The Warwickshire Avon at Evesham and Makins Fishery near Wolvey hosted an unusual international at the end of September. The two venues played host to the Railsport USIC Championship, where the French team pipped the Brits by 42 points to 45 on home soil. The event is run by an international body called Railsport, and […]
France Take 2012 Railway International
Larysa Switlyk to join TOKS as North American Ambassador!!
In recent years, Larysa Switlyk has become a name familiar to those active within the outdoor industry. Larysa has been hunting and fishing all over the world but, it’s carp fishing that has become the focal point of her outdoor activities. After attending this years Meet Carp Romania and World Carp Classic competitions, Larysa has […]
Boat Fishing With Barham Now On DVD
We’re pleased to announce the long-awaited release of the popular sea fishing series ‘Boat Fishing With Barham’, available on two DVDs. With three full-length episodes on each disk, they’ll make an ideal Christmas present! About The Series The idea behind the popular ‘Boat Fishing With Barham’ series is to portray UK boat fishing exactly as […]
High stakes and huge dividends!
Giant wels craze on the middle reaches of the PoSeptember 2012, Welscamp Heiner on the middle reaches of the Po near Ostiglia: Black-Cat test anglers and wels guides Stefan Seuß and Benjamin Gründer were joined by guests on the Po to hold a wels seminar. Summer is not one of the easiest times of year […]
Innovative Match Format For Cob House
Cob House Fishery has been hitting the headlines with some big match weights of late and now Matchbox Tackle owner Jim Burton is turning a few heads with the introduction of an innovative format of matches, with three 90 minute fish-offs all on the same day. The Cob House Old Ghost Challenges are booked for […]
Spinks Strikes Gold On The Severn
Big fish river angler Phil Spinks is enjoying a purple patch on the River Severn, having bagged 32 barbel in five short evening sessions. Fishing flavoured luncheon meat on one of the Birmingham Anglers Association controlled stretches, the Korum backed angler has been fishing the inside bank, presenting his baits on size 10 hooks and […]
‘Yorkie’ wins Midland Angler of the Year…
Nick Speed has won the 2012 Midland Angler of the Year fished at Barston Lakes, Solihull. The match has been true to its original format since venue owner Nigel Harrhy and myself first set it up when I was editor of Midland Angler magazine. It comprises of two three-hour matches, the first one on the feeder, […]
Emma Backer joins Quantum/Fin-Nor
With Emma Backer Håkonsen Zebco Europe has managed to sign another test angler for the brands Quantum Specialist and Fin-Nor. Emma is a textbook example of an angling globetrotter: She is travelling all corners of the world to seek the biggest catches. In her Norwegian homeland she specializes in Pike and Bass but she is […]
Carl Barnfield wins the Angling Trust & British Waterways Stillwater Championship 2012
Match ReportThree cold nights prior to this event and a bitterly cold north easterly wind on the day never put a damper on the spirits of the 35 anglers who had qualified for this, the final of the British Waterways Stillwater Championships held on Saturday 22nd September 2012 at Earlswood – Engine Lake, Solihull. No […]
Hugh Miles Hits Back at RSPB’s Magazine Article on Cormorants
Longstanding RSPB member and wildlife film maker Hugh Miles, star of ‘Passion for Angling’, has hit back at an inflammatory article in a recent edition of the RSPB member’s magazine ‘Birds’ which accuses anglers of being motivated solely by hate in our attempts to control excessive cormorant predation. The author, Simon Barnes, says that anglers […]
Cats On The Feed AT Shatterford
A sign that a cold spell is on the way is that the catfish have been having a munch at Shatterford Fishery, topped off by a massive fish of 68lb 7oz to Stacey Brimmel, who fished meat on Masters Pool. Another notable cat included a fish of 37lb to Dudley’s Mark Ralley who had never […]
Sean Ashby takes World Championship title in the Nations
Sean Ashby, Drennan Team England takes the Individual World Championship title at the 59th Nations World Championship on the River Morava, Czech Republic with a fantastic performance of bleak fishing at the World Championships to record a perfect two point score. This was always going to be a difficult event for Team England as early […]
The Second Perry Dalgarno Memorial Match
The Memorial match takes place on Saturday 13th October on the River Severn at Shrewsbury. Organiser Ian Ward is hoping for a full house turnout as it will be the first match of the winter series and will also be used to test all areas of the match length. “The Shrewsbury match length has been in […]
Bull Wins Barston Charity Match
Gaz Kirkham’s charity match at Barston Lakes on Sunday saw 42 anglers raise nearly £300 for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Selly Oak. It was won by Tim Bull on peg 13, who fished at 90 metres on The Method for 61-8-0 of carp, skimmers and F1s, using mini boilies as hook bait. Second place […]
Arrow Valley Lakes Charity Match
Arrow Valley Lake is hosting a charity open match on Saturday November 3rd with proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Limited to 50 anglers, the draw will be at 9am at the Arrow Valley Visitor Centre with fishing 10.30am to 3.30pm, and a £500 winner’s cheque and £100 section prize every ten pegs. It’s £30 […]
