Category: Coarse Fishing News

Anker’s Away For Turner

Small rivers don’t necessarily spell small fish, as John Turner proved when he banked a 15lb 3oz barbel from the River Anker. The venue record and personal best fish fell to two hair-rigged 12mm halibut pellets on a size 8 hook after an opportune piece of fishing by the Tamworth angler. “I dropped by the […]

Evesham Angling Festival 2012 Dates

The dates are out for the 2012 series of qualifiers for the Evesham Festival backed by Daventry based publisher of angling magazines, DHP Ltd.The annual event sees several big team and individual matches take place over the August bank holiday weekend, including the prestigious Shakespeare Championships and Wychavon Championship won by Andrew Murphy and Coventry’s […]

Harrell Smashes Severn Record

Hot on the heels of a new River Severn float record, the river match record has been obliterated by Dave Harrell with an incredible 213lb weight.  Fishing in the Upton-on-Severn Festival, Dave drew a plum peg which is not usually used in matches but is known to hold a big head of big bream to […]

Jon Arthur Wins Wychavon Championships

News story and image courtesy of www.matchfishingmagazine.com Jon Arthur has added the prestigious Abu Garcia Wychavon Championship title to his impressive angling CV after a single-minded approach on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham. Jon, editor of Pole Fishing magazine, stuck with a pole and bloodworm approach to amass a winning bag of roach totaling 8lb […]

Spud Murphy Wins Shakespeare Champs

News story and image courtesy of www.matchfishingmagazine.com There was a nail-biting finish to the prestigious Shakespeare Championships. With the previous day’s heavy rain adding colour to this notoriously clear stretch of the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham, many competitors were hopeful of a few better skimmers, bream, tench and barbel. However, only a handful of better […]