Growing bait brand Bag’em has snapped up north east matchman Marc Rodger into its talented team of sponsored anglers. Bag’em has shown tremendous growth since it was created four years ago, and has become known for the best quality baits at affordable prices. Grimsby based Marc said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be part of such […]

Bury Hill will be running another Spring 2 day silvers festival on the Old Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday 24th and 25th April. Cost will be £70 all in with a draw time of 8.30am, fish 10.15am to 3.15pm. All fishery rules apply breakfasts will be served from 7am onwards. In last year’s spring festival […]

32 pegs – Sunday 18th March 2012 1st Barry Carr & Dean Hancox (Daventry AC) Peg14 & 33 24lb 7¾oz Orfe & Perch2nd Rich Wills & Simon Potter (Daventry AC) Peg4 & 31 16lb 15½oz Skimmers/Perch3rd Jake King & Graham Cheney(Daventry AC) Peg24 & 12 11lb 10¼oz Roach/Skimmers Sections: A1 Barry Carr (Daventry AC) Peg14 […]

National Lure Competition – Denver Sluice The first Angling Trust Building Bridges National Lure Fishing Competition has been hailed as a big success with 33 anglers taking part from different parts of the UK and Europe. Anglers drove from as far afield as Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham to take part in the match on Norfolk’s […]

The latest round of Gaz Kirkham’s Pairs League on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal at Stoke Works saw an excellent winning weight of 16lb to Swan AC’s Les Saunders, who had eight skimmers and three roach on breadpunch at 11 metres from peg 18. Second placed Derrick Hicklin also weighed in double figures. The Mill Tackle backed […]

There’s a new four-round teams of five event for match anglers in the area to get into this summer on some of the region’s commercial fisheries, leading to a final at Docklow Pools on September 15th. The Ludlow Commercial League kicks off on May 26th at Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth with further rounds on June 16th […]

Big Teams Head To LarfordSome of the best match fishing teams in the land will compete in the Team Championship match being organised in conjunction with the £50,000 Maver Mega Match This final later this year. Top Midlands outfits Kamasan Starlets, Shakespeare Superteam and Daiwa Gordon League will take on the likes of Barnsley Blacks, […]

Birmingham based England match team manager Mark Downes is bidding to revitalise team fishing in the UK by expanding his Sensas Challenge series. Mark is looking to create a series of qualifiers fished to World Championships rules and leading to a final which also involvs some of the best teams from France, Italy and Belgium. […]

Another venue that’s caught our eyes this week is Cob House Fishery at Wichenford, where the Saturday open match on Wyatts Pool was won with 133-4-0 – a standout weight in the current weather conditions. The owners take club bookings on all five of their lakes and there are open matches every Wednesday and Saturday, […]

Match anglers are enjoying plenty of bites at Meadowlands Fishery where the second round of the Silver Fish Only league there saw the top six all weigh in over 13lb. The winner of the 30-pegger on the venue’s Lambsdown Pool was Steve Hemingray, who switched between pole and groundbait feeder with caster or maggot hook […]

Docklow Pools is retaining its form in the colder weather and producing some good matches. Sunday’s event on Match pool saw the top six all weigh in over 25lb and finish within 12lb of each other, Phil Mason coming out on top from peg 22 with 37-7-0. On Saturday on Farmer Jack Pool there were […]

Midlands based Swann’s Baits are getting behind a new three-day summer festival at Barston Lakes with at £2760 payout. Based on 60 fishing, there will be daily payouts of over £1000 on top of the overall prize fund, which will see the winner pocketing £1000, down to £260 for fifth place. Entry is £130 per […]