After three hard-fished canal matches, Dave Brown topped the first-ever Wolverhampton AA Summer Angling Festival. Fished in anything but summery conditions, the Maver Midlands all-rounder fended off some of the best canal anglers in the country to take top spot with four penalty points, a point ahead of Browning Lifestyle’s Simon Mottram. The event utilised […]
Dave Brown Takes Wolverhampton Festival
Angling Trust & British Waterways Stillwater Championships Second Qualifier
Following some heavy rainfalls during the previous week the Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships second qualiifer match held at Boddington Reservoir on Saturday 7th July 2012 was now full and catches were expected to be better than in the previous round. The day was overcast with some heavy showers and a blustery wind […]
Black Cat Trophy
The second installment of the Black Cat Trophy ended June 30th 2012. 25 boats with each two participants joined the competition at the River Rhone‘s Aramon section. The majority of teams were French but there were also teams from Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria. The Black Cat Trophy has become an established part of the international […]
Angling Trust Cadet, Junior and Intermediate National Championships 2012
The Angling Trust Cadet, Junior and Intermediate National Championships took place on Saturday 30th June 2012 at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes Fishery, Epworth, Doncaster. This prestigious event saw over 250 youngsters taking part which was an increase on 2011. Unfortunately wet and windy conditions greeted the teams at the draw in the morning, but by the […]
Angling history continues to be made
Where were you when Andy Power won a life changing £50K in the Maver ‘Match This’ Grand Final last year? Many of us experienced the event live and watched the young Mr. Power take his ceremonial dunking before picking up his cheque for £50k in front of crowds of noisy well-wishers and the clicking cameras […]
Roach On The Feed On The Grand Union
Roach have started to feed on the Grand Union Canal in the city and that resulted in the latest WBC Open at Tysley producing three double figures weights. Out in front was Carl Shipley, who fished breadpunch down the middle from peg 27 on the Kings Road section for 12lb, with first time visitor Kevin […]
Adam Richards bags final place in Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final 2012
270 anglers eventually came under starters orders for the final qualifier for Fish ‘O’Mania 2012 at Lindholme Lakes, Epworth, Doncaster on Wednesday 27th June. Despite the number of anglers taking part this top flight fishery did not fail to deliver another cracking competition. Of the thirty 10 peg sections only 6 were won with less […]
Mark Eves wins gold at the Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities Championship
Twenty anglers travelled nationwide to Aldershot in North Hampshire to fish the Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship at Gold Valley on Saturday 23rd June 2012. Fishing took place on the causeway bank of Gold Lake where the anglers faced blustery, but warm conditions, but after overnight rain the fish were generally in a […]
Drennan Team England net podium position silver in the 18th European Championships
Despite Drennan Team England returning to the venue that they have secured individual medals in previous year’s it was going to be a hard act to follow in the European Championships on 23rd-24th June 2012 held on Spain’s River Guadiana, Merida with the Italian team in medal contension with Drennan Team England for the gold […]
Wychavon Championship Qualifier
81 Fished. 1 Brian Rigby (DH Angling) 10-6-8 (peg 35)2 Darran Bickerton (Sensas) 9-13-0 (peg 10)3 Tom Smith 9-11-0 (peg 36)4 Wayne Swinscoe (Maver Bait Tech) 7-15-0 (peg 32)5 Steve Clarke (Maver Image) 7-5-0 (peg 50)6 Ant King (Middy) 6-9-0 (peg 69) Qualfiers:Darran BickertonBrian RigbyAnt King After the opening weekend’s big weight extravaganza, anglers were […]
British Waterways Stillwater Championships 1st qualifier
The first Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championship qualifier for 2012 took place on Saturday 23rd June 2012 at Boddington Reservoir, Near Byfield, Northamptonshire with 70 competitors. Water levels were slightly down on the day, but this didn’t create a problem with the competitors fishing. The winner Chris Hill (Hookbait Solutions) from Birmingham weighed […]
Close at Woodlands, But Champion Atkin Back In Fish ‘O’ Mania Final
Reigning champion Shane Atkin took the honours in the Fish O Mania qualifier at Woodlands Fishery at Thirsk and will be defending his crown, and fishing for big cheque, in the final at Cudmore Fisheries on July 14th. But it was close, with one angler missing the net with a carp that might have put […]
Albutt Granted Match This Slot
Birmingham’s Grant Albutt, who finished as runner up in the 2011 Maver Match This Grand Final, has made it through again this year in the Woodland View qualifier. Faced with tough conditions of strong winds and driving rain, Grant drew on the venue’s High Pool, peg 11. The Garbolino backed rod fished 4mm pellet at […]
Clayton On Top In Dams & Lock
The Dams and Lock Summer league kicked into action in fine style on the Birmingham-Fazeley Canal with 72 anglers turning out and a winning weight of over 15lb. Fishing peg 156 at Erdington, Nigel Clayton pole-fished caster and worm and caught skimmers and bream for 15-7-2. That was the only double figure weight, but there’s […]
Mellings Collects Moorlands Ultimate League 2012
The 32 anglers who had collected the most win and section points throughout the past year in matches at Moorlands Farm Fishery competed in the 15th Ultimate League final fished on Saturday and Sunday the 16th/17th June. A combined weight over three matches would decide the winner, one match Saturday and two on Sunday.Saturday’s five-hour […]
