Challenge TV – Bredon Festival of Shooting 2014
While some schools lure you to a cricket match, a game of football or even thrust a couple of cold tea in your hand and make you endure athletics, Bredon School in Gloucestershire is unique. It combines its May Day Country Fair with a Festival of Shooting. It has all the charm of a local […]
Fishing Britain News – Weird Fish Washes Up
In this week’s Fishing Britain News: ✩ Deepwater sailfish – a lancet fish – washes up on a beach ✩ Underwater graveyard of giant fish found off the coast of Angola ✩ Irish elvers killed ✩ Australian worm catcher angry ✩ English chalkstream cleaned up All the top fishy stories… This item first appeared in […]
Fishing Britain – Trout in the English Midlands, Lake District and Cotswolds
We are putting in the miles this week. Hywel Morgan challenges Farlows’ Andy Buckley on the pretty River Dove in Derbyshire. They are racing each other to tie a fly and catch a fish. Meanwhile, Charlie Jacoby goes back to his childhood (no surprise there). He goes fishing with Jeremy Fisher on Tarn Hows in […]
Fieldsports Britain – Swedish blonde flies eagles in Kyrgyzstan
Max Hunt is back and he’s brought a friend, Swedish professional hunter Ragnhild. They’re exploring the wilds of Kyrgyzstan in his pimped-up Land Rover. He’s there to meet up with one of the best eagle falconers in the country. Surrounded by mountains and ice they learn how the golden eagle is used for hunting to […]
Fieldsports Britain – Rooks, Roe & Crow
Charlie’s on a roebuck, Tom’s on rooks and Crow’s on pigeons in this week’s show. Charlie and his dad are stalking a roebuck in Somerset. It helps that the animal practically runs him over. New Fieldsports Channel intern Tom turns out to be good at rook pie, both cooking it and shooting the birds to […]
Fishing Britain NEWS – CAUGHT! Biggest Freshwater fish in Britain
This weeks Fishing Britain NEWS has the following head lines: A teenager has set a new record after catching the biggest freshwater fish in Britain. Fishing is helping to keep Gloucester’s youngsters out of trouble thanks to a police project. Want a beautiful house in Norfolk with an eight-acre fishing lake? The 2014 summer fly […]
Fishing Britain – Pike on the Hunt
We have pike playing with their food this week. How long does it take a pike to pick up the deadbait, chew it and swallow before your bite indicator tells you about it? Find out right here. That’s not all, Hywel is sinking deep in to draycote water for the big, clever, over wintered trout. […]
Fieldsports Britain – World’s Best Shots
The best shots in the world are together for one of the biggest shooting competitions. The World English Sporting 2014 at West Wycombe Estate in Buckinghamshire sees hundreds of competitors shoot thousands of clays. We go behind the scenes to see how they run the event, and we talk to the men who really do […]
Fishing Britain NEWS – “Fish Are Friends Not Food!”
This weeks Fishing Britain NEWS headlines are: American actress says ‘Fish are friends not food!’ A fishing group has secured £75,000 in grants to restore a fishing pond in Hull. A deep-sea fish normally caught off the coast of Ireland has tuned up in 50ft of water off the south coast of England. A dispute […]
The CLA Game Fair 2014 – for lovers of the countryside
The celebration of the British Countryside – the CLA Game Fair 2015 takes place at Harewood House, Yorkshire on 31 July to 2 August 2015. For discounted tickets go to bit.ly/2015gamefair (subject to availability) Enjoy meeting friends within a totally unique setting. ACTIVE COUNTRYSIDE This exciting and interactive feature highlights some of the many new […]
The CLA Game Fair 2014 – for fieldsports enthusiasts
The celebration of the British Countryside – the CLA Game Fair 2015 takes place at Harewood House, Yorkshire on 31 July to 2 August 2015. For discounted tickets go to bit.ly/2015gamefair (subject to availability) Be part of the largest annual celebration of field sports and rural life. DOGS The CLA Game Fair plays host to […]
The CLA Game Fair 2015 – for dog lovers
The celebration of the British Countryside – the CLA Game Fair 2015 takes place at Harewood House, Yorkshire on 31 July to 2 August 2015. The CLA Game Fair plays host to a wide spectrum of dogs and dog enthusiasts. Whether you want to see international gun dog competitions, have a go yourself, or simply […]
Fieldsports Britain – Cool Stalking Roebuck
The roebuck stalking season is underway and Sporting Rifle magazine writer Byron Pace has his own way of getting his rifle close to a buck that’s ravaging crops near where he lives in Scotland. It’s the most relaxed and laid-back stalking style we’ve seen. That’s not all. Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam is trying to […]
Fly vs Jerk – Pike on the Lake of Menteith
Fly vs lure fishing for pike on the Lake of Menteith in Scotland. Hywel Morgan and Ant Glascoe Jr are out with the lads from Angling Active. Lots of fish caught but who is the winner? This item first appeared in Fishing Britain, episode 14. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain14 For more […]
Fishing Britain – Sea Fishing with a Rock Star
Charlie is out on the Mersey trying his hand at LRF from Gary Flint’s charter boat Discovery and there is an unexpected VIP guest on board. Mark ‘Willows’ Williams Takes on the Fishing Britain Target. And Veniard’s have delivered another mystery packet of quality fly tying materials for Hywel’s 120 challenge and this week he […]
Fieldsports Britain – Shooters: slow your heart rate
Does your heart rate affect your shooting? Sporting Rifle expert Tim Pilbeam puts this question to the test, walking, jogging, sprinting and then firing a match-ready Anschuetz. Find out how much effect your physical condition has on your shooting. Meanwhile, we stay rimfire on Andy Crow’s farm. He’s out after rabbits, testing the relative merits […]
Leaky carp lakes
At Higher farm fisheries, owner Robert Dimond has a problem pond and he is going to have to empty it to repair the leaks. Using a JCB and several pairs of hands he sorts out the issue and gets the fishery back on track for the coming season This item first appeared in Fishing Britain […]
Schools Challenge TV – Girls With Guns
Amber Hill, Becky Mackenzie, Sarah Wixey, Abbey Burton, Charlotte Kerwood – some of the best-known names in British shooting sports are women. This week, School Challenge TV looks at the rise and rise of women shooters. We talk to Amber, Becky and others. That’s not all. We are talking to Claire Haskett about the new […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pigeonshooting, and Crow’s a-go-go
Top tips for pigeonshooting from Andy Crow. Are pigeons hitting your spring drillings? Andy has the solution, with plenty of advice for anyone protecting crops this spring. From decoys to hide location, whirly battery care and what to wear, he is the complete bird hunter. That’s not all. If you want to learn how to […]
Fishing Britain – Carp Fishing With A Submarine
It’s carp, carp and more carp this week, with the help of submarine/ROV expert Richard Chapman. He and Hywel Morgan couldn’t help themselves when they saw the slurping carp on the surface and just had to have a go with some dog biscuits. It looked so inviting, even Aaron the cameraman had a go. This […]
Fieldsports Britain – Invisibility Tips
How to disappear. We go to camo expert Dave Roaf to find out how to disguise you and your gun. We are also lamping rabbits with Andy Crow and Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam, protecting crops and trying out some different lamps. That’s not all. There’s a full set of News Stump, ‘Hallo Charlie!’ and […]
Vinnie Jones goes shooting
A Hollywood star who loves his hunting and shooting: Vinnie Jones takes his mates to the home of East Anglian bird shooting, Six Mile Bottom. They are on a simulated game day, shooting clay pigeons that fly at them like real pheasants and partridges. They also shoot clay targets including running rabbits, grouse and duck. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Vinnie Jones – shooting/hunting legend
We go shooting with Vinnie Jones. It’s a beautiful simulated game day at the home of East Anglian shooting, Six Mile Bottom. Vinnie has guests – son Aaron Jones is there – shooting a variety of targets including running rabbits, grouse, duck and pheasants. And you’ll get all the top Vinnieisms. That’s not all. there’s […]
Schools Challenge TV – Oxford Schools Challenge 2014
It’s the Oxford leg of the Schools Challenge. Lots of shooters have turned up at the Oxford Gun Company to slug it out over a 50 sporting layout for a dazzling range of prizes. And what do they have in common? They are all under 21. The Competition has been running for 9 years and […]
Fieldsports Britain – Thermally challenged foxshooters
Shooting foxes with the help of thermal imaging kit opens up a whole new world – not least the funny face collection of our foxshooting team, including Roy ‘Oompa-Loompa’ Lupton and David ‘Roy Orbison Zombie’ Wright. We’re full of meaty goodness tonight. We are meeting a couple who are making foxhunting their business (who says […]
Fishing Britain News – Great White Shark Swims Unexplored Waters
It’s all the weekly fishing news you need in one short item… – A Scottish fish farm has lost 155,000 salmon as a result of extreme weather. – Cast for Life is back again for 2014. – Guinness World of Records may have given up on fishing and shooting but there are still plenty who […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fox-calling masterpiece
Call foxes to your feet. Roy Lupton shows you how in this incredible piece of daylight fox calling. He is out in woodland in the south of England after foxes and fallow does. He shoots his doe and then switches to shotgun for his fox. Meanwhile, Charlie Jacoby is at the IWA show in Germany […]
Schools Challenge TV – The school with its own shooting ground
Excitement is mounting as the first Schools Challenge clay competition comes closer. Schools are in training and one of them — TSC sponsor Bredon School — is fielding a full team of shooters.. We join them in training on Bredon’s newly refurbished shooting ground. We are also visiting outdoor clothing supplier Seeland and we are […]
Fieldsports Britain – Lurcher action
Rabbits are about to munch their way through this year’s sugarbeet crop. Given the conditions and the lie of the land, only ferreting and lurchers will control them properly. The UK’s top rabbit controller Simon Whitehead is the man for the job. That’s not all. Fieldsports Britain features new night vision optics and some of […]
Fishing Britain News – Record Tuna
A packed news programme this week: a woman has landed a new possible world record tuna off New Zealand, anglers are fishing their way across both the USA and the UK, the Wild Trout Trust has announced its charity auction lots, and ‘The Big One’ fishing show has taken place in the south of England. […]
Fishing Britain – How to catch 20 pike in one session
In this week’s show, Ant Glascoe Jr gets together with Aaron Jones to catch 20 pike on the same day using surface lures. We explain why Jan Porter was cooking up snacks last week, Richard Chapman sniffs out some monk delivered wild carp and Hywel Morgan is joined by both daughters to prove that learning […]
Fieldsports Britain – Shooting Muddy Rats & Tree Rats
We’re hunting under the hen houses and shooting up in the branches this week, bringing you two vital culling operations with Roy Lupton. The chickens in a friend’s back garden are being plagued by rats. Roy brings along his airgun and a variety of coloured lights and night vision to sort them out. Find out […]
Smelly Flies Work Better for Trout
We set up an experiment to see if smelly flies had an effect on Trout but we didn’t expect what we saw! Have a look for yourself. This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 5. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain5 Sign up for our weekly email news FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
Kids test the new Range Rover Sport (uh-oh)
Schools Challenge TV goes all Top Gear (in its own funny way). Stratstone lends a Range Rover Sports to David Florent and two of the Schools Challenge Academy members, Heather Dunmall and Tom Scott. Heather and Tom’s review is a classic. Jeremy Clarkson – be nervous. We have Schools Challenge News with the Stratsone Super […]
Underwater Winter Pike Fishing
Amazing film of pike taking bait underwater. Top angler Jan Porter takes Hywel Morgan out on his punt to pull in a pike or two. They are at Bishops Bowl in Warwickshire. This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 5. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain5 Sign up for our weekly email […]
Fieldsports Britain – White Goshawk vs Pheasant – fast action
Some say don’t let falconers on to pheasant shoots. Happily, Roy Lupton is a popular guy so he and his hawks are welcome. He shows how to find and flush the birds with his Hungarian viszla, and how to bring them down with his white goshawk. That’s not all. We are at the British Shooting […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow shoots crows
With the shooting season over, the legend that is Andy ‘Crowman’ Crow is out after roe deer, pigeons, crows and other corvids. The numbers have built up feeding on his delicious cover crops, and he means to make a dent in the population, using all the tricks he knows. Let him help improve your corvid […]
How to choose the best gun
Go into a gunshop and there is a dazzling array of shotguns – but which one do you choose? Here is the definitive guide, with the help of gun trade doyen Doug Florent and Commonwealth Games double trap gold medallist Stevan Walton. That’s not all. News reveals details of the £45,000-worth of prizes up for […]
Fishing Britain – Winter Pike Methods
This week we test if trout can smell in crystal clear water and if it makes a difference to your fishing. We announce the winner of the huge HM Fly Fishing Bundle and Jan Porter takes Hywel Morgan out on his punt to lure a killer up from the depths. They are pike fishing at […]
Great Bustards of Salisbury Plain
Meet the man who runs the Great Bustard Group – and see his bustards. Great bustard enthusiast David Waters talks to Charlie Jacoby about how it works and how to release these magnificent birds into the wild. For more about the Great Bustard Group, visit greatbustard.org Read Charlie’s article about the project in The Guardian […]
