The latest RiverFest qualifier held on Saturday 22nd September on the River Severn at Bridgnorth was fished with the level starting at around 4ft 6″ in spate and rising steadily throughout the match. As a result it was a poor match and only 28 out of the 60 entry weighed in. Pete Sturmey won the […]
Sturmey books his RiverFest Grand Final place
Pickering ‘proud’ as he stands down as manager of England’s Feeder Fishing team
England match fishing legend Tommy Pickering has announced he is to resign from his position as manager of Preston Innovations England Feeder Team with immediate effect. Tom will leave his role with Team England ranked number 1 in the FIPS-ed rankings and widely recognised as the best and most consistent feeder team in the world. […]
England 6th on challenging rowing course in Portugal as Germany bring home a surprise gold
Drennan Team England Nations Coarse Angling Team missed out of a podium place after finishing 6th in the 65th FIPSed Nations World Coarse Fishing Championship at Montemor o Velho, Portugal from 8th – 9th September 2018. The event was held on the Montemor rowing coarse with 22 nations competing for the title of 2018 World […]
Trafford storms it with skimmers on the Leeds-Liverpool
The Dynamite Baits AT/CRT Canal Pairs made its way northwards to Wigan and District’s stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Long gone were the memories of the summer’s heatwave, with near gale force winds forcing a last-minute change to the pegging and thousands of pounds of carbon heaving a sigh of relief. Twenty-six anglers […]
Darren Massey and James South in charge on the Grand Union
The Dynamite backed AT/CRT Canal Pairs hosted its tenth round on the prolific stretch of Grand Union Canal at Loughborough. A great turnout of 36 anglers made the qualifier and had a real treat despite the far from favourable conditions, bright sunshine and little wind. Nobody could have expected the consistency and quality of fishing […]
Sensas Mark One get things right with small fry on the North Bank of the Nene
Pictured: Triumphant – 2018 Division Two National winners Sensas Mark One. The Angling Trust Division Two National made its way eastwards this year to the North Bank of the River Nene at Peterborough Despite the sterling efforts of the Peterborough & District organizing team to prepare the venue for this match, they could do nothing […]
Robbins wins Trent RiverFest qualifier from unfancies North Clifton
A sixty strong field took part in the latest RiverFest qualifier on the tidal Trent. With the recent temperature drop and crystal-clear river, there were concerns of how the river would fish. Although with a large 8.9m tide due to top just as the match commenced, the hope was that some colour would come with […]
Mark Godfrey in charge at Burton Joyce
This match was fished on the famous Burton Joyce stretch of the Trent and despite a gin clear river and difficult wind, some excellent weights were recorded. Out in front with a superb 19-1-0 catch of roach taken on pole and hempseed was Nottingham angler Mark Godfrey and this catch won him a place in […]
Napthine delivers on low and clear River Severn
The Severn was desperately low and gin clear for twelfth round of the 2018 RiverFest and it was always going to be tough for most of the competitors. When Andy Napthine drew peg 75 on the Winterdyne section, most of the 58 competitors felt certain that he would win the zone. The pressure was on, […]
Murrin and McCall make hay on the Shroppy
A strong turnout made its way northwards for the sixth round of the AT/CRT Canal Pairs on the awesome Shropshire Union at Shebdon. Fine conditions met the hopeful pairs at the draw and with a few fish coming out in the run up to the match, decent weights were expected and delivered across both the […]
Greensides pips Taylor on the Don in RiverFest qualifier
A peg to peg battle between Browning Ossett team mates, Chris Greensides and Ben Taylor eventually saw Chris edge in front by just 10oz and book his place in the big money November final on the Severn at Shrewsbury. The two anglers were pegged on the Viaducts section and both pole fished with maggots over […]
Donnely and Curless through on Grand Union Canal
The Dynamite Baits backed AT/CRT Canal Pairs latest match saw 26 hopefuls take on the Grand Union canal at Foxton. In the lead up to the match there had been an awful lot of small silvers showing and so this proved on the qualifier as well. Preston Innovations Black Horse pairing of Alan Donnely and […]
Record turnout for Individual National sees Andy Moss take the spoils on the Trent…
The Angling Trust Individual National followed its historic path with Division 1 to the mighty River Trent and it was certainly well supported, with a record turnout for the day of 207 anglers. With competitors split between Clifton and East Stoke, there were a multitude of techniques that could have won the match and it […]
Gary Fuller breams his way to the RiverFest final on the Yare
Forty-eight anglers fished Sundays’ RiverFest Qualifier on the River Yare. With a big tide forecast and big weights of bream being caught during the festival leading up to the event, most were resting their hopes on the feeder. A Zone winner was Gary Fuller, who drew peg 67 on the Boards section and caught bream […]
Easy gold for Italy in Under-15s world match fishing championship on home soil – silver for Callum Jennings
Our youngest representatives for Team England put in a stellar performance in oppressively hot conditions on the Cavo Lama Canal, Italy. The angling on the venue was somewhat alien to the team and surrounded catching very small carp with both bloodworm and sticky maggot, but they adapted brilliantly to take home an impressive fourth place. […]
