The Angling Trust Division 1 National Championship saw 45 teams (450 anglers) come together on the tidal and non-tidal River Trent on Saturday 20th August 2016. After weeks of fairly settled weather, a low pressure system moved over the country on the Friday before the match, and Saturday dawned with forecasts of 40 mph winds […]

Pete Bradshaw booked his place in November’s big money final with a commanding victory in this Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier, fished on Newark Dyke, East Stoke and Rolleston on Saturday 13th August 2016. Pete used feeder tactics at peg 27 on the East Stoke zone to take 24-10-0, a catch which comprised a 5lb bream […]

Rob Kepner had a day to remember after taking top spot in the  Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on the Yare on Sunday 14th August 2016 with 26-4-0 of bream and roach. The other two qualifying places went to Steve Clark with 12-9-0 of roach and Simon Willsmore with 12-10-0 of roach. RESULT 1.    Rob Kepner 26-4-0 […]

This year’s match was held on one of the hottest days of the year when temperatures touched 30 degrees centigrade. Yet despite this, the venue fished really well with thirty five competitors recording double figure weights and better. The winning team was Campsmount Academy from Doncaster who scored an impressive 47 points out of a […]

Taking on the Italians in their own back yard has always been seen as an enormous match fishing challenge, but the 2015 Div 1 champions Daiwa Dorking not only ‘handled the heat’ on the Circondariale Canal in Ostellato (San Marino) but did so by winning both days with 11 and 12 points, beating 27 other […]

The Tees was a difficult river for most in this Riverfest qualifier on Saturday 16th July with just two 13lbs weights topping the frame. Gary Watson winning A zone with 13lb 1oz of bream and skimmers on the feeder. Peg A19. Winner of B zone was Ian Exley with 13lb 5oz of pole caught small […]

Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Rochdale Canal Pairs Qualifier On Sunday 17th July 2016 was the long awaited Angling Trust/Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs qualifer on sections of the Rochdale Canal.   25 pairs fished the match with the weather staying dry and warm. Result. 1st Craig Lowness (Summit section) 18lb 15oz 8 bream […]

In a hard fought final played out in some tough conditions, local man Andy May finally got his hands on the coveted Fish’O’Mania as he held firm to take the title in the closing stretch. It was the Middlewich man’s third attempt at fishing’s big one and he fought off Kerry Kirkwood and Ross Harold […]

Bag em Matchbaits angler Steve Whitfield takes winning spot for the second year running on the Tyne RiverFest qualifier. Bright & breezey conditions combined with low water combined to make the Tyne a difficult proposition for the 58 competitors taking part in this Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on Sunday 10th July 2016. Winner, for the […]

The first round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 anglers on the Thames at Abingdon and Culham. With the river still having good summer flow it was expected the roach would show as they had all week for those practicing. However the strong wind on the day made presentation […]

On a warm and humid day with a breeze blowing off the favoured pegs towards the sailing club at Boddington Reservoir on 6th July 2016, it was no surprise that the top weight came from the dam section A.  But only just, weighing  with  49.54 kg from peg 5, Shaun Conley (Fosters of Birmingham) fished […]

With a little colour and pace in the river, most of the competitors in the latest qualifier on the Bristol Avon went down the route of a feeder and pole approach. Match organiser Kevin Dicks went in a completely different direction though and ran out a convincing winner at peg 50 with a 30-6-0 catch. After […]

Hodnet A/C hosted the first Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs qualifier of twelve national heats which sees 5 pairs from each match competing in a final later in the year. This match held on Saturday 2nd July 2016 was sold out with 50 pairs, 100 anglers lining the banks of the Shropshire Union […]

Bait-Tech is to get behind the Shakespeare Superteam who will now be known as Shakespeare Superteam Bait-Tech. The deal will give the team access to Bait-Tech’s full product range when competing in high profile team events all over the UK assisting them in gaining even more success over the coming season – adding to an […]

The weather forecast for this last Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying heat of 2016 held at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes, Epworth on Wednesday 29th June was for persistent rain from 11am until around 4pm, and for a change it was almost spot on.  Whilst the grim forecast had clearly deterred a number of anglers it was very […]