Midlands teams enjoyed a brilliant final of the 2012 Sensas Challenge on the Gloucester Canal, filling the top three places. The 16 team event was fished to international rules with Daiwa Gordon League winning their way through to October’s European final by five points from the two Kamasan teams from Birmingham. Gordon League know the […]
Big Fish Score For Gordon League
Giant Catfish From Little Rhone
France’s Little Rhone river has produced this impressive 100kg (220lb) catfish to Régis Fakoury. The Team Black Cat France member enticed the venue record giant with deadbait presented on a bouy rig and tamed it after a tense 45 minute battle.
Bag’em Signs Marc Rodger
Growing bait brand Bag’em has snapped up north east matchman Marc Rodger into its talented team of sponsored anglers. Bag’em has shown tremendous growth since it was created four years ago, and has become known for the best quality baits at affordable prices. Grimsby based Marc said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be part of such […]
Angling Trust Ambassador Chris Clark to Carry Olympic Torch
2012 Bury Hill Silvers Two Day Festival
Bury Hill will be running another Spring 2 day silvers festival on the Old Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday 24th and 25th April. Cost will be £70 all in with a draw time of 8.30am, fish 10.15am to 3.15pm. All fishery rules apply breakfasts will be served from 7am onwards. In last year’s spring festival […]
Bag’em Launch New Products at ‘The Big One’
It was the annual ‘Big One’ show in Farnborough at the weekend and Bag’em joined up with Fishing Republic to launch their new products for 2012. Neil Machin was demonstrating how to use Bag’ems innovative new meat and maggot bait dyes, as well as holding a 20min seminar in the theatre.Many of the team including […]
Bag’ems Jamie Hughes Comes Second
Bag’ems Jamie Hughes came second in the Kamasan Matchman of the Year 2012 on Sunday. Andy Bennett won with 40 points just beating Jamie with 36. Jamie received a cheque for £1000, he had won the Kamasan in 2010 and was hoping to do it again! Now you can be coached by Jamie click here […]
Bag’em Matchbaits Silver League for Pairs Round 4
32 pegs – Sunday 18th March 2012 1st Barry Carr & Dean Hancox (Daventry AC) Peg14 & 33 24lb 7¾oz Orfe & Perch2nd Rich Wills & Simon Potter (Daventry AC) Peg4 & 31 16lb 15½oz Skimmers/Perch3rd Jake King & Graham Cheney(Daventry AC) Peg24 & 12 11lb 10¼oz Roach/Skimmers Sections: A1 Barry Carr (Daventry AC) Peg14 […]
Ashley Leaves It Late For Big Warwickshire Avon Barbel
It’s been very hard to catch specimen barbel on the Warwickshire Avon so far this year with the river being so low and clear. However, some rain put a tinge of colour into the waterway on the last weekend of the season persuading Ashley Burton to give them a go. And he was rewarded with […]
Catfish On The Feed At Shatterford
It’s always a sign that spring must be on the way when catfish wake up from their winter slumbers, and the first one of the year has just been caught at Shatterford Lakes.Richard Clarke from Rowley tempted the personal best 37-pounder using luncheon meat hook bait during a short session at Stuart’s Lake. Richard had […]
Win A Holiday With Glen Tanar Estate
Fishermen can net themselves a holiday with Glen Tanar Estate salmon fishing competition. Glen Tanar Estate hopes to reel in anglers from all over the country with a competition which will put an end to fishy tales of the one that got away. The country estate in the heart of Royal Deeside will give away […]
Angling Trust Building Bridges Project
National Lure Competition – Denver Sluice The first Angling Trust Building Bridges National Lure Fishing Competition has been hailed as a big success with 33 anglers taking part from different parts of the UK and Europe. Anglers drove from as far afield as Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham to take part in the match on Norfolk’s […]
Saunders Takes Canal Pairs Match
The latest round of Gaz Kirkham’s Pairs League on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal at Stoke Works saw an excellent winning weight of 16lb to Swan AC’s Les Saunders, who had eight skimmers and three roach on breadpunch at 11 metres from peg 18. Second placed Derrick Hicklin also weighed in double figures. The Mill Tackle backed […]
Ludlow Commercial League
There’s a new four-round teams of five event for match anglers in the area to get into this summer on some of the region’s commercial fisheries, leading to a final at Docklow Pools on September 15th. The Ludlow Commercial League kicks off on May 26th at Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth with further rounds on June 16th […]
Big Teams Head To Larford
Big Teams Head To LarfordSome of the best match fishing teams in the land will compete in the Team Championship match being organised in conjunction with the £50,000 Maver Mega Match This final later this year. Top Midlands outfits Kamasan Starlets, Shakespeare Superteam and Daiwa Gordon League will take on the likes of Barnsley Blacks, […]
