Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs Qualifier – Leeds & Liverpool Canal The Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust “Canal Pairs” qualifier on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal took place on Sunday 27th September 2015 with 43 pairs competing. The match was fished in glorious sunshine all day, great for walking […]

This much anticipated RiverFest qualifier on the River Wye at Breinton, Bartonsham & Eign took place on Sunday 13th September 2015 with a full turnout of 60 anglers hoping to grab a place in this year’s final. Contestants were met by a slightly rising river which only served to switch the prolific shoals of Wye […]

Italy have been crowned 2015 world match fishing champions after a brilliant first day performance in which they scored just 12 penalty points making them almost impossible to catch. But Drennan England produced an amazing Day Two effort to haul themselves into the bronze medal position after a disappointing first day, with Alan Scotthorne also […]

Following a cool night and with the water very clear the river Arrow around Alcester proved a difficult proposition for most of the forty-two anglers taking part in this years match. However some reasonable catches were made, and, in a close finish, top weight by just a few ounces went to Mike Davis (Bordon Angling […]

Maver Match This Final 2015 Perfect conditions and an extremely busy Larford Lakes complex witnessed Middy-man, Peter Upperton, secure UK match angling’s richest prize after winning the sport’s most prestigious final. Saturday 5th September marked the fifth annual Mega Match This Grand Final with twenty four anglers going head-to-head on the prolific Match lake, all […]

Angling Trust RiverFest Qualifier – Great Ouse, Littleport     Section A fished from permanent pegs 6 through to 23 was the hardest with only 6 anglers out of 18 bothering the scales men. Section B (pegs 24 to 40) was not much better as it only took 1lbs 10oz of small fish for John Summerson to […]

Kamasan Starlets have won the Match Fishing Team Championship, finishing with a comfortable six point lead over second placed Daiwa Dorking. Drennan Barnsley occupied the last of the money places, after tying on points with Dorking, but losing out on section win countback. Kamasan Starlets captain, and England Co-Manager, Mark Downes explained: “Our team plan […]

Dean Barlow has won the 2015 Wychavon Championship on the River Avon at Evesham with a weight of 9-10-0 from peg six. The England Feeder International banked roach to 1 1/2lb on bloodworm tactics. He told us “to be able to take this Wychavon Championship trophy home and put it on the mantelpiece means the […]

Second Evesham Championship victory for Welsh ace. Andrew ‘Spud’ Murphy has won the Evesham Championship, for the second time in four years. Drawn on peg 44, Spud caught a double figure barbel on chopped worm , plus some smaller roach and chublets on a combination of waggler and maggot and bloodworm tactics. A delighted Spud […]

Angling Trust RiverFest (Orton Up and Orton Down) Fifty seven competitors took part in the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on Sunday 23rd August on the Nene at Orton. The weather made for a match of two halves, boiling hot in the morning then extremely wet during downpours in the last two hours. Despite the mixed […]

Alan Stephens has won the 2015 Evesham Veterans Championship, with a 4-0-0 net from peg 53. The Alcester rod caught some good perch on maggot feeder tactics, fishing just past the marginal weed. With bloodworm and joker being banned on this Championship, weights were lower than when the bait – which is known for triggering […]

The Angling Trust England Ladies team finished in a disappointing 6th place in the 22nd FIPSed Ladies World Championships fished on a difficult canal in Ronquieres, Belgium between 22nd and 23rd August 2015. Prior to the competition the squad had practised for six days with the other 16 teams and had caught roach, perch and […]

Matchroom Sport and the Angling Trust has announced a further change to Fish ‘O’ Mania XXIII and in the process clarified how the draw will be conducted for the new look two day final and removed any uncertainty. The finalists will take part in a random draw on Thursday evening to determine their peg for […]

Hot, oppressive, still conditions with the threat of thunder meant difficult fishing for the 31 contestants, with many struggling to catch fish consistently. As often happens many did not catch until the last hour in the Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust Stillwater qualifier held at Blythe Waters on 22nd August 2015. Jason Benning […]

The RiverFest qualifier on the River Tees, Bowesfield to Yarm was held on Saturday 22nd August. The top 6 results are as follows;1st Mick Vials, (Preston Innovations) 23 lb 11 oz, peg 6, 18 skimmers on feeder and pole worms/maggots.2nd Eddie Bridon, (Maver) 22 lb 10 oz, peg 66, 13 skimmers on feeder/maggots.3rd Alex Dobie, […]