Quantum Specialist test angler Holger Aderkass has seen immediate, impressive results with the Quantum Battle-Shads. He reports from his home in Norway: “I received the new Battle Shad rubber fish from the Quantum Specialist series a short while ago. It made a tremendous impression the moment I unpacked it – the colors and design are […]
Breathtaking Catches With Battle-Shad
New Pike Record For Babs Kijewski
Quantum Specialist team angler Babs Kijewski has recorded another ultimate magic moment in her fishing career. The euphoric angler recounts: “On 30 June, I had no fishing planned for the evening. However, I had one of those feelings. Summery temperature, just after a storm, the surface of the quarry lake teeming with jumping small fish. […]
Chance for Youngsters to Fish for England
The Angling Trust’s 2012 Talent Pathway programme will be open for applications from the 2nd to the 20th of July, providing a chance for talented young anglers to trial for the national junior angling teams in all three disciplines: coarse, sea and game. The Talent Pathway provides young anglers between the ages of 13 and […]
Black Cat Trophy
The second installment of the Black Cat Trophy ended June 30th 2012. 25 boats with each two participants joined the competition at the River Rhone‘s Aramon section. The majority of teams were French but there were also teams from Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria. The Black Cat Trophy has become an established part of the international […]
Angling Trust Cadet, Junior and Intermediate National Championships 2012
The Angling Trust Cadet, Junior and Intermediate National Championships took place on Saturday 30th June 2012 at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes Fishery, Epworth, Doncaster. This prestigious event saw over 250 youngsters taking part which was an increase on 2011. Unfortunately wet and windy conditions greeted the teams at the draw in the morning, but by the […]
Angling history continues to be made
Where were you when Andy Power won a life changing £50K in the Maver ‘Match This’ Grand Final last year? Many of us experienced the event live and watched the young Mr. Power take his ceremonial dunking before picking up his cheque for £50k in front of crowds of noisy well-wishers and the clicking cameras […]
Roach On The Feed On The Grand Union
Roach have started to feed on the Grand Union Canal in the city and that resulted in the latest WBC Open at Tysley producing three double figures weights. Out in front was Carl Shipley, who fished breadpunch down the middle from peg 27 on the Kings Road section for 12lb, with first time visitor Kevin […]
Harrell On Facebook
Midlands ace Dave Harrell is available for a question and answer session on Facebook on Thursday July 12th from 7.30pm in the latest Session With The Stars. An England international, journalist and tackle firm owner and with an angling CV that boasts achievements most of us would dream of, Dave is known as one of […]
Midlands Tackle Shop Celebrates Golden Jubilee
For any firm to stay in business for 50 years it’s an achievement. In the tackle shop trade it’s a minor miracle, but that’s just what Midlands shop Banks & Burr is celebrating this month. Owner Dave Burr’s big break came in 1965 when he won the National Championships, then by far and away the […]
Adam Richards bags final place in Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final 2012
270 anglers eventually came under starters orders for the final qualifier for Fish ‘O’Mania 2012 at Lindholme Lakes, Epworth, Doncaster on Wednesday 27th June. Despite the number of anglers taking part this top flight fishery did not fail to deliver another cracking competition. Of the thirty 10 peg sections only 6 were won with less […]
Coldingham Loch Fly Fishing
On Sunday the 24th June the Fishing For Everyone Ladies Fishing Club visited Coldingham Loch Fly Fishery, Berwickshire for the first time. Thirteen anglers attended the event including one junior member and, despite the torrential rain, most anglers caught fish on dry flies. Junior Club member, Michael Walton said;“I had an absolutely amazing day – […]
Clive Gammon – One Of The Great Angling Writers
Clive Gammon, one of the great angling writers, has died aged 83. Clive was one of the world’s top sport’s journalists, covering Olympic Games, Ali fights and World Cups. Among the finest angling writer that Britain has produced, he was also a critic for The Spectator, making him, he later said, “the only man in […]
Drennan Team England net podium position silver in the 18th European Championships
Despite Drennan Team England returning to the venue that they have secured individual medals in previous year’s it was going to be a hard act to follow in the European Championships on 23rd-24th June 2012 held on Spain’s River Guadiana, Merida with the Italian team in medal contension with Drennan Team England for the gold […]
Wychavon Championship Qualifier
81 Fished. 1 Brian Rigby (DH Angling) 10-6-8 (peg 35)2 Darran Bickerton (Sensas) 9-13-0 (peg 10)3 Tom Smith 9-11-0 (peg 36)4 Wayne Swinscoe (Maver Bait Tech) 7-15-0 (peg 32)5 Steve Clarke (Maver Image) 7-5-0 (peg 50)6 Ant King (Middy) 6-9-0 (peg 69) Qualfiers:Darran BickertonBrian RigbyAnt King After the opening weekend’s big weight extravaganza, anglers were […]
British Waterways Stillwater Championships 1st qualifier
The first Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championship qualifier for 2012 took place on Saturday 23rd June 2012 at Boddington Reservoir, Near Byfield, Northamptonshire with 70 competitors. Water levels were slightly down on the day, but this didn’t create a problem with the competitors fishing. The winner Chris Hill (Hookbait Solutions) from Birmingham weighed […]
