England International Feeder manager and team member has smashed the the River Erne record with 109.900 kgs of bream and hybrids in the Mahons Festival in County fermanagh , Northern Ireland. Drawn on Sligo peg 1 and casting a feeder down towards the town bridge he put together a fantastic weight , winning the day and […]

A very hot sunny day greeted the 130 anglers in this the 10th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Barford Lakes, Norwich on Saturday 17th May 2014. The hot weather conditions didn’t put the fish off on the Match & Pleasure lakes, but unfortunately the offsite lakes at Railway and Willow, and Colton lake fished very […]

Garbolino is delighted to announce is has agreed a three year sponsorship deal with Ireland’s National Feeder Team. The deal which is valued at more than €14,000 should help the team which will be known as Garbolino Team Ireland Feeder develop further to compete at the highest level and who knows even get their first […]

After the weed problems experienced on the River Welland last year which resulted in the match being cancelled a decision to move to a new venue for 2014 has been taken. This year the Ivan Marks Memorial  will be fished on the River Witham roadside match length, Kirkstead Bridge to Tattershall Bridge. We have secured […]

The Match This competition is going from strength to strength and organiser Phil Briscoe has announced that the prize fund for the 2014 final will now top £60,000. Ticket sales are at an all-time high, with several sell-outs in the qualifiers so far and this weekend’s heat at Larford Lakes also looking like it will […]

The Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust are delighted to announce that they will be working in partnership to launch a pilot Pairs Canal Championship on the Shropshire Union in the Soudley area on 14th September 2014. This brand new Championship will appeal to anglers who prefer to fish natural venues who particularly enjoy […]

After heavy overnight rain and with further cold and heavy rains forecast throughout the day, the Oaks Fishery at Thirsk welcomed the anglers for the ninth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match on Saturday 10th May. A lot of questions were being asked of local anglers following the inclusion of the popular 40 peg on Alder’s […]

An overnight frost on the Friday night, the first for a number of weeks, was expected to affect this, the seventh Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on Saturday 3rd May at Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery, Warwickshire. Many thought it would be difficult due to the sudden night time change with the likelihood of the winning weight […]

Kurtis Geenwood won the UK Angling championship qualifier with 117lb from peg 68 picking up £500 winnings, and his £240 UK Champs entry fee for winning his section, as each section winner did too. Kurtis drew unfancied peg 68 on the dam wall, but the five deep pegs opposite were not pegged by UK Champs […]

Lady angler Suzi Smith is showing a clean pair of heels to the men at Barston Lakes, having broken the venue record for the second time.  Regular angler Suzi weighed in a mighty 194lb in a recent Monday afternoon open match, upping her previous venue best by nearly 30lb, after drawing peg 30 at the […]

With 24 teams now confirmed to compete at the FIPSed 4th World Feeder Fishing Championships In July it will be the best attended in the event’s short history. The National Coarse fishing federation of Ireland, the representative body for coarse anglers north and south of the border have taken on the mammoth task of not […]

Overcast conditions with a light breeze greeted the 130 competitors at the fifth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Gold Valley Lakes, Aldershot, Hampshire on Wednesday 23rd April 2014.   It was perfect conditions for catching carp you might think, but sadly no, for many it was a dour struggle resulting in only a couple of […]

This annual fundraiser has grown year on year and is now the biggest Help For Heroes charity match in the UK. The 300 peg, six hour match will take place at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes on August the 2nd 2014. The draw will be at 9 am. The entry fee is £25.00 all in. Anglers of […]

The Angling Trust is pleased to announce both the Veterans and Disabled angling teams selected to fish the FIPSed World Coarse angling championships in Italy this year. The venue for both competitions will be the river Tiber in the centre of Rome on 8th – 9th August. England Veterans Team There will be no change […]

This was not a day for the faint hearted, where thermals and windbreakers were the order of the day for the 130 competitors in this, the sixth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier of the 2014 season on Saturday 26th April at Maver Larford Lakes, Redditch, Worcestershire.  The gusting wind was bitterly cold and at times there […]