Sublime last day performance sees Johnson edge out all challengers on Lough Muckno July festival 2017. The final day on the Lough Muckno July festival saw the closest leaderboard witnessed in years with just grammes separating the top 4 and today’s showdown as expected did not disappoint. That Kevin Johnson would continue his charge was […]
Kevin Johnson wins the 2017 Lough Muckno Festival
Roger Wakenshaw wins Ivan Marks Memorial 2017
Ivan Marks memorial match 2017 Date: 16th July 2017 Venue: River Witham Kirkstead 42 fished The River Witham was hard going for many and the bream shoals were noticeable by their absence. However, there were small fish in abundance for those looking for bites and several nets of 1-3lb of silverfish were banked. The winner […]
Campsmount Academy retain Match Fishing Schools National at Hallcroft Fishery
The Angling Trust Schools National made its way to the wonderful Hallcroft fisheries in Retford for its inaugural run out and once more was generously sponsored by Daiwa. Although forecast, the heavy rain and thunderstorms abated and with plenty of room across Moat, Reed and Canal pools the young anglers took the opportunity to bag […]
Blythe Waters Stillwater Champs Qualifier: Richard Bedder tops the field
Pic: Eight out of the ten qualifiers (Mick Bull and David Markham not present (hi-res image available) Richard ‘Bedder’ than the rest at Blythe The fourth qualifier for the AT & CRT Stillwater Championships was held in near perfect conditions at Blythe Waters Fishery. With a light wind and overcast conditions the 18 anglers that […]
Tight in the Disabled National as Nichols edges out Fay
The Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship saw 19 anglers battle it out on the lucrative Molands pool on a muggy overcast day at Packington Somers. International Silver Medalist Elliott Fay stormed out of the blocks catching F1s on long pole from peg 46, but his early lead was eventually whittled away as Elliott’s […]
Sandra Scotthorne at the double in Ladies Match Fishing National
The Angling Trust Ladies National Championship saw 43 anglers battle it out on Gearys and Little Gearys on a muggy, overcast day at Packington Somers. The England International Ladies were very strong on the day and filled the top six places. Taking the Championship title for a second time was Sandra Scotthorne who drew on […]
All White for Alex in Boddington Stillwater Champs heat
The nationally renowned Boddington Reservoir was the host for the third qualifier for the AT & CRT Stillwater Championships. Overcast conditions and gentle winds met the 41 anglers that had made their way from around the country to the Northamptonshire bagging mecca. The top weight on the day and qualifying first from D section […]
Tough for Preston Innovations Team England in Portugal, but Mick Vials grabs silver
World Feeder Fishing Championships 2017 River Raia, Portugal Report By Gareth Purnell It was tough going for Preston Innovations Team England at the 2017 World Feeder Fishing Championships in Portugal, but the team did have a silver lining as Mick Vials finished second in the individual stakes at the River Raia. England finished a disappointing […]
Scotthorne through to RiverFest 2017 after drawing the Hulses Island bream peg on the River Weaver
At the draw, everyone was hoping to bag the point peg 5 on Hulses Island and when five times World Champion Alan Scotthorne drew it, most thought the match, at least in terms of an individual win, was over. Five hours later, Alan put 43-4-0 of bream on the scales and won himself a place […]
Jamie Hughes becomes the first man to win Fish O Mania three times and takes his event winnings to over £100,000
Jamie Hughes won a record breaking third Vanarama Fish’O’Mania title as he hit the lead on the 3 o’clock mark on a sunny afternoon and never let go to claim victory. His final tally of 26.900kg was to net him the £50,000 top prize as well as the unique trophy, which was presented by last […]
Daz dazzles as AT & CRT Canal Pairs kick off on the Leeds & Liverpool
The first Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs qualifier for this year took place on Saturday 1st July on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with 20 pairs booked on. The match was split into two distinct sections – A being the “steep drop” at Jacksons bridge, Lydiate and the Kings Arms, Haskayne. […]
Vanarama gear up for Fish ‘O’ Mania sponsorship
Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that Vanarama, the UK’s No.1 commercial vehicle leasing broker, is to be the title sponsor of the annual Fish ‘O’ Mania event. The big-money fishing match – organised and administered by the Angling Trust – is a key fixture in the British summer sporting calendar, now in its 24th […]
Sensas A4 and Tri-Cast Weston Red victorious at Tunnel Barn Farm in 2017 Junior and Youth National Match Fishing Championships….
A great turnout of 96 young and enthusiastic anglers fished this year’s Angling Trust Junior & Youth National Championships at the prolific Tunnel Barn Farm fishery in Shrewley. With changes made to the age groups to align our youngsters with FIPSed rulings, competition was fierce and both matches were very close affairs. The junior match […]
Change of hook bait leads to Clive Fletcher bagging 40lb of Swale chub and place in RiverFest 2017 final
Nottingham angler Clive Fletcher made full use of a good draw on the Swale to win the second RiverFest 2017 qualifier, but it took a change of hook bait to earn him a shot at the £13,000 top prize in the big money November final. After bringing a match-winning 40-12-0 to the scales, a delighted […]
Under 15 England anglers to make World Championship debut in Ireland
The Angling Trust has announced that Team England will compete in all three youth categories of the FIPS-ed World Championships for the very first time in 2017. The World Championships will be held in Ireland on Inniscarra and the River Lee on 12th-13th August 2017. The highly successful Drennan U25 and Sensas U20 teams will […]
