A sharp overnight frost greeted competitors in the fourth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Colemans Cottage Fishery, Essex on Saturday 20th April 2013, which slowed things up for quite a few anglers. Although first and second placed rods, Les Thompson and Marc Jones started catching from the start.Former Fish ‘O’ Mania finalist and reigning Champion […]

Things are really picking up on the commercials as illustrated by the big Saturday open match at Tunnel Barn Farm which attracted 62 anglers and produced no less than 13 ton-up weights. Topping the field was serial venue winner Pete Rice, who fished caster through sloppy groundbait at just two metres for a lovely 130-13-0 […]

Only two fish were caught in the Kingsbury AC match on the Wychnor Canal at Lichfield but one of them was a magnificent 7lb chub.  This is a canal that flows like a river and club member Graham Underhill used a stick float with lobworm hook bait hoping for one of the venue’s big perch […]

Stu Conroy has been dropped for the 2013 Drennan Team England Squad to fish the 2012 World Match Fishing Championships in Warsaw, Poland on 14th-15th September 2013. The squad will comprise Sean Ashby (2012 World Champion),Will Raison (former World Champion), Alan Scotthorne (5 Times World Champion), Steve Gardener (most capped England angler), Steve Hemmingray (Former […]

Temperatures rose on Sunday and hey presto the carp began to feed. It was certainly noticeable at Tunnel Barn Farm, where the open on Extension and New Pools saw the best two weights for ages. Mosella’s Dave James topped the 53-strong field after drawing peg 21 on Extension and weighing in 136-4-0 of F1s on […]

A howling wind greeted anglers fishing the WBC Angling event on the Grand Union Canal at Tyseley in the city near Acocks Green at the weekend, and that made pole fishing difficult. But winner Tony Foster winkled out over 4lb of roach fishing squatt and pinkie down the middle and over the far side from […]

Cox nets winning spot at Preston Innovations Boldings Fish ‘O’ Mania  Bitterly cold conditions with a biting wind greeted the 130 competitors for this, the second of the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifiers for 2013 held at Preston Innovations Boldings, Bridgnorth on Saturday 13th April. The early arrivals for the event had taken their customary walk […]

Plans to try and get a Fish O Mania style river event off the ground have received a boost with the backing of the Angling Trust, the sport’s governing body. Chief executive Mark Lloyd said: “The idea has captured the imagination of match anglers and we are keen to get the competition started either this […]

The Barston Masters 2013 sponsored by Greys and Bagem Matchbaits kicked of over the weekend. Mick wilkinson floats was the Qualifying sponsor who kindly donated a range of his floats. The day started with Icey cold conditions with a third of the lake being frozen. Some anglers had to break ice but with it only […]

Birmingham’s Kamasan Starlets saw off 25 teams including Daiwa Dorking to win the CIPS Rules Annual Sensas Challenge held over two days at Packington Somers and Barston Lakes. The team of Mark Downes, Stephen Fry, Steve Hemingray, Darren Cox and Sean Ashby put in two consistent performances for a team total of 42.5 points, which […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.   […]

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 […]

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 […]