Ravensthorpe Reservoir is fishing really well with anglers averaging nearly five fish each and over 500 fish caught for the week. Boat anglers are doing best, with buzzers fished under the bung on the ‘washing line’ the best technique. The aerators are the best areas, although if you do bank fish, you should try platforms […]
Plenty Of Fish At Ravensthorpe
AT & BW Stillwater Championships 2011 Round 1 Boddington Reservoir
Having fished fairly well all week, the inevitable happened for the first round of the Angling Trust & British Waterways Stillwater Championships in the first qualifier of the year at Boddington Reservoir on Saturday 21st May 2011 when the fish started to spawn, so this had an effect on the weights being down. However, it […]
Save £1,500 On The Maver Elite Pole At Bristol Angling Centre Now
Bristol Angling Centre have put together a special deal on Maver s top of the range Elite 88 pole which is now on sale for 1500 off the RRP of 3,999. Plus the first anglers to take advantage with receive an extra Match Top 3 Kit an extra Match Top 4 Kit worth 400 completely […]
Fred French MBE
Fred French MBE died after a long illness on Sunday 15th May 2011 at 5pm. Fred had been a lifelong stalwart of angling from his early days in London, onto the River Lee and then into the North West.Fred will be sadly missed by his many friends at the Angling Trust and in the world […]
Simon Christian wins Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm
Before the draw nobody could make their minds up as to which lake at Tunnel Barn Farm Fisheries on Saturday 21st May 2011 would produce the winner. Whilst superstitious people may consider 13 to be unlucky for some this proved otherwise for Simon Christian (Stimech Anchor AC) a Memorial Mason from Bilston who drew peg […]
The Burghley Game And Country Fair
Late May Bank Holiday Sunday & Monday May 29th & 30th The 5th Game & Country Fair returns to Burghley this Bank Holiday with exciting new attractions. Racing Llamas, Tom Longton and his Sheepdog Displays in the Main Arena, and our new Owl Show in the Falconry Village, to name just a few. The Blackrock […]
Andy Favill wins Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier at Peatling Pools
Andy Favill (Sun Inn, Tuxford) a Unit Operator from Newark fished his first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier for 10 years at Peatling Pools Match Lakes, Peatling Parva, Leicestershire on Wednesday 18th May 2011 . Andy put 47 carp to 4lbs on the scales for a total weight of 121lbs 3ozs from peg 45 on B […]
2009 World Carp Classic Winner Tom Duncan Dunlop Joins Ultima
Ultima has formalised the relationship with Tom Duncan Dunlop after many years of association which included a 2009 World Carp Classic win using Ultima Power Carp. Tom’s enthusiasm, knowledge and experience will aid Ultima as they continue to develop new and innovative products as well as contributing to the Ultima website and upcoming film projects. Ultima’s […]
Michelle’s First Fish Is A Record
Dance teacher Michelle Langston struck a blow for the lady anglers out there by bagging a new rainbow trout record for the Great Lake at Patshull Park Fishery… and incredibly it was her first ever fish of any kind! Michelle, who teaches dance at Wolverhampton Girls High School and the Kings Church of England School […]
Ravensthorpe Hosts Young England Hopefuls
Ravensthorpe Reservoir is still producing a rod average of nearly five, with buzzers really coming into their own. Fishery experts are advising fishing buzzers ‘under the bung’ at depths between two and ten feet, with some anglers reporting catches of up to 20 fish in a session. Black olives with red cheeks and olive buzzers […]
Carp To 27lb At Drayton Reservoir
Drayton Reservoir’s carp have really woken up with bailiff Mark Ryder reporting some stunning bags of double-figure fish. One angler banked no less than 1000lb of carp in one 24-hour session, including five over the 20lb mark, topped by a fish of 27lb 2oz. He had over 100 carp in all, all of them falling […]
Richards Through To Match This Final
Lee Richards is the latest angler through to the big money Maver Match This final after the qualifier at Moorlands Farm. The consistent Birmingham matchman drew peg 55 on Meadow Pool where he had to chop and change his pellet and meat lines to keep fish coming for a 109-1-0 total, to beat Coventry’s Jon […]
River Teme Barbel Teach In
The Barbel Society is running a two-day teach-in on the River Teme in July. Open to all comers, the courses will cover rigs, baiting strategies, fish handling, location, watercraft and swim selection on the picture-postcard River Severn tributary noted for its exciting barbel sport. It’s £20 per head which covers two days of fishing and […]
More Fish For Nordley Pools
The Birmingham Anglers Association is on the lookout for new waters as the books reveal it’s in a very healthy financial position. The books show an income of £377,000 to the end of April and expenditure of under £100,000. Meanwhile at Nordley Pools the road and car park have been improved and Pools 3 and […]
Gold for UK shore anglers….
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce that the Sea Anglers Match Federation (SAMF) have won the gold medal at the World Shore Angling Championships for Clubs with a very impressive 15 points over the four day event. The team representing SAMF were; Malcolm Stote, Stephen Durrant, Mark Pinder, Andy Gallagher, Bill Lindfield and Alan […]
