The latest RiverFest qualifier held on Saturday 22nd September on the River Severn at Bridgnorth was fished with the level starting at around 4ft 6″ in spate and rising steadily throughout the match. As a result it was a poor match and only 28 out of the 60 entry weighed in. Pete Sturmey won the […]
Sturmey books his RiverFest Grand Final place
Robbins wins Trent RiverFest qualifier from unfancies North Clifton
A sixty strong field took part in the latest RiverFest qualifier on the tidal Trent. With the recent temperature drop and crystal-clear river, there were concerns of how the river would fish. Although with a large 8.9m tide due to top just as the match commenced, the hope was that some colour would come with […]
Greensides pips Taylor on the Don in RiverFest qualifier
A peg to peg battle between Browning Ossett team mates, Chris Greensides and Ben Taylor eventually saw Chris edge in front by just 10oz and book his place in the big money November final on the Severn at Shrewsbury. The two anglers were pegged on the Viaducts section and both pole fished with maggots over […]
Gary Fuller breams his way to the RiverFest final on the Yare
Forty-eight anglers fished Sundays’ RiverFest Qualifier on the River Yare. With a big tide forecast and big weights of bream being caught during the festival leading up to the event, most were resting their hopes on the feeder. A Zone winner was Gary Fuller, who drew peg 67 on the Boards section and caught bream […]
Gary Fuller breams his way to the RiverFest final on the Yare
Forty-eight anglers fished Sundays’ RiverFest Qualifier on the River Yare. With a big tide forecast and big weights of bream being caught during the festival leading up to the event, most were resting their hopes on the feeder. A Zone winner was Gary Fuller, who drew peg 67 on the Boards section and caught bream […]
Nick West wins on a clear River Soar to make it through to RiverFest 2018 Final
The River Soar at Loughborough hosted Sunday’s round of RiverFest 2018. The match was fished in baking hot conditions and with the river running clear, it was feared that weights could be low for everyone. Thankfully, no one told the fish and some excellent weights were recorded! The three swims below the weir in A […]
Dan Squire wins River Thames RiverFest qualifier
The River Thames at Clanfield hosted the latest round of the RiverFest 2018 and proved a tough nut to crack for many of the competitors. However, weights were incredibly close and several anglers missed out by ounces. Match and C Zone winner was Dan Squire who pole fished his way to an 8-14-0 winning haul, […]
150lb Bristol Avon bream weight for Deron Harper sets new qualifier record for RiverFest
An outstanding bream weight of 153-12-0, caught by Hereford angler Deron Harper was the highlight of the latest AT RiverFest qualifier on the Bristol Avon. Drawn at peg 59 in B Zone, Deron feeder fished with casters and worms for the 41 fish catch, which put more than 30lb on the previous best qualifying weight! […]
Mark Downes whips his way to RiverFest Qualifier win on the Weaver
RiverFest 2018’s third qualifier was held on River Weaver at Northwich. The river was running low, with the slightest of colour in the deeper sections. This made for a match that was dominated by skimmers and some familiar faces found a way to keep them coming. None more so than overall winner, England U25 Manager, […]
Lee Edwards takes RiverFest Qualifier on Nene’s North Bank
The fourth round of RiverFest made its way eastwards to the North Bank of the River Nene. Conditions on Sunday were bright, and anglers also had to contend with a very clear river, this made it bream or bust with regards to the overall. However, the beauty with RiverFest is that qualifiers are sectioned and […]
Matt Maginnis shows his Swale swagger in RiverFest Qualifier
The Angling Trust’s RiverFest 2018 hosted its second qualifier of the season on the impeccable River Swale. Kidderminster angler Matt Maginnis stamped his authority on yet another big match and took the honours on the day. In four previous visits, Matt has qualified twice, and the hat trick was completed this time with a waggler […]
RiverFest dates and venues 2018 and how to book tickets….
Pic: The big winners from the 2017 RiverFest final on the River Wye: Mike Bedding (1st, centre £13,000 ), Sean Ashby (3rd, left, £4,000), Same Merry (2nd, right, £6,000) Tickets for the UK’s biggest river fishing competition will go on sale from Monday 26th March. Four new venues have been added to this year’s line […]
Price is right in RiverFest River Thames qualifier
The River Thames Riverfest qualifier at Clanfield was won by John Price who finished well clear of the pack with a mixed catch of 19-7-0 from peg 94. John started on the whip fished over groundbait for 6lb of small fish. He then fished a chopped worm line down the edge at 14m for a […]
Dan Ashington bags the barbel in River Severn RiverFest Qualifier
Qualifiers: Dan Ashington, Dave Beecroft and Adrian Paddock A dropping and clearing river greeted the competitors for the sixteenth round of the RiverFest 2017 qualifiers and hopes were high for big weights. However, the low water temperature resulted in many of the anglers struggling for bites. Dan Ashington won A Zone with the top weight […]
Long whip approach sees Peter Morris take the River Soar RiverFest qualifier with 26lb
Qualifiers: Peter Morris, Paul Bick, Mal Hallows The River Soar hosted the seventh round of RiverFest qualifiers and although some decent weights were posted, it didn’t fish as well as the weeks leading up to the qualifier. This was down to clear cold water going into the system the day before. A zone was split […]
