The big money Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Competition is set to take place 9-13th September 2013. The Irish counties Monaghan, Fermanagh, Cavan and Leitrim produced some good natural water fishing for the inaugural match in September 2012, with winners Phil Jackson and Cathal Hughes walking away with a cheque for a cool […]
World Match Fishing Pairs 2013
River Severn Saving The Day
While the stillwaters freeze, the River Severn at Stourport has been providing some decent sport with the Halesowen Royal British Legion match there on Sunday producing a 17lb 10oz winning weight of dace to John Billingham, who fished stick float and maggot. It was tight for second with Brian Smith weighing in 11-14-0 and Martyn […]
Drennan Team England announce new line up for European Championship
Mark Downes and Mark Addy, Joint Drennan Team England Managers, have announced their England squad to compete in this year’s 19th Coarse Angling European Championship in Novisad, Serbia on the Danube canal from 24th – 30th June.Following last year’s European silver medal win in Spain, Mark Downes and Mark Addy have decided to give some […]
England Feeder anglers to compete at the European Feeder Friendly in Holland
The Van Den Eynde European Feeder Friendly International will be taking place again this year on 6th-7th April in Holland on the Ghent-Terneuzen canal.Last year saw two teams cross over the channel for this friendly feeder match representing the Angling Trust and team sponsors, Preston Innovations with the two teams bagging up the medals. […]
Team Daiwa Dorking win the Winter League Southern Semi Final
Cold but otherwise perfect conditions greeted the 100 competitors to the first Southern semi final of the Angling Trust Winter League at Gold Valley Lakes, Aldershot on Saturday 2nd March 2013. A slow start for most, and unfortunately a few blanks as the carp were still tightly shoaled, but otherwise some excellent weights were recorded […]
England Youth Trials 2013
Larford Lakes is hosting a round of trials to find out who will represent England’s Under-23 side in the forthcoming world match fishing championships, which will be fished in July along the River Villaines in Brittany, France. The trial takes place on March 23rd along the venue’s Burr Bank with trialists fishing 75% of the […]
Silver Fish Feeding At Stourport
It’s been quite tough going on the area’s stillwaters in the last week – one match at Earlswood Lakes was won with a single skimmer bream – but some stretches of the River Severn have been in decent form running into the last weekend of the river season. Cradley Heath Labour held an event at […]
Double Figure Rainbow Clinches Orvis Victory For Dennis Perry
Dennis Perry triumphed in the 2013 Orvis Final at Wessex Water’s Sutton Bingham reservoir near Yeovil in Somerset with a fantastic 26 lb four trout limit to secure the first place tackle voucher prize as the event opened the season at the popular venue’s West Pond.The final was contested by the captors of each months […]
Maver Midlands Master Makins!
The mighty Maver Midlands squad secured victory to win the Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final at Makins Fishery to earn their place in the grand final. The team put in a near faultless performance to secure victory with an impressive 77 points out of a possible 90. Over the last month the Maver Midlands […]
Browning Backs Tunnel Barn Farm Masters
Tackle firm Browning is backing Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery’s ‘Double Header’ Match in August which will see anglers fishing two matches in the same day on the Shrewley Complex, as they fish-off for a first prize of a 16m Browning pole and a £500 cash prize. The event takes place on Saturday August 3rd with […]
Match Series To Aid Cancer Charities
Match Aid, an organisation set up to raise money for cancer charities, is launching a new competition leading to an August 24th final at Furnace Mill Fishery with a cheque for £1,000 to the winner. It’s £20 per round to fish and qualifiers in the Midlands region include Boldings Fishery (June 5th), Furnace Mill (June […]
Demand High For Third Barston Masters
The Barston Masters is entering its third year and once again demand is very high. There will be five 65-peg matches with the winners of each five-peg section qualifying for the August 31st final. Last year’s winner picked up £1,000. Each match will be fished from 11am to 4pm with the draw at 9am at the West […]
Will Raison Joins Old Ghost
Old Ghost are honored and pleased to announce that well know and respected international match angler and Individual World Champion plus 5 x Team World Champion, Will Raison, has joined Old Ghost as a sponsored angler. On the 14th December a sponsorship contract was signed between Will and Jim Burton, Marketing and Sales Director of […]
France Take 2012 Railway International
The Warwickshire Avon at Evesham and Makins Fishery near Wolvey hosted an unusual international at the end of September. The two venues played host to the Railsport USIC Championship, where the French team pipped the Brits by 42 points to 45 on home soil. The event is run by an international body called Railsport, and […]
