The first of the winter open matches at Solihull’s Barston Lakes saw really close finishes in both the overall and the silver fish events. Steve Daily was the man in form off fancied peg 20, where he got off to a flying start on the Method feeder at range and continued to take carp and […]
Two Tons In Barston Winter Open
Maver Match This Qualifiers 2013
The Maver Match This competition – which offers the biggest single payout in the sport of £50,000 – now seems to be firmly established in the calendar with the qualifier dates already announced for 2013 and including several events in the Midlands. For next year, each venue with the exception of Maver Larford Lakes and […]
Avon Charity Match Produces £5k Boost For The River And A Surprise Winner
The fourth Avon Roach Project and Barbel Society joint annual Avon Fundraiser Event was held on the Somerley Estate Waters of the Hampshire Avon and was another great success, with sixty three taking part in a ‘friendly fishing match to the death’, where the winner on the day is the captor of the best specimen […]
France Take 2012 Railway International
The Warwickshire Avon at Evesham and Makins Fishery near Wolvey hosted an unusual international at the end of September. The two venues played host to the Railsport USIC Championship, where the French team pipped the Brits by 42 points to 45 on home soil. The event is run by an international body called Railsport, and […]
Warwickshire Land 2012 County Champs
Warwickshire have won the prestigious Angling Times County Championships after a close-fought match at Heronbrook Fishery. The trio of Jon Arthur, Pete Caton and Kev Folwell beat 37 other county teams, winning on the day by just one point from Staffordshire and pocketing the £3,000 winner’s purse. Jon, Pete and Kev, all regulars at Tunnel Barn […]
Starlets AS win the Preston Innovations World Club Classic
Starlets AS impressed with a stunning performance in winning the third ‘Preston Innovations World Club Classic’ qualifying event last weekend 29th /30th September. The top ten teams from the Angling Trusts Division One National Championships battled it out in a two day event fished to FIPSed international rules. The winning team will now travel to […]
Innovative Match Format For Cob House
Cob House Fishery has been hitting the headlines with some big match weights of late and now Matchbox Tackle owner Jim Burton is turning a few heads with the introduction of an innovative format of matches, with three 90 minute fish-offs all on the same day. The Cob House Old Ghost Challenges are booked for […]
‘Yorkie’ wins Midland Angler of the Year…
Nick Speed has won the 2012 Midland Angler of the Year fished at Barston Lakes, Solihull. The match has been true to its original format since venue owner Nigel Harrhy and myself first set it up when I was editor of Midland Angler magazine. It comprises of two three-hour matches, the first one on the feeder, […]
Carl Barnfield wins the Angling Trust & British Waterways Stillwater Championship 2012
Match ReportThree cold nights prior to this event and a bitterly cold north easterly wind on the day never put a damper on the spirits of the 35 anglers who had qualified for this, the final of the British Waterways Stillwater Championships held on Saturday 22nd September 2012 at Earlswood – Engine Lake, Solihull. No […]
Sean Ashby takes World Championship title in the Nations
Sean Ashby, Drennan Team England takes the Individual World Championship title at the 59th Nations World Championship on the River Morava, Czech Republic with a fantastic performance of bleak fishing at the World Championships to record a perfect two point score. This was always going to be a difficult event for Team England as early […]
The Second Perry Dalgarno Memorial Match
The Memorial match takes place on Saturday 13th October on the River Severn at Shrewsbury. Organiser Ian Ward is hoping for a full house turnout as it will be the first match of the winter series and will also be used to test all areas of the match length. “The Shrewsbury match length has been in […]
Bull Wins Barston Charity Match
Gaz Kirkham’s charity match at Barston Lakes on Sunday saw 42 anglers raise nearly £300 for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Selly Oak. It was won by Tim Bull on peg 13, who fished at 90 metres on The Method for 61-8-0 of carp, skimmers and F1s, using mini boilies as hook bait. Second place […]
Arrow Valley Lakes Charity Match
Arrow Valley Lake is hosting a charity open match on Saturday November 3rd with proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Limited to 50 anglers, the draw will be at 9am at the Arrow Valley Visitor Centre with fishing 10.30am to 3.30pm, and a £500 winner’s cheque and £100 section prize every ten pegs. It’s £30 […]
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 […]
