The owner of a British fishing complex blamed the death of a 25-year-old carp thought to be Britain's largest on irresponsible anglers leaving food behind. Tony Bridgefoot, 53, owner of the Bluebell Lakes complex on Kingfisher Lake near Tansor, England, said Benson the 64-pound fish, valued at more than $33,000, was found floating on the surface of the lake while a quantity of uncooked nuts, which are toxic to fish, were found nearby, The Sun reported Tuesday. This looks like the work of some very irresponsible anglers.

By DAVID HALL SOME great weights in important matches on both the Tees and Wear prove the quality of fishing available to the region's coarse anglers at present - while stillwaters such as Whittle Dene and the Big Waters at Seaton Burn have also been in good form.

By DAVID HALL THE statistics emerging from a comprehensive report entitled 'What are our fisheries worth?' have been collated by the Environment Agency.

By DAVID HALL SOME great news for coarse fishermen has been confirmed this week as, following negotiations with the Tyne Anglers Alliance, Northumbrian Water's fisheries manager, Don Coe has announced a new day ticket outlet for coarse anglers from next year.

By JAMES PEARCE RIVER WEAVER: The canalised Weaver has survived much of the flooding but water levels are only just about within the banks and sport is patchy. Catches haye tendedto be bream on swimfeeder and worm.