With the River Trent running low and very clear, most of the competitors thought that this year’s RiverFest final on the River Trent at Burton Joyce could be a difficult two days. How wrong they were! After two days of hard-fought match fishing action, it needed more than 34lb to win the fifteenth prize in […]
John Lock raises the bar in the 2021 RiverFest final on the Trent
Bream see Paul Cannon through to RiverFest glory on the Trent
The eighth RiverFest final took place over the weekend of October 3rd and 4th when 72 of the countries top river anglers went into battle on the River Trent at Burton Joyce. Heavy rain on the first day didn’t stop the fish from feeding and top spot went to Paul Cannon who landed 44-6-0 of […]
Rob Casterton through to RiverFest Final – wins on in-form Newark Dyke
The second qualifier of RiverFest 2020 was on the River Trent at Newark Dyke and with the river looking in good nick, there were some good mixed bags expected. Rob Casterton won the match from the East Stoke section peg 48, where he’s had a wonderful day catching roach on the pole with hemp and […]
Lee Kerry wins Weaver RiverFest with 46-15 of bream from White Hulses
The River Weaver hosted the third round of RiverFest qualification and with the river holding good summertime flow, a few bigger weights were expected. Lee Kerry certainly didn’t disappoint from peg 2 on White Hulses Island and put together an impressive 46lb 15oz and 12drams of river bream, which he took on groundbait feeder at […]
Luke Sears on top in Lakeview RiverFest heat
Lake View Fishery hosted the seventh round of Fish’O’Mania qualification this weekend and with mid-week weights soaring over 150lb, most expected a few bites at the draw. Conditions on the morning looked to be spot on, but with extra rain water the lakes resident carp and F1s remained moody. It was Luke Sears who sealed […]
Stick float and bomb bag of chub sees Davies through on the Calder
The first RiverFest qualifier of the season on the River Calder saw the level a few inches above summer normal and carrying a little colour. Phill Davies made very good use of a fast water swim in B Zone using a combination of Avon, stick float and bomb tactics to land chub up to 4lb […]
RiverFest 2020 tickets on sale March 13th
The Angling Trust is delighted to announce that RiverFest 2020 ticket sales will open in alignment with the end of the river season on, Monday 16th March at 10.30am for all Angling Trust members. A revamped competition for 2020 will see a brand-new final on the mighty River Trent at Burton Joyce, which we’re sure […]
Big Changes for RiverFest in 2020
After two finals on the River Severn at Shrewsbury, RiverFest is on the move next year to a different river and will be fished earlier in the season. RiverFest 2020 will take place on the River Trent at Burton Joyce over the weekend of 26th and 27th September. The Angling Trust is delighted to announce […]
Ian Ward is 2019 RiverFest Champion
The Angling Trust RiverFest Final 2019 was held on the weekend of Saturday 7th and 8th of December on the River Severn in Shrewsbury. In the run up to the event, the river had been out of sorts with several unfortunate cancellations, but the tricky river made for an incredibly close final, which was watched […]
High, hardy and Haigh on Yorks Ouse RiverFest qualifier
A very high Yorkshire Ouse greeted the hardy RiverFest anglers this past weekend, with some awful weather and six foot of extra water on the river, it was always going to be a struggle. Stan Haigh took the match from peg 224 in the Hunters section with 7lb 2oz. This was made up of a […]
Bream on a rising Warks Avon get Biddle through to Riverfest final….
After 12 hours of heavy rain, the Warwickshire Avon was starting to rise as the 55 competitors got to their pegs. As always on rising rivers, some species like to feed and those who were on areas where there were some bream and barbel managed to catch well. Worcester’s Tim Biddle drew the downstream end […]
Cranson takes River Thames Riverfest qualifier
The River Thames at Reading saw the top four anglers land over 600lb of bream, which included a new record weight for the competition. Andrew Cranston set the new standard at peg 34 where he put 194-4-0 of bream on the scales to book himself a place in the final. Next door to Andy, at […]
Jim Burton bags Bewdley RiverFest Qualifier with 55lb of barbel and chub
The River Severn at Bewdley hosted the seventeenth round of RiverFest qualification this Saturday. Conditions on the morning were bright and clear, which weren’t ideal and those with some cover had a distinct advantage. Facebook blogger, Villa fan and one time MatchBox supremo Jim Burton was on such man on peg 49 in B zone, […]
Darran Soars into the Final
The Seventeenth round of RiverFest qualification saw the 50 of the country’s finest river anglers pit their wits against a rather low and clear river River Soar. It was Sensas backed Darran Bickerton that took the match from peg 7 in A zone. Darran rotated a 5m line for perch on worm, and a longer […]
Dench, Robbins, Hughes through to RiverFest final after Tidal Trent qualifier
Anglers were greeted by a very low and clear tidal Trent for the latest RiverFest qualifier held at North Clifton, Laughterton and Torksey. With no tide due for the match, the main targets would be the roach, dace and the hope of an odd barbel. Winner on the day from North Clifton peg 22 was […]
