Lough Ree Lanesborough International Angling Competition All credit to the LoughRee Lanesborough Angling Hub for running the championships last weekend, their first coarse angling festival. With a determined effort and all odds against them the community hub recreated scenes of anglers on the bank of the once famous Lanesboro’ Hot Water Stretch that have not been seen […]

Twenty six anglers with disabilities competed for the title of National Individual Champion at the Angling Trust National Championship for Anglers with Disabilities at Lakeview Fishery, Melton Mowbray on Saturday 13th June 2015. Weights were not expected to be high following practice during the week and returns from the open matches, and far from ideal […]

Angling Trust Ladies National Championship Match Report This year saw 48 competitors in the Angling Trust Ladies National Championship at Lakeview Fishery, Melton Mowbray held on Saturday 13th June.  The weather conditions for this event were not ideal with a sudden drop in temperature from 26 degrees on the Friday to 11 degrees on the […]

The latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match was fished at Woodland Lakes in North Yorkshire on Saturday 13th June 2015, using 5 of its lakes. As ever, cool, breezy and overcast weather conditions for another northern qualifier,after a day of heavy rain would mean that fish would take some persuading to feed. The layout of […]

Royal Enfield Festival on the Royal Canal, Co. Kildare Clear waters and bright sunshine presented the local and overseas anglers fishing this annual festival on the Royal Canal with challenging fishing.  It was local angler Conor Browne who came out tops with the winning weight and fine nets of roach on both days for 9lbs […]

Waterways Ireland Junior Classic, River Erne, Co. Fermanagh Harry Whitehead wins the Junior Classic of 2015 along with Jake Taggart who takes the Novice category. 1st Harry Whitehead 19lbs 14oz 2points 2nd James O’Doherty 14lbs 12oz 3 points 3rd Stefan Patterson 7lbs 9oz 5 points Novice Section: 1st Jake Taggart on weight advantage from Jack […]

The Ottewill Trophy 2015, Inniscarra Lake, Co. Cork The Inniscarra Reservoir presented wet and windy weather for the three days of the festival but it fished well creating particularly the ‘Farmyard’ section providing nets of skimmers and a very close competition with only 1kg between the top 4. 1st Overall Kevin Johnson 35.350kg 2nd Overall […]

By Gareth Purnell What is match fishing? In match fishing your aim is to weigh in more than the other competitors. All those fishing the match draw a peg, and have to fish only from that peg for the duration of the match. In the UK the majority of matches are five hours in length. […]

On the same river as the Veterans event won by England but half a mile downstream the 17th FIPSed Disabled Championships were held. Using similar tactics to the Veterans the England team targeted bleak at the start but because the match was only 3 hours and England had 2 anglers with only one arm it […]

Angling Trust’s Team England Veterans are the new World Champions after a tremendous win in the 8th FIPSed World Championships fished on the River Raia near the town of Cabecao in Portugal from 5th – 6th June 2015. In temperatures never less than a sizzling bank side 36 degrees centigrade the team practised hard for […]

One hundred and thirty anglers fished the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Colemans Cottage Fishery, Essex on Saturday 30th May 2015.  Good sunny conditions prevailed throughout the match but rain overnight and a cool night kept weights lower than normal. Winner Wayne Taylor, Hastings Angling Centre drew Peg 38 on Wood lake. This is the […]

Saturday 23rd May 2015 saw 24 teams compete at Garbolino Lindholme Fishery, Epworth, Doncaster in the Angling Trust Team Commercial Stillwater Championship. Into its third year of this Championship it was their first time to compete in this event with Team Daiwa Dorking taking the Championship title with a fantastic total of 198 points to […]

This year was the 11th event in memory of the Leicester legend Ivan Marks and each day was well-supported with around 90 anglers making the journey to fish this brilliant two-day festival of angling. For most anglers it is just a great day out and for some the chance to win the coveted Ivan Marks […]

The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Canal Pairs match was held on the Kennet and Avon Canal on Sunday 24th May 2015 pegged between Seend Park and Waddington. The top Individual was Michael Denton, Business Director of Oxford fishing under the Drennan banner.   Michael fished red maggot over groundbait, starting in the channel […]

Blustery but sunny conditions greeted the 125 anglers in the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match at Norfolk’s Barford Lakes on Saturday 16th May 2015. General thoughts were that the winner would come from either Match, Top or Pleasure lakes at the complex, and that the 3 lakes of Railway, Willow and Colton would be […]