The Angling Trust is looking for talented coarse anglers who would like to apply for the England under 20s youth assessment trial. The 33rd FIPSed U20s Youth World Championships are due to be staged on the El Vicario Reservoir, near Ciudad Real, Spain from 10th – 11th August 2019 and a team is required to […]
Call all talented young match anglers….
Nudd, Sanders among those to make England Veterans’ team for Italy 2019
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the team that will be taking part in the FIPSed 12th Veterans World Coarse Championship on the Scolmatore Channel, Italy from 14th – 15th June 2019. Following a successful England trial assessment day held at the Glebe Fishery, Leicestershire on 19th December 2018 which fished very well with […]
England announce their team for the World Masters Championship in South Africa
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the Masters World Coarse Championship team for 2019 representing England in the 2nd FIPSed World Masters Championship in the World Angling Games on the Vaal River, South Africa from 14th – 15th February. The team selected are; Mark Downes Harry Billing Matt Hall Mark Harper Mick Wilkinson Joe […]
RiverFest 2019 Qualifiers
With the new year just around the corner, we thought we’d get a few dates lined up in the calendar for next year’s Angling Trust RiverFest 2019. We’ve carefully selected some of the best river stretches in the country and done our best to avoid clashes wherever possible. We must thank Dave Harrell Angling for […]
Canal Pairs dates released for 2019
Details of Britain’s biggest canal angling competition have been announced, with the 2019 Canal Pairs Championship once again coming to the nation’s waterways. Organised in partnership between the Canal & River Trust and the Angling Trust with sponsorship from Dynamite Baits, the Championship will see sixteen regional qualifying heats taking place across England with further […]
Boddington Classic bigger and better for 2019
The AT/CRT Boddington Classic is back for 2019 and even better than before! After the sell-out success of last year, the Angling Trust has worked closely with the CRT to put an additional qualifier on the bagging mecca, where weights exceeded 300lbs in last year’s final! In addition to this the competition has also slightly […]
Lee Wright wins 2018 RiverFest Final on in-form River Wye
The Angling Trust RiverFest 2018 had its first year on new final location, The River Severn at Shrewsbury, with the Quarry and County Ground sections being used. Conditions on the two-day final were unseasonably warm and this saw a lot of silverfish being caught, especially in the county ground section. Day one saw a few […]
Clive Branson makes not mistake from fancied peg on River Wye
Everyone wanted to draw peg 96 on the latest Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on a low and clear River Wye at Hereford and when former World Champion Clive Branson drew it, there was only ever going to be one outcome. Clive float fished with bread and maggots and weighed in an impressive 54-6-0 of chub […]
Challenger in charge with roach and dace on the River Severn
The Severn at Shrewsbury was the reserve venue used to replace a high River Dee. The river was running low and clear and a temperature drop of three degrees in four days didn’t bode well. One man not complaining though was match winner Martin Challenger down at peg 89, where he recorded 16-10-0 of roach […]
James Poulton chubs his way to Warks Avon win….
Sixty competitors took part in the Warwickshire Avon qualifier at Evesham and with the river running cold and clear it was a tough day for most. James Poolton fancied his chances of a few chub when he drew peg 52 on the Hampton Ferry length. He duly delivered and booked his final place with 14-4-0 […]
Exley edges RiverFest qualifier
A cold morning met the 38 contenders for the last two qualifying spot for the RiverFest 2018 Final. This meant that weights were down on the river, but this made for an incredulously close affair! Ian Exley took top honours from peg 283 in B section with 12lb 15oz. Roach and chublets made most of […]
Gough and Middleton are ‘dynamite’ in the AT/CRT Pairs Final
The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Canal Pairs Final took place in unseasonably warm and bright conditions across the Staffs and Worcester Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal. There was talk of several hot areas at the draw and none more so was the Marina in A section, where previous match winning […]
Outrage as MatchRoom announce Ladies Only Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier
Fish O Mania organisers MatchRoom are being accused of peddling ‘sexism at its finest’ after the announcement of a Ladies Only qualifier. The proposed 50 pegger, which is apparently supported by Sky Sports and which will tag onto the April Partridge Lakes event, will ensure that there is a female in the £50,000 qualifier for […]
Leigh Gardner on top at Stratford upon Avon RiverFest
This eighteenth round of RiverFest qualification fished really well at Straford Upon Avon, with good weights of chub, roach and dace all along the length. Leigh Gardner took top spot with an outstanding weight of 29-11-0. His catch came from just below Seven Meadows weir at peg 6, in the faster water on waggler fished maggots […]
Everill wins top spot in the second Cofton Cup
After a highly successful inaugural Fishing Festival in March 2018, fishing fever returned to Cofton again this September for the second instalment of the highly sought after Cofton Cup! The award-winning South Devon holiday park hosted its second competitive match on its Mamhead Match Lake, from 18th – 20th September. Battling it out against a […]
