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Game angling: Regional round-up

THE season may have ended at Northumbrian Waters Trout Fisheries, but they are all looking forward to the 2012 season, which will start on Saturday, March 10th (weather permitting, of course).Read

Sea Angling: Nick Robson enjoys a big day in Whitley Bay Evening Open

BIG cod turned up for both of last weekend’s major events. Nick Robson of Sunderland took one of 10lb 4oz, the biggest fish taken in the Whitley Bay Evening Open.Read

Game Angling: Number of anglers on the decline

THE season at Northumbrian Waters trout fisheries, which ended last week, has been good so far as the catch returns were concerned.Read

Coarse Angling: Great sport is warming the heart!

DESPITE one or two overnight frosts, the surprisingly mild weather we are having is resulting in many anglers having very good sport throughout the area – with most species feeding well.Read

All not lost, declares a defiant Dinwiddie

ROBERT DINWIDDIE is keeping his chin up despite losing his European Tour card.Read

Only one club for me – Andy

NEWCASTLE was the only place I wanted to be says Eagles forward Andy Thomson.Read

Angling: Good catches despite change in weather

AFTER enjoying a late milder spell in the weather, the last week has certainly heralded the approaching winter, frosts, rain and strong winds have made angling quite difficult, although fortunately, our hardy anglers have still managed some good catches.Read

Leicester Riders 90 Newcastle Eagles 90

LAST night in Leicester saw one of those very rare occurrences in basketball with a tied game after 40 pulsating minutes.Read

Game angling: Regional round-up

Fly anglers have found the area above the sailing club to be the hot spot this last week with best tactics being an intermediate line fished with patterns such as Dawson’s Olive, Black Fritz, White Booby and Cats Whisker.Read

Coarse Angling: Match raises £600 for RNL charity

LAST Sunday’s annual Charity Coarse match on the Derwent Reservoir opened a lot of anglers’ eyes as to just what the potential of this water is.Read

Sea Angling: Angler's catch tips the scales

DARLINGTON anglers Dave Turnbull and Steve Coverdale took the top two categories in South Shields and District Sea Angling Club Annual Open Competition.Read

Basketball: Bridge dreams of bright Christmas

ANDREW BRIDGE can’t wait to have a crack at Continental opposition this Christmas – but the focus remains on domestic matters for Newcastle Eagles’ very own Mr Consistency.Read

Golf: Merger has us in line with (most of) Europe

THE vast majority of golfing countries on the continent are amused by this week’s “historic” vote to merge the English men’s and women’s governing bodies.Read

Golf: Why age proves no barrier for Alex Stevenson

ALEX STEVENSON was five years younger than any of the other girls when she pitched up at the David Leadbetter Academy at Wynyard this winter.Read

Sea angling: Hossack on top at Seah Town Council

THE fish where very scarce as were the anglers in the Seaham Town Council, Chris Hossack one of only 14 of the 113 anglers that fished took first prize with a nice cod of 4.49lb, one of only five codling weighed in.Read

Game angling: Regional round-up

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Coarse angling: Tyne comes up trumps once again

THE River Tyne proved once again just what its coarse angling capabilities are after a superb open match on the river last Sunday.Read

Golf: Pro-am experiment pays off for Alnwick

AN experiment by Alnwick Castle paid off handsomely with a sell-out tournament and tributes from pros Gary Lockerbie and David Clark.Read

Swimming: Jo Jackson hoping worst is far behind her

THIS time two years ago a soaring Jo Jackson was dealt a cruel blow but she’s adamant the worst of asthma attacks, popped ribs and chest infections is behind her – even if the latter still lingers.Read

Sea angling: Not the natural way to do things

AFTER attending the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority meeting, I found out that Natural England are up to their old tricks again.Read

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