It’s been quite tough going on the area’s stillwaters in the last week – one match at Earlswood Lakes was won with a single skimmer bream – but some stretches of the River Severn have been in decent form running into the last weekend of the river season. Cradley Heath Labour held an event at […]
Silver Fish Feeding At Stourport
Double Figure Rainbow Clinches Orvis Victory For Dennis Perry
Dennis Perry triumphed in the 2013 Orvis Final at Wessex Water’s Sutton Bingham reservoir near Yeovil in Somerset with a fantastic 26 lb four trout limit to secure the first place tackle voucher prize as the event opened the season at the popular venue’s West Pond.The final was contested by the captors of each months […]
Maver Midlands Master Makins!
The mighty Maver Midlands squad secured victory to win the Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final at Makins Fishery to earn their place in the grand final. The team put in a near faultless performance to secure victory with an impressive 77 points out of a possible 90. Over the last month the Maver Midlands […]
£50,000 Match This Winner On Facebook
Midlands commercial fishery ace Les Thompson is the latest angler to be booked in for the Bait-Tech Facebook Session With The Stars. Les, who pocketed a cool £50,000 purse when he won the 2012 Maver Match This title and has also appeared in the Fish ‘O’ Mania final will be online on the Bait Tech […]
Chance To Take On The UK Champs Heavyweights
An 80-peg qualifier at Barston Lakes in May will decide who will join the 40 automatic entrants for the prestigious UK Champs in 2013. The longest running event in the match fishing calendar will once again be televised and will see the cream of British match anglers alongside the Barston qualifiers fishing off for a […]
Winter League Practices At Makins
Makins Fishery is rearranging its open match schedule to facilitate practice for the forthcoming Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final at the end of February. The Thursday NISA Opens on the preceding weeks have been re-arranged; the 14th February match now taking place on Phase Two (Crater, Snake, Reptile, Little Reptile and Paddock) and the […]
Teams of Thee Summer League at Tunnel Barn Farm
Dates are out for a new Teams of Three Summer League at Tunnel Barn Farm, which is being limited to 18 teams. Six matches will take place during May, June and July and providing there’s a sell-out, which is virtually guaranteed at the Shrewley fishery, the overall winning team will pick up £350, down to […]
Browning Backs Tunnel Barn Farm Masters
Tackle firm Browning is backing Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery’s ‘Double Header’ Match in August which will see anglers fishing two matches in the same day on the Shrewley Complex, as they fish-off for a first prize of a 16m Browning pole and a £500 cash prize. The event takes place on Saturday August 3rd with […]
Great Skimmer Catch At Stoke Works
The Browning-sponsored West Midlands Pairs match on the Birmingham-Worcester Canal at Stoke Works produced an eye-catching bag of fish with winner Paul Bick bagging 15 skimmers on pole and maggot from down the track, opposite the Boat And Railway Pub. Paul and his Shakespeare Superteam partner Rob Quinn were top pairing.
Junior Teams Invited To Kingfisher
Kingfisher Pools in Warwick is inviting schools, scout groups and other youth organisations to put together a junior team to compete in a series of matches through the summer. If you are aged 10-17 you qualify for the teams-of-four matches, which start with eliminators on Saturday May 18th and lead to a final on Sunday […]
Match Series To Aid Cancer Charities
Match Aid, an organisation set up to raise money for cancer charities, is launching a new competition leading to an August 24th final at Furnace Mill Fishery with a cheque for £1,000 to the winner. It’s £20 per round to fish and qualifiers in the Midlands region include Boldings Fishery (June 5th), Furnace Mill (June […]
Demand High For Third Barston Masters
The Barston Masters is entering its third year and once again demand is very high. There will be five 65-peg matches with the winners of each five-peg section qualifying for the August 31st final. Last year’s winner picked up £1,000. Each match will be fished from 11am to 4pm with the draw at 9am at the West […]
Angling Trust FIPSed Veterans, Disabled and Ladies’ Team Trials
The Angling Trust is looking for talented anglers to compete in trials and assessments to help select squads for the 2013 FIPSed World Angling Championships for the Veterans, Disabled and Ladies’ teams. The England selectors will be looking for anglers who can demonstrate their ability to fish at international level.Hayfield Lakes in South Yorkshire will […]
Fry Takes Barston Christmas Match With A Winter Record
Barston’s annual Christmas Match was won by the ever consistent Simon Fry. Simon, who finished as runner up in the 2012 UK champs, only losing out on weight, drew fancied peg 17 at the Solihull water, right where he wanted to be, and fished the Method at 70 yards for 116-10-0 made up of fifty […]
Meadowlands Christmas Open
Meadowlands Fishery’s annual Christmas match has been booked for Sunday December 16th. The venue has been fishing well despite the recent cold snap, with 50 pegs set aside on Lambsdown and Warren Pools. The draw takes place at 8.30am with fishing from 10.15am to 3.15pm and prizes dished out at the nearby Blacksmith Arms afterwards. […]
