Nigel Harrhy presents the Barston Bowl to Danny Ashington and a £1000Danny won from peg 67 in the far deep corner of the Barston lake. He fished long into the corner, having to stand most of the time to see his float over the reeds. His float was right nby the edges of the foot […]
Danny Ashington Wins The Barston Bowl
Black Cat On The Prowl…
Black Cat, keen to get their claws into the event, have pounced on one of the three sections available for the 2012 World Catfish Classic. The section, which will be presented as the Black Cat Zone, will be easily recognised by the placement of the distinctive Black Cat logo upon its banners. The Black Cat […]
Davis Wins Shakespeare Qualifier 23rd July 2011
62 fished. Ex Shakespeare Superteam Stalwart Tony Davis scored an impressive win from peg 42 with a weight of 9-4-0. Going into the last hour, Gloucester- rod Tony had just a few small fish and his hopes of any kind of comeback seemed dashed when he lost a serpent sized eel just as he was […]
Abu Garcia/Wychavon Championship qualifier
24.07.2011Abu Garcia/Wychavon Championship qualifier53 fished After winning both matches on the opening weekend with big nets of chub, Shakespeare Superteam ace Tony Bench was banking on much of the same when he drew peg 29. After spending the early part of the match targeting gudgeon on a whip, Tony attacked mid river with his trademark […]
UK Angling Championships
Boilies Reign Supreme As Garbolino Dominate Barston Round 2 of the Preston Innovations backed UK Angling Championships saw a last minute change of venue from Colemans Cottage to the coliseum of competition angling, Barston Lakes. Host venue of the British Carp Angling Championships the weekend before the UKAC, Barston saw large quantities of boilies fed in […]
Will Raison’s Match Fishing Year
Will Raison is widely regarded as one of the very best match anglers ever to have lived. Supported by his dad John and sponsors Daiwa, Will was a World Champion waiting to happen and duly obliged by taking gold on the Spinadesco Canal in 2008. Will knows how to master ever kind of venue at […]
Arrow Valley Lake Matches
In conjunction with the new management of Arrow Valley Visitor Centre, Redditch Federation of Anglers are organising a series of open matches on Arrow Valley Lake, Redditch. The five 40-peg Saturday matches are booked for July 23rd, August 6th and 20th, September 15th and October 8th . The draw is at the visitor centre restaurant off Battens […]
World Fishing Championships Dates 2011
All the 2011 world match fishing championship events are being held in Italy in 2011 as part of a World Fishing Games.. Men’s World Fishing Championships 2011 Ostellato Canal, FerraraSunday 28th August 2011 to Sunday 4th September 2011 Feeder Fishing World Fishing Championships 2011River Tevere/Monte Molino, PerugiaSunday 28th August 2011 to Friday 2nd September 2011 […]
Fishing matches in Ireland
Fishing matches in Ireland this weekend…. Waterways ExtravaganzaDate: 16th & 17th July Venue: The Erne – Castle ArchdaleCome join us for a weekend of fun including water activities, storytelling, game fishing and trips to White Island.Contact: Joe Mahon +44 (0) 28 6862 1656 / www.mahonshotel.co.uk Kilcock Open Canoe Polo CompetitionDate: 16th & 17th JulyVenue: Royal […]
Betting For Fish O Mania Final
This weekend sees the biggest televised fishing event in the calendar – the Sky Sports Fish ‘O’ Mania final which once again takes place at Cudmore Fishery in Staffordshire. Last year saw a thrilling finish which saw Neil McKinnon storm up the rails to take the £30,000 first prize and once again there are several […]
White In Top Gear
Matches at Packington Somers included a stand out 86-15-0 winning net in the Monday evening open to Kobra Feeders’ Steve White. Steve drew peg 11 on Little Geary’s, where he fished the Method with meat on the hook for a bag of F1s and carp. Swann Baits Derek Hartshorn was second with 55-2-0 with Suzy […]
Shakespeare Qualifier 10th July
Shakespeare QualifierSunday July 10th69 fished. With fishing times being pushed back to accommodate the Evesham River Festival, anglers were optimistic that the later finish would lead to increased catches. Alcester rod George Avery took top spot with a 7-8-0 net of perch and roach from peg seven. George started by fishing maggots on the long […]
Mega Match This
Angling is the most participated sport in the UK, yet despite this, lacks the level of recognition and life-changing financial rewards of sports such as snooker and darts. However, this is all about to change thanks to tackle giants Maver (UK) who have decided to do something about raising the profile of angling by organising […]
17th European Championships Poland
There were some surprises in the results this year for all the teams taking part in the European Coarse Angling Championships in Opole, Poland from 25th – 26th June 2011.Drennan Team England consisted of; Mark Downes and Mark Addy (Joint Managers), Alan Scotthorne, Steve Gardener, Will Raison, Sean Ashby, Darren Cox and Steve Hemmingray.Drennan Team […]
Arrow Valley Matches
There are some open matches coming up at Arrow Valley Lakes, which is a top rate bream and silver fish venue that also contains plenty of hard-fighting carp. The dates for the diary are July 23rd, August 6th and 20th, September 17th and October 8th. Call John Bushell on 07879 624248 to book in.