After more than six years of dedicated efforts by the Angling Trust and the UK Bluefin Tuna Association (UKBFTA), the legislation enabling the opening of a recreational catch-and-release bluefin tuna fishery in UK waters takes effect from June 7th, 2024 This landmark achievement, under the guidance of the multinational Atlantic bluefin tuna organisation, ICCAT, paves […]
Recreational bluefin tuna fishery approved in UK; open from August 2024
Packington Somers Match Fishing Results 3rd September 2023
STARLETS VETS (LITTLE GEARYS/SIBLINGS/ANNIES) 1. Trevor Hougham (Packington) 101 -10 Peg 9 LITTLE GEARYS Carp & F1s on method feeder/ pole and pellet 2. Dave Hipkiss (Ridgemere AC) 60 -15 3. Pat Clark (Lime tree ) 53 – 6 4. Keith Guest (Packington) 51 – 14 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN ( LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Steve […]
Barnsley Cruise to 2023 Winter League Title
The biggest multi-venue match in the country took place last weekend which saw three hundred anglers competing in the prestigious Angling Trust Winter League Final across both natural and commercial venues. Conditions for the Saturday saw a continuation of the awful winter conditions which kept weights down across both venues. The Format for the final […]
Detective joins Angling Trust….
A former police officer with over 30 years’ experience in the force has been appointed National Enforcement Support Manager of the Angling Trust’s Fisheries Enforcement Support Service, which runs the 500-strong Voluntary Bailiff Service and the highly successful Building Bridges project working with migrant anglers. Nino Brancato retired from Thames Valley Police as Detective Inspector […]
Tunnel barn Farm Match Results 27th September 2020
Date: Monday 21st September 2020 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: NEW No F/Man: 10 Pos NAME TEAM WEIGHT PEG NO 1st J. JOHNSON NOTTS AA 76-13 27 2nd G. RODGERS 57-1 31 3rd D. JAMES BURT BAITS PR FLOATS 49-15 33 4th R. SHELDON 40-12 35 5th N. MURPHY 33-1 29 6th L. MORGAN EXCELSIOR 30-13 25 […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 6th September 2020
Date: Tuesday 1st September 2020 OVER 50s Pools: JENNYS/HOUSE and CANAL No F/Man: 35 Pos NAME TEAM WEIGHT PEG NO 1st D. LUTWYCHE 127-0 H29 8 T. PEARCE 103-5 H19 3rd M. PRICE 94-5 C3 4th P. ROBINSON 75-7 H8 5th M. FINN 70-3 C17 6th B. PETTYFER 64-13 H33 Date: Wednesday 2nd September 2020 […]
England 14th in World Big Game Trolling Championships, South France: Germany B Champions
This year’s FIPS-M 27th World Championship for Big Game Trolling took place in Frontignan, South of France from 29th September to 6th October with 14 nations competing to target the giant bluefin tuna and swordfish abound in the area. Team England consisted of; Andy Atkins (manager), Peter Bailey, Jack Challis and Jon Patten. Unfortunately the […]
Gary Fuller breams his way to the RiverFest final on the Yare
Forty-eight anglers fished Sundays’ RiverFest Qualifier on the River Yare. With a big tide forecast and big weights of bream being caught during the festival leading up to the event, most were resting their hopes on the feeder. A Zone winner was Gary Fuller, who drew peg 67 on the Boards section and caught bream […]
River Thames TideFest Angling Championship 2018
The Angling Trust is pleased to confirm the details for a fifth TideFest Angling Championship to take place on the tidal Thames in London on September 2nd. All the ticket monies will once again be donated to the children’s angling charity Get Hooked on Fishing. The 50-peg match, which is sponsored by Thames Water once […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery results 26th November 2017
26th November 2017. Daiwa Hallcroft Open. Reed/ Canal (16 Pegs). S Taylor, Rotherham. Reed 45. 67-2-0. Steve Taylor fished long pole alternating pellet and corn for 17 carp to 5lb. G Gibson, Worksop. Reed 31. 66-1-0. Gordon Gibson fished pole with 6mm pellet for carp to 8lb. N Vernon, Gainsborough. Reed 38. 53-11-0. Neil Vernon […]
Packington Somers fishery results 20th August 2017
STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Brian Overton (Packington) 84 -11 Peg 7 LITTLE GEARYS Carp on Plopper & Pellet 2. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 72 – 0 3. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 56 – 1 4. Dave Longford (Ridgemere AC) 54 – 0 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS) 1. Keith Webb 71 – 0 Peg 24 […]
France scorch to Vets world gold in Serbia – sixth spot for Team England
The 10th FIPSed World Veterans’ Championships took place on the Kanjiza Canal, Northern Serbia, with a record turnout of 16 teams in a fierce competition for the medals. Team England ended up a few points off the top three but beaten back to sixth on weight countback. The scorching weather meant that weights were low […]
Daiwa Tournament RS Match & Feeder Rods
When it comes to natural water fishing, especially rivers many recognise Dave Harrell as one of the best. Daiwa’s design team have created the Tournament RS ‘River/Stillwater’ collection in conjunction with Dave, taking on board the wide and varied styles that have now returned to the match and pleasure scene. At each rods core is […]
End of the line for damaging bass nets in sight
Angling Trust and B.A.S.S ‘broadly welcome’ new EU bass conservation plans Angling organisations, who have been battling for a better deal for threatened bass stocks and for the introduction of sustainable forms of bass fishing, have today welcomed the announcement by the European Commission that should see the removal of damaging gillnets from the bass […]
Packington Somers results 28th August 2016
MATCH AND FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 28/8/16 STARLETS VETS (GEARYS AND LITTLE GEARYS)1. Dave Longford (Ridgemere) 95-6 Peg 21 GEARYS Carp on bomb and Pellet2. Mick Gibbs (Chiltern Baits) 75-113. Ray Quiney (Packington) 70-34. John McGann (Ridgemere) 57-6 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS)1. […]
