Royal Enfield Festival on the Royal Canal, Co. Kildare Clear waters and bright sunshine presented the local and overseas anglers fishing this annual festival on the Royal Canal with challenging fishing.  It was local angler Conor Browne who came out tops with the winning weight and fine nets of roach on both days for 9lbs […]

Waterways Ireland Junior Classic, River Erne, Co. Fermanagh Harry Whitehead wins the Junior Classic of 2015 along with Jake Taggart who takes the Novice category. 1st Harry Whitehead 19lbs 14oz 2points 2nd James O’Doherty 14lbs 12oz 3 points 3rd Stefan Patterson 7lbs 9oz 5 points Novice Section: 1st Jake Taggart on weight advantage from Jack […]

The Ottewill Trophy 2015, Inniscarra Lake, Co. Cork The Inniscarra Reservoir presented wet and windy weather for the three days of the festival but it fished well creating particularly the ‘Farmyard’ section providing nets of skimmers and a very close competition with only 1kg between the top 4. 1st Overall Kevin Johnson 35.350kg 2nd Overall […]

By Gareth Purnell What is match fishing? In match fishing your aim is to weigh in more than the other competitors. All those fishing the match draw a peg, and have to fish only from that peg for the duration of the match. In the UK the majority of matches are five hours in length. […]

On the same river as the Veterans event won by England but half a mile downstream the 17th FIPSed Disabled Championships were held. Using similar tactics to the Veterans the England team targeted bleak at the start but because the match was only 3 hours and England had 2 anglers with only one arm it […]

Angling Trust’s Team England Veterans are the new World Champions after a tremendous win in the 8th FIPSed World Championships fished on the River Raia near the town of Cabecao in Portugal from 5th – 6th June 2015. In temperatures never less than a sizzling bank side 36 degrees centigrade the team practised hard for […]

One hundred and thirty anglers fished the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Colemans Cottage Fishery, Essex on Saturday 30th May 2015.  Good sunny conditions prevailed throughout the match but rain overnight and a cool night kept weights lower than normal. Winner Wayne Taylor, Hastings Angling Centre drew Peg 38 on Wood lake. This is the […]

Saturday 23rd May 2015 saw 24 teams compete at Garbolino Lindholme Fishery, Epworth, Doncaster in the Angling Trust Team Commercial Stillwater Championship. Into its third year of this Championship it was their first time to compete in this event with Team Daiwa Dorking taking the Championship title with a fantastic total of 198 points to […]

This year was the 11th event in memory of the Leicester legend Ivan Marks and each day was well-supported with around 90 anglers making the journey to fish this brilliant two-day festival of angling. For most anglers it is just a great day out and for some the chance to win the coveted Ivan Marks […]

The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Canal Pairs match was held on the Kennet and Avon Canal on Sunday 24th May 2015 pegged between Seend Park and Waddington. The top Individual was Michael Denton, Business Director of Oxford fishing under the Drennan banner.   Michael fished red maggot over groundbait, starting in the channel […]

Blustery but sunny conditions greeted the 125 anglers in the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match at Norfolk’s Barford Lakes on Saturday 16th May 2015. General thoughts were that the winner would come from either Match, Top or Pleasure lakes at the complex, and that the 3 lakes of Railway, Willow and Colton would be […]

The latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match was fished at The Oaks complex in North Yorkshire, using 6 of its lakes on Saturday 9th May 2015.  Local information favoured the newer lakes Ash, Beech and Sycamore, but the cold wind and heavy cloud cover (now familiar weather conditions for the northern qualifiers!) would mean that […]

Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championship Report: Round 2 – Blythe On a breezy and cool day, but with a warm welcome from fishery managers Gail and Dave, Blythe Waters was the venue for the second qualifying match of the Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championships held on Sunday […]

Horrendous conditions faced the 145 competitors in this latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match held at Monk Lakes Fishery, Tonbridge, Kent on Wednesday 6th May 2015 with gale force winds all day and heavy rain at the start, with at least one pole broken in the wind. The conditions did not put the fish off […]

Swindon Angler Frank Donachie Nets Winning Weight at Tunnel Barn Farm Bitterly cold winds didn’t affect the fishing too much for the 149 competitors taking part in the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley on Saturday 2nd May 2015. There was a very close finish with just 14 ozs separating the top […]