Bream showed well for two of the three qualifiers in the fifth Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier of 2014 held on the Bristol Avon at Newbridge on Sunday 13th July. Richard Chave booked his place in the final with 51-7-0 from peg 97 where he used groundbait feeder with worm and maggot to bank 10 bream […]

The Fish O Mania XXI grand final will cast off tomorrow, Saturday 12th July, at Cudmore Fisheries at Whitmore. The FA Cup of fishing features weigh-ins every 30 minutes and an ever changing leaderboard to keep fishing enthusiasts on the edge of their seats. 16 finalists will compete over five hours and 2013 winner Jamie […]

In 1996 at the Home Internationals held on Inniscarra Reservoir, David Taylor the Irish Team Manager at the time, whilst reviewing the fabulous fishing experienced suggested we attempt to hold a World Championship on the venue. This was echoed by all the countries involved and here we are 18 years later ready to receive the […]

Wychavon Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 70 Fished. 1 Kevin Ellerby 8-12-0 (peg 33) 2 Mark Brush (Daiwa Gordon League) 7-3-0 (peg 86) 3 Andy Murphy (Tredegar Angling Centre) 6-15-0 (peg 10) 4 Barry Blakemore 6-14-0 (peg 8) 5 Pete Jayes (Quorn) 6-10-0 (peg 85)   Qualifier: Kevin Ellerby It was hemp heaven […]

The third Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier, held on the River Severn at Lower Lode on Saturday 5th July saw Shakespeare Superteam member Paul Bick become the first angler to qualify for the final in successive seasons. Paul easily won B section at Peg 33 with 15-5-0, made up of three decent bream, four skimmers and […]

With the Gloucester Canal coloured up from overnight water movements to the Bristol reservoirs the 120 competitors of this year’s Angling Trust Winter League Final on 6th July were expecting a few bites especially after last week’s good practice match.  Unfortunately for most it was a struggle and a long wait between bites as most […]

Wychavon Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 60 Fished. The river was in great form for this afternoon qualifier, with a tinge of colour and steady pace leading to consistent fishing throughout. Top man on the day was local ace Trevor Chalk, who banked 9-7-0 from peg 15 on the Crown Meadow. Trevor caught […]

Match Fishing Team Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 60 Fished. Twelve teams of five booked on the first of this season’s team qualifying matches for the Match Fishing Team Championship Final. In a break from past tradition, this year not one but three teams from each of the qualifying matches progress through to […]

Evesham Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 80 Fished Avon master Steve Ashmore did the business from an unfancied peg in this 80 peg Evesham Championship qualifier, winning the day with an 8-2-0 net. Drawn on peg 76 in the field below the Ferry meadow, Steve caught a good net of small roach fishing […]

The Warwickshire Avon at Pensham is noted for holding some big bream – last season Swan AC’s Paul Coley had nine fish for 71lb there. The latest club event on the stretch saw an excellent turnout of 35 anglers – more than many open matches in the UK last weekend – and it was Paul […]

Broad Acres Fishery at Hanbury has begun its Summer Pairs League with a bang – the first event saw the venue record of 186lb smashed out of sight with a 257lb bag and out of 15 anglers fishing the main pool, 13 of them broke the ton. The record didn’t last long though, because on […]

The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the England call up of Callum Dicks who will be joining the Drennan Team England squad for the FIPSed Nations World Championship in Croatia on 13th and 14th September 2014.  Joining Callum is; Will Raison, Alan Scotthorne, Sean Ashby, Des Shipp and Steve Hemmingray and (Joint Managers) Mark […]

Organisers of the Evesham Festival have released details of the 2014 prize fund – and there’s still bags of cash up for grabs despite the loss of one of the event’s long-standing sponsors. Event director, Roger Mortimer announced the revised prize structure after a search for a headline sponsor for this year’s festival looked unlikely […]

The Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust are delighted to announce the date competitors can start to apply for the Pairs Canal Championship which will be held on the Shropshire Union Canal in the Soudley area on 14th September 2014. Entry forms will be available to apply for this new event from 15th July […]

This year’s Angling Trust Cadets, Juniors and Intermediates National Championship was held at Makins Fishery, Nuneaton, Warwickshire on Saturday 28th June.  The weather on the day was very unsettled for all the competitors taking part with showers set in for most of the day. Nearly 200 young anglers between the ages of 10 and 22 […]