Fishing Britain – Fishing with sticks
In mid Wales Hywel Morgan gets back to his roots, well… branches actually, as he sees if he can fish with the bare essentials. We give him a hook and line, and tell him to get on with it. For more about Springwater Lakes, visit www.springwaterlakes.com The British fly champion Terry Bromwell takes on the […]
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 […]
AirHeads – Bent Rifles & Baiting Rats
Lots for you to get your teeth into in this week’s AirHeads, especially if you are a rat: Andy Crow is seeing if he can bend it like Beckham – firstly with a bent barrel and then a straight one Darren Rogers opens a rat bistro – he finds out what baits work best and […]
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 […]
AirHeads – BSA Guns factory tour
We go behind the scenes of the BSA factory in Birmingham, UK, this week. We watch the process of making both PCP and springer airguns, including BSA’s superb, high-tech barrel making and testing, the assembly, right through to the finished product. We see rifles they have made, from the Martini-Henrys used at Rorke’s Drift, the […]
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 […]
Fishing Britain – Pike on Flies and lures in Scotland
What works best on pike? Flyfishing (fluff) or lurefishing (jerk)? We are in Scotland, to hold a friendly match between Team Jerk and Team Fluff to see who can land the most pike from the bonny Lake of Menteith. That’s not all. Ant Glascoe Jr. finds himself on our reasonably priced seat box and facing […]
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 […]
AirHeads – Best Baits for Birds
It’s every airgun tip and trick we can think of this week. James Marchington is working out the best bait for corvids. He tries eggs, bread, dogfood and something every crow wants in the springtime. Airgunner and Airgun World technical editor Phill Price talks us through the best pellet shape – is it pointy, flat, […]
Fishing Britain – How to use a Life Jacket
It’s the life jacket killer. In this week’s Gear Guide we check out the wrong way to wear a life jacket and why. We head up the River Taff with three British flyfishing champions in search of the big brown trout – and we get lucky and strike it rich with Welsh Gold. Big D […]
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 […]
Carl and Alex on Fishing Britain
We spend a sunny afternoon with internet angling sensation Carl and Alex, fishing for a mixed bag of species and conversation. We reel in large carp, large tench, perch, rudd and a mighty gudgeon all while chatting about what makes these new-school fishing gurus tick. Then we head off to Woolastone Court Trout Lakes to […]
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 […]
Fishing Britain – Big Welsh Pike in Trawsfynydd
Fancy a 40lb pike? In this week’s show we travel to North Wales to fish Trawsfynydd Lake in the dramatic Snowdonia National Park where we are hunting out the nuclear mutant ninja monster pike that live there. Hywel Morgan teams up with predator specialist Ant Glascoe Jr. Ever wondered what’s in that deep, dark pond? […]
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 […]
Sea fishing off the cliffs of Anglesey
Anglesey is the place for fun, fishing and fish ‘n’ chips. So we do exactly that – cliff jumping, setting up your rotten bottom and getting a take away. Sounds like the perfect day out. This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 3. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain3
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 […]
Fishing Britain – Big Wye Chub and Monster Lechlade Trout
This week, we visit world record holder Dave Harrell on the banks of the River Wye and, while he fishes for chub, he tells us all about the RiverFest competition. Hywel Morgan shows how to stalk trout at Lechlade fishery in Gloucestershire. He is keen to hunt down one of their famous 20lb+ brownies. We […]
AirHeads – Shooting Thieving Magpies
Airguns have so many uses. James Marchington is after egg-poaching magpies in his back garden with a Crosman. Airgun World and Airgunner magazines technical editor Phill Price is sharing his love of laser rangefinding on rats. Prince of Darkness Darren Rogers is playing with top ferreter Simon Whitehead’s pimped night vision vehicle. Lord Ted of […]
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 […]
Fishing Britain – Land Locked Salmon & Urban Loch Perch
We are chasing rainbows, urban perch, and landlocked salmon. We join the exciting first day on top reservoir Draycote, working out how to locate some of the 7,000 fresh rainbows that have been stocked. We also get a backstreet view of some of Ant Glascoe’s best perch fishing in central Manchester. We top it off […]
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 […]
Fishing Britain News – 500lb freshwater fish
British woman catches 500lb fish while on holiday in Thailand, Angling Trust worries about flood defended, FishPal raises money – that’s the fishy news this week. This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 7. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain7 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
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 […]
Underwater film of Pike Taking Dead Bait
Although the floods have not been kind ROVTV still manages to get a pike taking a dead bait on camera. Boom! This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 3. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain3 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
Fishing Britain – Carp fishing with a Pike Lure
Put a pike lure into the water and see what comes out! Hywel Morgan was not expecting a big mirror carp. That’s just one of the surprises in this episode of Fishing Britain. Fake bread versus Mighty White for carp: flyfisher Hywel shows how to tie and fish the bread fly – yup, really. Top […]
AirHeads – Airgun hunting with THERMAL
It’s the new night vision. It’s thermal – and it’s 2014’s hot new aid for hunting/shooting with air rifles. Our own Prince of Darkness Darren Rogers is ratting and rabbiting with his FX Cyclone with Hawke scope and high-tech attachments that mean he can see through the night. That’s not all. EdgunUSA – Ted of […]
Start fly fishing on a budget
Can you buy all the fishing gear you need to go fly fishing and catch a fish on it for less than £50? Hywel Morgan shows us how to do just that in West Wales. This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 4. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain4 Sign up for […]
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 […]
Fishing the Somerset Levels flood 2014
Water, Water everywhere! Charlie chats to the owner and fishermen of the Summerhayes Fishery about what effect the floods has had on their lakes and stocks. This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 4. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain4 For more information on Summerhayes Fishery visit www.summerhayesfisheries.com Sign up for our weekly […]
Fishing with your daughter
Wet and wild weather in south wales and Hywel Morgan challenges his daughter to a comp with high stakes. For more on Garnffrwd Fishery visit www.garnffrwdflyfishing.co.uk/ This item first appeared in Fishing Britain episode 1. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain1
Fishing Britain – High Tech Fishing Flies
We’re at the home of British flytying – the BFFI show – to look at the latest in fly technology, hand tying techniques and rod decoration, plus we have a little competition on the Veniard stand. Who can tie fastest? And want to see more pictures of flies by the man who tied that mantis? […]
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 […]
Fieldsports Britain – Final Pheasant Day of the Season with Andy Crow
It’s the last shoot day of the season (everyone say ‘Aaaaaaaah!’). The legend that is Andy ‘Crowman’ Crow is out on the Beaters’ Day and he is shooting like a god. Plus his highly competitive son, Baby Crow, is there to remind him he is mortal. That’s not all. Charlie is off to see one […]
Should I buy a Spring Air Rifle or PCP?
Technical editor of Airgunner and Airgun World magazines, Phill Price, explains the pros and cons of buying a spring powered air rifle or a pre-charged. Phill has years of experience shooting many guns from many manufacturers. He offers some sound advice to anyone considering buying an air rifle. This item first appeared in AirHeads episode […]
