The Angling Trust has been working with leading anglers and fisheries in the match fishing community to gain agreement for competitions to resume in compliance with the Government’s guidance on organised gatherings and sporting events. Riverfest organiser Dave Harrell, England internationals Steve Ringer and Dean Barlow and Lindholme fishery boss Aaron Grantham are amongst a […]
Covid19: Plan to get match fishing back on track safely
Fish O Mania Prize Fund Grows To Over £60,000
with the number of qualifying pegs up on previous years, Matchroom Sport has announced that there will be a second prize of £5,000 at the 2014 Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final. With the event heavily oversubscribed every year, an additional 200 pegs have been made available at the 16 qualifying events to try and accommodate […]
England Ladies Match Fishing Team 2014
International Events Manager, Dick Clegg in collaboration with the team manager Dave Brooks and England coach Joe Roberts have selected a team to take part in the FIPSed Ladies World Angling Championships in Portugal later this year. The event will take place on 23rd/24th August in Coruche on the river Soria, a venue that has been […]
Riverfest 2014 Bigger And Better
It’s all systems go for the 2014 Riverfest series, with more qualifiers and a bigger prize fund already guaranteed. In 2013 winner Andrew Murphy walked away with a cheque for £10,000 – easily the biggest cash prize in river match fishing in the UK.Fishing TV understands from organizer Dave Harrell that the plan is to run […]
Two Big Matches At Tunnel Barn Farm
Entry is open for the Tunnel Barn Farm May Bank Holiday festival, to be fished over the long weekend of 24th, 25th and 26th May. Based on a sell-out of 51 anglers fishing across New, Extension and Jenny’s Pools over the three days, the festival winner will walk away with £1000, with £500 to second, down […]
Galloway Wins At Meadowlands
Sunday 19th January 2014Meadowlands Teams Of 3, Round 248 pegs Both Lambsdown and Warren pools fished hard for most of the 48 competitors in Round Two, but Jamie Galloway made no mistakes off end Peg 5 to win the match. He bagged nine carp to 12lb on corn fished down the edge for a 62lb […]
Fish O Mania Prize Fund Boosted To Over £60,000
Fish O Mania – the most prestigious competition in match fishing due to its live Sky Sports coverage – has dropped its winner-take-all format and 2014 will see £5,000 go to the runner up as well as a cool £30,000 to the champion. The move means that there will be almost £63,000 paid out over […]
How Drennan England Won Gold 2013
Fishing TV has completed a new episode of Alan Scotthorne’s Match Fishing Masterclass, in which the five times world champion shows how Drennan England stormed to the World Championship Team Gold Medal in Poland in 2013. Alan is fishing an English canal offering similar species and challenges to the Zaranksi Canal, and runs through England’s […]
Tunnel Barn Farm 2013 Christmas Match Programme
Extra prize money from the bonus pegs will be added to some matches to boost the prize fund MONDAY 23RD OPENTUESDAY 24TH SANTAS SPECIAL OPEN £100THURSDAY 26th THE BOXING DAY BASHPEG FEES WAIVED BY TBF 100% PAYOUTFRIDAY 27th FRIDAY FLYER OPEN £100SATURDAY 28TH OPEN £100SUNDAY 29TH OPEN £100MONDAY 30th PAIRS MATCH £45 PER PAIR £200TUESDAY […]
Feeder Team Nets Bronze In South Africa World Championships
The Angling Trust Preston Innovations Team England Feeder Team travelled to the Bloemhof Dam, South Africa to take part in the 3rd FIPSed World Feeder Angling Championships on 23rd – 24th November with high hopes of beating last year’s result of third place.The Team England squad, led by manager and captain Tom Pickering, assisted by […]
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Bill Dowding wins the Angling Trust British Pike Final 2013
The Angling Trust British Pike Final saw Bill Dowding of Loughton, Essex win the Championship title and £700 prize fund on Saturday 16th November 2013 on the 20ft river at Whittlesey, Peterborough.Bill caught two fish for 29 lb (19 lb and 10 lb) in the first hour into the match with popped up roach deadbait. […]
Welsh International Wins Big at Angling Trust RiverFest Final
Welsh International Andrew (Spud) Murphy nets biggest river prize to take the Angling Trust RiverFest Championship title.Andrew (Spud) Murphy created his own piece of match fishing history at the weekend of 16th/17th November by becoming the first ever winner of the Angling Trust RiverFest competition on the River Wye at Hereford, and netting £10,000 for […]
Quality Roach And Skimmers Show In Thorne League
Richard Pulford has won the first round of the Thorne Teams Of Three League, with a 17-15-0 net of quality roach and skimmers.Drawn on peg 208, Rich enjoyed an early run of perch on bloodworm and small roach on bread, before turning his attention to a long pole swim, fed with casters. A procession of […]
Bonus Fish Prove Crucial at Hayfield Lakes’ Sensas Challenge
Bonus fish prove crucial at Hayfield Lakes’ Sensas ChallengeCameron Hughes has won the first round of the Northern Sensas Challenge at Hayfield Lakes, with a 21-10-8 net. The Rive backed rod caught quality roach on short pole bloodworm tactics, including several bonus perch, and a 4lb tench in his winning catch.Runner up, Frankie Gianoncelli also […]
Prize Pool Increased for Angling Trust RiverFest Final this Weekend
£1,200 Added to Prize pool for Angling Trust’s RiverFest 2013 grand final.The Angling Trust is delighted to announce an increase of £1,200 towards the Angling Trust RiverFest prize pool for the grand final on 16th and 17th November. An additional place has been added to the list of prizes with 6th place now claiming £700. Ten […]
