Saturday & Sunday 19th/20th MayMallory Park Fisheries This event is in its 8th year and still has incredible support. Day One: 70 anglers fished in extremely cold conditions at the Glebe complex, rain and a bitterly cold easterly wind made the fishing tough going, but although weights were down, the match was the closest in […]
Ivan Marks Memorial Match Results 2012
Stranded River Severn Bream And Carp Rescued
Environment Agency officers had to act quickly to save hundreds of fish that became stranded in fields bordering the River Severn after flooding. The river at Upton-on-Severn burst its banks, flooding a large area known at Ham Meadows. When the water subsided hundreds of spawning bream and some very large carp estimated at up to […]
Barbel Society School On The Teme
The Barbel Society is hosting a Barbel School on a private stretch of the River Teme on the weekend of July 21st/22nd. Open to members and non members alike and with beginner’s welcome, the event is being hosted by Rob Swindells and will include sessions on fish location, swim selection, tackle, bait, baiting strategies, accurate […]
Anglers Flock To Vintage Tackle Fair
John Andrews is planning another Vintage Tackle Fair in November after his May event in Redditch proved a big success. Among the highlights picked out at the fair was a photo album belonging to John Essex containing dozens of black and white originals prints that had been used in Midland Angler in the 1950s.John said: […]
Major Fishing Festival Marks Town’s Angling Centenary
The south coast’s biggest ever celebration of sea fishing has been announced. The first ever Bexhill Sea Angling Festival (September 15 to September 23) aims to provide something for all the family, as well as seasoned anglers. It includes five major angling competitions (beach, boat, kayak, specimen hunt and a bass match), alongside offering free […]
Andy Geldart joins the final Fish O Mania 16
Barnsley Blacks angler Andy Geldart was the 9th angler to qualify for the Fish O Mania final to be held on the 14th July at Cudmore Fisheries in Staffordshire. 130 anglers fished the qualifier at Oaks Fishery, Sessay, North Yorkshire on Saturday 2th May. GFollowing all the recent heavy rains and the flooded fields after […]
Change In Dates For Evesham Qualifiers
Due to the recent severe rain, the dates of a couple of this years Evesham Festival qualifying matches have had to change. This is to accommodate a rowing regatta that had to be cancelled due to the river being dangerously high. The two dates affected are Saturday June 30th, and Sunday July 1st. There will […]
Stu Ballard becomes 7th finalist from Fish’O’Mania qualifiers
Stu Ballard, past finalist in 2010, and a Construction Works Manager from Aldridge, West Midlands last weekend became the 7th qualifier for the 2012 Fish O Mania final. A bitterly cold north easterly wind and cloud, accompanied by occasional glimpses of sunshine greeted the competitors for the 7th of the 2012 Fish O Mania qualifiers […]
Matt Hayes Angling Photography Book
Birmingham angling celebrity Matt Hayes has released a new book celebrating great angling photography in the many countries he has visited over 20 years. Fisheye, published by MPress, is not only a series of eye-candy angling images but also a guide to taking better angling pictures.“The theme of the book is quite unique – I […]
England Announces U18s and Drennan U23s Match Fishing Teams
Mark Downes and Steve Sanders, Angling Trust England Youth Managers are happy to announce the U18s and U23s World Championship teams who will be representing England in the World Championships in Radece, Slovenia on 28th and 29th July 2012. Following a successful England trial for the U23s that was held on the Gloucester canal on […]
‘Hardy & Greys Move Into TV Commercials’
Hardy & Greys Ltd have teamed up with Fishing TV for a series of television commercials highlighting their new ranges for 2012. The commercials run before programmes in Fishing TV’s video magazines – which are available free to view online, on smart phones, on tablets like i-pads and on selected Smart TVs. The video magazines […]
Callum Graham Crowned World Junior Shore Angling Champion 2012
16 year old Callum Graham from Southbourne is feeling on top of the world after clinching the individual gold medal during the week-long World Junior Shore Angling Championships held in the Budva region of Montenegaro. Callum, who attends St Peters Sixth Form College in Bournemouth put in a superb performance and is a worthy winner […]
Tench Feature For Birch On Birmingham Mainline
The third round of the Mosella Black Country Teams of Three league on the Birmingham-Mainline Canal attracted a turnout of 45 anglers and a double-figure winning weight for Bruce Birch. The Four Ashes Elite angler fished chopped worm and caster at peg 11 on Clissold Street for two tench plus skimmers for an excellent 11-2-0. […]
British Barbel Angling Championships
The rivers Severn, Wye and Trent are set to host a new British Barbel Angling Championships, which will see anglers fish over 24 hours in the summer of 2013 leading to a big final, probably on the Trent. Five pairs will go through from each heat, with stewards on hand to weigh fish in so […]
Redditch Proud To Host Tackle Fair
Redditch is the spiritual home of British fishing tackle manufacture and the town hosts the National Vintage Tackle Fair at the Kingsley Sports Centre on Sunday May 20th. Tackle made by local firms like Allcock, Milward, JW Young, Albert Smith, Rudge’s, Aspindale and Sealeys will be celebrated at the fair, along with that from famous […]
