Phil Jackson and Cathal Hughes, are the Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Champions and took away a cheque for £30,000 and DIAWA tackle. From Craigavon in Northern Ireland and Galway in Ireland they are an example of successful north/south co-operation! Over the five day period the pair caught 117kg 560g of fish and took […]
Hughes & Jackson Win £30,000 At World Match Fishing Pairs
Angling Trust Nationals 2013: Dates And Venues Announced
The Angling Trust has announce the dates and venues for the National Championships for Coarse Angling 2013 – and has included a new event – the National Stillwaters Championships at Lindholme lakes, Hallcroft Fishery and Hayfield lakes, which is open to all Division 1 and Division Two teams. In doing so they have responded to […]
Sun Shines On 2012 Barston Master Allen
The 2012 Barston Masters Series run through Total-Fishing.com came to its climax on Saturday, September 8th as 80 finalists headed for the Solihull complex on a day of blazing sunshine. Under the stewardship of Lee Taylor, the event was able to secure the backing of several sponsors, including Hardy Greys and Bagem Match, with support […]
Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship 2012
The Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship began on Monday 10th September in Ireland’s North West with 132 pairs of highly competitive anglers. The registration and draw evening on Sunday 9th buzzed with excitement, with current and former world champions, national champions and Classic winners among the participants. The practice events went extremely […]
Tough Going At Earlswood In BW Stillwater Champs
The final qualifier of the 2012 Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships took place at Earlswood’s renowned Engine Lake in almost perfect conditions on Saturday 1st September 2012. This qualifier promised so much but actually proved to be a very difficult match for most. An early run of fish around the lake suggested it was […]
Tough Going At Earlswood In BW Stillwater Champs
The final qualifier of the 2012 Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships took place at Earlswood’s renowned Engine Lake in almost perfect conditions on Saturday 1st September 2012. This qualifier promised so much but actually proved to be a very difficult match for most. An early run of fish around the lake suggested it was […]
Top Weights From Midlands Natural Waters
There were some stand-out weights in matches held on the area’s natural waterways this weekend, topped by a 53lb bag of nine quality barbel in the Bridgnorth AS match fished on the Linley Bank – angler Derek Fuller fishing pellet feeder and corn from peg 42. Cradley Heath Labour angling club fished a match on […]
Wood Bags Barston Match Record With 188lb
The Barston Lakes match record has been beaten with a massive 188lb net to Gaz Wood. Fishing Method feeder with a red boilie hook bait over a gravel bar at 65 yards for the duration of the 40-peg pairs match, Gaz had a double figure carp first cast from peg 14. He had to cast […]
Mega Match This – Dreams can come true
Some would argue that Les Thompson had more than just the 2012 Maver Mega Match This Final on his mind with his wedding on the horizon! But true to form, in a professional manner and with lady luck on his side, Les set about getting down to business on Saturday 1st September from peg number […]
Angling Trust Team England Ladies finish in 7th position in the World Championships
The Angling Trust England Ladies team finished in a disappointing 7th place during the FIPSed World Angling Championships held on the 25/26 of August 2012 on the Van Harinxmakanaal Canal, Leeuwarden, Holland. The team were hoping to build on their bronze medal win last year in Italy and had high hopes of a podium place […]
Downes Snatches Team Champs For Starlets
Pic: Match Fishing MagazineThe victorious Starlets team following the 2012 Match Fishing Team Champs. Pic: Match Fishing Magazine A brilliant Match Fishing Team Championships saw Midlands based Kamasan Starlets snatch the title from reigning champions Daiwa Dorking, and a new festival record to boot. Fittingly it was skipper Mark Downes who sealed the win for […]
Charity Match On The Trent
The Upper River Trent is hosting a charity match in early September with the proceeds going to the MacMillan Charity. Organiser Tony Vandome has succeeded in getting some backing from Coors Brewery and Shakespeare for the Sunday Sept 9th event, which will take place on the Sharratts Farm, Ferry Bridge, Municiple, Bailey’s Meadow, Broadholme and […]
Bream Win The 2012 Wychavon For Scotthorne
The really big names continue to dominate at the 2012 Evesham Festival with Alan Scotthorne bagging his second Wychavon Championships after the Warwickshire Avon took on colour overnight following heavy rain. That switched the bream onto the feed and there are few, if any, better than the five times World Champion at catching them on […]
Harrell Wins His Second Shakespeare Champs With 13lb Barbel
Dave Harrell won his second Shakespeare Championship and a cool £6,000 on Saturday after bucking the trend of fishing with bloodworm and joker and fishing out and out for barbel instead. After just 15 minutes Dave, fishing peg 27 on the Evesham Town water, latched into a huge fish weighing 13lb 5oz and the match […]
Shakespeare Veterans Championship
Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 70 Fished. 1 Nick Cowling (Alcester Sports) 6-10-0 (peg 24) 2 Paul Sloss 5-12-0 (peg 66) 3 Colin Wilkins 5-9-0 (peg 8) 4 Ian Covey 5-4-0 (peg 80) 5 Pete Jones 5-3-8 (peg 11) = Keith Burton 5-3-8 (peg 31) Qualifier: Nick Cowling, pictured Nick Cowling seized victory in […]
