Wayne Mellings is the 2011 Midland Angler Of The Year after posting a perfect two-point scorecard at Solihull’s Barston Lakes. The competition, which was set up by Total-Fishing.com’s Gareth Purnell up with fishery owner Nigel Harrhy some nine years ago when he was editor of Midland Angler magazine, sees 40 top anglers fishing two matches […]
Mellings Is Midland Angler Of The Year 2011
Fish ‘O’ Mania 2012 Qualifiers
The venues for the 2012 Fish O Mania competition and it’s good news for Midlands anglers with five of the 16 qualifiers taking place in the region. Moorlands Farm isn’t in the line-up this year, but Maver Larford is on May 5th, in addition to Makins Fishery on April 21st, Woodland View Fishery on April […]
UK Champs Drama
The final round of the Preston Innovations backed UK Angling Championship saw the field head to the awesome Barston in Solihull for the finale in what has been a gripping series to date. Having taken a perfect score with three section wins in the first three rounds, Derbyshire hotshot Jason LeBosquet went into the home […]
E.P.F.C European Police Championships 2012 Ireland
The European Freshwater fishing Championships for 2012 will be held at Lough Muckno in Castleblaney Co Monaghan Ireland. The National police force of An Garda Siochana will host the event with the assistance of local clubs Lough Muckno Coarse angling club along with South Armagh and Dist League. It will be conducted under the patronage […]
Match This Final Set To Be Bigger in 2012
Maver UK boss Phil Briscoe is pledging to make the 2012 Match This series bigger and better after personally guaranteeing that it paid out the biggest prize in match fishing this year – £50,000 to the winner. Phil, who runs the Larford Lakes complex that staged the final, has secured a two-year deal with the […]
Two New Winter Matches At Makins
Makins Fishery is launching brand new silver fish and team series in the run up to Christmas. The Silver Fish League will run over four matches starting November 5th, with Lagoon, Lizard and Lake one all in line to be used. Owner Alan McDiarmid is also changing his popular teams of 12 series to a […]
Le Bosquet Wins 2011 UK Champs
The 2011 UK Champs came to a conclusion at Barston Lakes, with Jason Le Bosquet defending the four point lead he held coming into the final round thanks to a second in section. The Solihull venue wasn’t on its finest form with a cold wind affecting catch rates, but there was still a good winning […]
John Myatt Wins The Angling Trust Individual National Champion 2011
John Myatt (Team Marukyu) won the coveted title of Angling Trust Individual National Champion on Saturday 10th September 2011 at Woodlands View Fishery, Droitwich. John was pleased to draw peg 4 on High Pool next to the café, but cups of tea were the last thing on his mind as he caught carp up to […]
England Veterans Finish 6th Place In The 2011 World Champs
The Angling Trust Team England Veterans went into the World Angling Championships this year 2nd/3rd September 2011 as top seeds having won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal in the three previous Internationals. The river Arno in Florence was the scene of the first ever Nations win for England in 1985, but this time the […]
Ireland Win European Coarse Angling Championships 2011
European Police Coarse Angling Championships Holland September 2011 The Garda Siochana Maver backed Coarse Angling team from Ireland after weeks of dedicated preparation, finally departed for Holland on the 25th August 2011 to compete in the 15th European Police championships.Final practice sessions behind us on the brilliant Newry Canal assisted by Loughs Agency officer Gerry […]
Italy Win World Angling Championships Gold; No Medal For England
Drenan England will return from the world angling championships without a men’s senior medal after the event on Italy’s Ostellato Canal. As so often happens, the Italians totally dominated on home water, scoring a brilliant nine points on day one with three section wins. Incredibly that was bettered by Holland, led by manager Jan Van Schendel, […]
9th European Pike Championship
2011 GRAND PIKE OF VASTERVIK One of the World’s Best Pike Fishing Camps – VASTERVIK FISHING CAMP TEST CENTER, are pleased to present the Biggest PIKE FISHING competition in Europe! The Championship is to be held on October 1st – 8th, 2011 at the VASTERVIK FISHING CAMP, Sweden. The most accomplished PIKE FISHERMENS from Belgium, […]
Andy Powers To £50,000 Angling Final Win.
23 year old, unemployed, competition angler, Andy Power, from Somerton, Wilts, took the Maver Match This £50,000 winner takes all angling final held a Larford Lakes, Stourport Worcestershire, beating23 of the UK’s top match anglers to land the catch of a lifetime. Grant Albutt (Garbolino) finished a close second, losing a possible match winning £50,000 […]
Daiwa Dorking Storm To Division One National Success
Daiwa Dorking took centre stage at the Angling Trust Division One National Championship on Saturday 6th August 2011 on the New Junction Canal, Doncaster to not only win as team Champions with 551 points and weight of 25.520kg, but for top England International angler, Steve Gardener to win the gold medal in the individual category […]
Abu Garcia /Wychavon Qualifier
30/07/201163 fished. A low clear river along with blazing sunshine is generally a recipe for a tough days fishing, but Pershore rod Jim Smith found no such problems after drawing fancied peg 29 . As this peg had won the match the previous weekend, Jim set about his day with confidence knowing that his swim […]
