The River Don hosted Riverfest’s sixth round and although the river was fining down and rather clear, anglers at the draw still fancied a few fish from A-sections’ ‘Earth Centre’ and so this certainly proved to be! It was the top of A section that saw a right ding dong battle between Fred Prudham peg […]
John Mills wins River Don Riverfest qualifier 2019
Sensas A4 MG Orange win 2019 Junior National Championships at Makin Fisheries
Makins Fishery played host to the Angling Trust Junior National (10-15) which was a scorcher of match, not just due to the weather, but also down to some great weights from the young guns. A little bit of National Championship history was made here when Dawley AS fielded an all-female junior team for the very […]
Stuart Gray dominates River Trent RiverFest qualifier…
The River Trent was running at seasonal level for this qualifier and with cloud cover and early morning rain, bream weights were expected to dominate the proceedings in at least two of the zones. The match was won at downstream end peg 60 by Stuart Gray who plundered a shoal of bream and skimmers on […]
Bream finicky on hot conditions for River Nene RiverFest qualifier
Fifty-five anglers lined up along the roadside stretch of the North Bank of the River Nene. Hot and still conditions made the fishing tricky and the stretches resident bream were finicky. Gavin Butler was the runaway winner in the match with 19lb 10oz of bream on the feeder, from an early peg in zone A. […]
Gold for Lithuania. Only 8th for England’s match anglers as River Bann proves tough in European Championships
The Championship had a great turnout of 17 teams but proved to be a tough competition for the medals. The river provides great fishing for most of the year, but sadly on the months of June and July the fish are simply not there. Team England consisted of; Alan Scotthorne Will Raison Steve Hemingray Matt […]
Lee Edwards through to RiverFest final again…
The River Weaver always seems to fish well for bream when there’s colour in the water and this match was no exception! Making full use of a favoured end peg draw, Welsh International Lee Edwards made no mistakes and ran out victor at his first attempt this year. His weight of 37lb 3oz mostly bream […]
Tim Peters wins penultimate Fish O Mania qualifier of the year at The Oaks
The Oaks at Sessay hosted the penultimate round of Fish’O’Mania this Saturday and it seemed the contest brought the sun up north, with good overnight temperatures and warm sunshine throughout the day. It was local Director Tim Peters that took the honours on the day and booked his spot in the 50K final next month. […]
Canal Pairs Qualifier: Coventry Canal
The Coventry canal saw the fifth round of the AT/CRT Canal Pairs Championship Qualification. Twenty-eight eager anglers made their way to what can be a tricky stretch of canal at times, however, this wasn’t the case for a handful of what you might call the ‘Usual Suspects’. It was the formidable pairs of Darren Massey […]
Matt Maginnis makes it four in River Swale RiverFest qualifier
With the River Swale at Morton carrying around a foot of extra water and a good colour, hopes were high for some bumper weights in the latest RiverFest 2019 qualifier. The big question on everyone’s lips at the draw was, could Matt Maginnis continue his exceptional form on this match? Matt had qualified for the […]
Team England Veterans just miss out on podium place finish
The Angling Trust’s Team England Veterans have returned home from the 12th FIPSed World Veterans Championship in a credible fourth place, just missing out on a podium place. The England Veterans World Championship was held on the Scolmatore Channel, near Pisa, Italy from 14th – 15th June fishing just further down the stretch where the […]
Doug Jackson qualifies for Fish O Mania final at Lakeview
Damp, muggy weather greeted the Seventy-five anglers that made their way to Lake View Fishery for the nineteenth Fish’O’Mania qualifier. That said lots of heavy rain in recent days, plus evidence that some fish were still spawning made for a very apprehensive atmosphere at the draw. Seven lakes were used so anglers were not short […]
Silver for Team England’s Disabled on the Scolmatore Canal, Italy
Team England’s Disabled squad finished with a fantastic second place team win in the 21st FIPSed World Disabled Championship from 14th – 15th June on the Scolmatore Channel near Pisa, Italy. Team England Disabled Team consisted of; Mark Russell, Mark Eves, Roy Wells, Alan Chadbone, Stefan Gent, John Weeden (manager), Dick Clegg (2nd captain) and […]
Gavin Bridge goes straight into Fish’O’Mania Final on toughish Coleman’s Cottage
For a change, the weather was reasonable for nineteenth Fish’O’Mania Qualifier held at Colemans Cottage. The warm and breezy conditions did not though, galvanise the fish into a feeding frenzy and weights were surprisingly low for this normally prolific venue. Not that local rod Gavin Bridge (Colemans Bait & Tackle) was worried about any of […]
Darren Frost wins first RiverFest qualifier of season on River Calder
High rivers in many parts of the country resulted in numerous matches being cancelled at the weekend. Competitors were therefore pleasantly surprised to find that the River Calder at Mirfield was only carrying about 10” of extra water. Darren Frost won the qualifier at peg 54 in C Zone where he caught a mixed bag […]
30th time lucky (and good) for Andy Bennett in Fish O Mania Qualifier
The second qualifier this year at the popular Partridge Lakes was a triumph for Andy Bennett, who qualified for his first Fish ‘O’ Mania final after more than 30 attempts over the last 10 years. The 34 year-old angling coach from nearby Hyde in Cheshire landed F1’s and carp to 4lb, fishing maggot shallow for […]
