Friday 15th April            7:00pm Sky Sports 4Repeated:                     10:00pm Sky Sports 2Sat.      2:00am Sky Sports 24:00am Sky Sports 37:00am Sky Sports 4 Keith will be joined by England International match angler Darren Cox, recently selected for the England Team for the newly-announced World Feeder Championship. He’s one of the most popular and knowledgeable men on the […]

The Preston Innovations UK Angling Championship was one of the most hotly contested events last year and was a complete sell out. With arguably the most credible title in the UK Match scene and a £26,000 cash prize fund up for grabs, the four round league takes place this year at Lindholme Lakes (8th June), […]

In light of the current economic climate Garbolino have pulled out all the stops by offering a new incredible summer season top kit deal when you buy any Garbolino G MAX pole pack. The ever popular G MAX 1000 and G MAX 800 now come with 11 top kits with a huge saving on these […]

Artificial baits are your FREE gift with the new issue of Angler’s Mail (on sale from Tuesday, April 12). You will find either the yellow corn or red maggots taped to the cover of each issue in your local newsagents or supermarket.Just snip them off the wheel when you need them, and the rubber baits […]

The first Cornerstone AC Open match since last summer on the Grand Union Canal at Small Heath was fished in the best weather of the year, and although a combination of bright sunshine and clear water rarely make for great fishing, there were plenty of bites to be had for the 26 competitors. Winner on […]

Moorlands Farm hit some good form in the last week, with 11 ton-up weights recorded in open matches in the last seven days. Top of the pile was the 134-2-0 weighed in by Alan Higgs in the Friday evening open. Alan drew peg 32 on Meadow in a match that also saw Paul Cartwright and […]

The best trout of the week from Packington Somers fell to the rod of a Mr G O’Neill from Birmingham, who fished the Great Pool from a boat with a red Buzzer and floating line and bagged an 8lb 12oz rainbow. On Cocks Close, fishery regular Ben Collyer of Solihull caught and released 18 fish […]

Midlands tackle firm Shakespeare has stepped in to sponsor go ahead venue Cob House Fishery in Worcestershire. The venue has made a name for itself not just for the fishing, but also the facilities including a spectacular restaurant, and it also runs many family friendly fishing related events.

Barston Lakes continues its good form with 77lb required to make the frame in the latest open and a very tight finish. The match was fished on the riverbank pegs with most weights coming to pole and pellet and Phil Watts coming out on top with 79-14-0 of quality skimmers from peg 47, just over […]

The borders between carp and match fishing get ever more blurred and there’s no doubt that in the right circumstances boilies are an excellent hook bait on commercials. The main difference is that while the big fish boys are often trying to avoid smaller fish and thus use big hook baits, match anglers often want […]

Bishops Bowl Lakes is into the fourth round of its new winter league and sport is proving very consistent, with good, fair match fishing. Andy Pell won this round from Peg 2 on Marches Lake, fishing pole and pellet for 32-14-0 of small carp and tench. Winner on White Bishop Lake was Mark Williams, who […]

If you prefer predator fishing on stillwaters, a little birdie tells me Coombe Abbey in Coventry has been running into some decent pike form, with fish to 22lb banked in the last fortnight. Coombe is of course also noted for its zander fishing – indeed the Binley day ticket water one of the best venues […]

Meadowlands Fishery produced another good match midweek, with the top five in the Warren Pool Tuesday open all weighing in over 28lb. Lane’s Bait’s Wayne Sharman topped the field, fishing the straight lead on the arm at peg 14 for 46-12-2.On peg 33 Ray Durrant fished the same way for 39-8-0 for second spot, just […]

Lee Richards is maintaining his great form at Packington Somers fishery, but is spreading his wings as well in his bid to win the Shimano County Championships run through Angling Times. Midlander Lee added to a string of open victories at Packington this winter with another win this week, producing the week’s best weight as […]

Barry Duggan enjoyed what can only be described as a Red Letter week at Tunnel Barn Fishery. The Warwick Portobello rod managed to find the time to fish three opens at the Shrewley water – and won the lot – on three different lakes. First up Barry weighed in 55-7-0 of F1s, carp, roach and […]