Moorlands Farm produced one of the best match weights of the week when Clive Munslow weighed in 114-14-0 in the Saturday Open at the Hartlebury water. Clive drew peg 28 on Silver Pool in what was a brilliant week for him in which he also won the Thursday and Sunday open matches on Meadow and […]
Clive Munslow On Fire At Moorlands
Mega Match This – No Longer Winner Takes All!
The beginning of another year is here, and with that, so too is the 2012 Maver Mega ‘Match This’ event. Phil Briscoe, Maver (UK) Managing Director, has again guaranteed the winner of this year’s event a minimum of £50,000. In addition to this, Phil has announced that, providing ticket sales for this year’s event allows, […]
Winter Wonders At Shatterford
One Midlands day ticket venue that always fishes well through cold snaps because of its depth is Shatterford Fishery in Kidderminster, and regulars Ed Hill and Martin Poole cashed in during an active 24-hour session on Erics Lake. Bewdley angler Ed landed an impressive 24lb mirror using Cell boilies, while Martin, who hails from Kidderminster, […]
Midlands Match Form
On the match front the standout weight of the weekend for me was the 71-14-0 bag of chub weighed in by Shakespeare backed Stu Halford in the Hereford Winter League on the River Wye at Belmont. Stu drew peg 96 between the two road bridges where he fished Bolognese style with maggot feed and hook […]
Browning sign SPA Match Group
West Midlands based SPA Match Group have signed a sponsorship deal with Browning Fishing, part of the Zebco Europe group of brands. The team will receive support in their match fishing activities and will assist with promotion of Browning products and brand. The move is the latest in a series of team and individual signings […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Christmas Matches
At Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm there’s the ‘Santa’s Special Open’ on Christmas Eve and on Monday the Boxing Day Bash which has no peg fees and a 100% payout. There are also normal opens on Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th with a Christmas Pairs Match sandwiched in between on Wednesday 28th. There are also special […]
Interview With Alan Scotthorne
Those who love their match fishing might like to watch an interview Total-Fishing.com’s Gareth Purnell did with five times world champion Alan Scotthorne at a recent angling show that’s available free-to-view over the Christmas period as part of the monthly video magazine Coarse & Match Fishing. Alan covers bloodworm and joker fishing, fishing with England, […]
Packington Christmas Matches
Packington Somers Fishery has announced its match schedule for Christmas and the New Year with opens taking place on Little Geary’s on Saturday December 24th and Wednesday 28th, plus a match on Gearys on December 31st and another on Molands on December 2nd. It’s been quite tough going on the water in the last week, […]
England’s Elite To Fish Evesham Festival
A change to the dates for the senior World Angling Championships means that members of the Drennan England team will be able to fish the Evesham Festival for the first time in over a decade. The World Champs traditionally takes place on the first weekend of September and although the Evesham Festival covers the Bank […]
Packington Somers Christmas Match
The Packington Somers Fishery Christmas Match is booked for Sunday 11th December with Gearys, Molands, Gratuities, Anniversaries and Willow to be used. Tickets are £8 with every angler taking part getting a prize. Contact the lodge on 01676 523833 for further details or check out our website on www.packingtonestate.net .
Maver Mega Match This 2012
Nine of the 24 qualification dates for the 2012 Maver Mega Match This series are set to take place in the Midlands. This year’s event saw Preston Innovations backed Andy Power walk away with a massive £50,000 and organizer Phil Briscoe is hopeful that this time around there might be a £100,000 prize. The Midlands […]
Mark’s Tackle Matches
The Mark’s Tackle matches on the River Severn at Stourport are getting some good attendances, with 40 fishing Saturday’s event and 41 turning up for the mid-weeker. It’s great to see the roach moving into their winter quarters too, Dave Edwards taking the weekend open with 13-9-0 of them, all taken on stick float and […]
Giant Perch In Trains Match
Kidderminster’s Woodside Fishery has produced one of the biggest perch ever landed in a match in the shape of a 5lb 4oz specimen. The magnificent fish was taken by David Prior during a Central Trains Angling Club event. After drawing peg 12 on the Island Pool, David (52) fed chopped worm and caster – the […]
Tough Going On Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal at Nuneaton hosted the fourth round of the Warwickshire Winter League on Sunday, 50 anglers finding the fishing pretty tough. Pole, bloodworm and joker were the order of the day and there were only two weights over 5lb, Shakespeare’s Darren Massey taking top honours with 58 roach for 7-10-1 from the gardens […]
Harrisons Tackle Fossdyke League
Round Two, 39 fished. 1 Barry Wiggington (Maver Bait Tech) 16-4-0 (peg 16)2 Sean Ashby (Sensas) 12-11-0 (peg 11)3 Alistair Ogilvie (Maver Bait Tech) 10-13-0 (peg 20)4 Rob Thorley (Spro Whisby) 10-3-0 (peg 19)5 Jake Dye (Mosella) 9-15-0 (peg 18)6 John Turner (Spro Whisby) 9-15-0 (peg 17) League:1 Chris Jenkinson 20pts2 Barry Wiggington 19 pts3 Rob Perkins […]
