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 […]
Stu Ballard becomes 7th finalist from 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 […]
Darren Cox’s White Acres Perch Bonanza
Darren Cox got more than he bargained for while filming a ‘tench session’ with Fishing TV, as big perch turned up in force. Darren’s Perch BonanzaFinally, the latest issue of Coarse And Match Fishing includes a made for TV programme in which Garbolino and England ace Darren Cox didn’t quite catch what he bargained for.Darren […]
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 […]
National Fishing Month – Off To A Flying Start
National Fishing Month 2012 (NFM) takes place between 20th July and the 27th August, and with over 100 events already listed online at the new website www.nationalfishingmonth.com , organisers are hoping that this year will be bigger and better than ever. Coverage and awareness of National Fishing Month will be stepped up this year as […]
Simon Medd Secures Place In Fish ‘O’ Mania Final 2012
What a contrast to last year when this match was fished earlier in the month in bright warm sunshine and a cloudless blue sky. The Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier held on Saturday 28th April 2012 at Lakeview Fishery, Melton Mowbray was almost like fishing in mid-winter with freezing cold winds, which continued all day, not […]
Angling Trust announce the England Veterans Coarse team for 2012
The Angling Trust are delighted to announce the Veterans Coarse Angling team who will represent the Angling Trust and England in the FIPSed World Angling Championships this year in Penacova on the River Mondego, Portugal on the 11th and 12th August. After three consecutive years of podium finishes the England Veterans team failed to win […]
Jamie Hughes Hails To Victory At Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier
The weather forecast for the fourth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Woodlands View Fishery, Droitwich held on Wednesday 25th April 2012 had been grim at best. The only consolation being that it was pretty accurate for once. Heavy rain greeted the 130 competitors at the draw changing to tropical conditions around the middle of the […]
Steve Cooke Makes Fish O Mania Final For The Sixth Time
Garbolino star angler ‘Cookie’ bags up at Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier Makins Fishery Following almost two weeks of typical April showery weather, cold easterly winds and the occasional frosty night the fishing was always going to be tough for many fishing the third Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Makins Fishery, Bramcote, Nuneaton on Saturday 21st […]
Early Warnings From Birmingham Anglers Association
The BAA is urging anglers to inform them of any pending changing to their waterways following two recent incidents they found out about too late. In the first, a fence was erected alongside the club’s stretch of the River Mease at Netherseal, restricting access. And in the second, land was purchased alongside the River Avon […]
Big Carp On The Feed At The Monument
The big carp have been on the feed at the Avenue and Monument Fisheries at Shifnal. Haydn Jones had the best catch at The Avenue for some time with nine mirror carp to 31lb 12oz, plus a magnificent common carp known as ‘Ellie’ at 40lb 1oz. Haydn used four kilos of Active-8 boilies plus four […]
