The Angling Trust has announced that Stephen Marsh-Smith has resigned as Chairman of both the Angling Trust and Fish Legal and that Stuart McPherson has resigned as a Director of the Angling Trust and Committee Member of Fish Legal and Chairman of the Marine Committee. The Angling Trust Board thanked Stephen and Stuart for all […]

60 Anglers returned to Monks Lakes in Kent today (9th September) for the 3rd qualifier of “Fish to Win” 2009, and after the previous weeks bad weather conditions everyone was in buoyant mood and hoping to be drawn on Match Lake 2.  However it was the last person to be weighed in on peg 44 […]

England’s Rob Tough and Tom Duncan-Dunlop are on top of the world after overcoming an international field to win the 2009 World Carp Classic. Rob, 45, and Tom, 36, produced a stunning all-round effort to beat off competition from 126 pairs from 21 different countries to claim the £10,000 first prize from the £70,000 prizetable […]

Angling is one of the first sports to be recognised by Sport England as making good use of the opportunity to work with County Sports Partnerships (CSP) to increase participation. Sport England has given the Angling Development Board (ADB) the green light to work with all 49 County Sports Partnerships and access their core services […]

This event saw 22 anglers fish on Colton and Barford Match Lake over two days.  Colton on the first day proved to be a challenge with some anglers struggling.  Lewis Murawski (Lewis’ Anglers World) led the field with 69lb 5 ozs from peg 18.  Lewis caught on corn down the edge whilst feeding pellet and […]

The Anglers were met with wet and windy conditions on the 2nd Fish to Win Qualifier at Monk Lakes near Maidstone in Kent, where Match Lake 2 dominated proceedings with 8 of the top ten spots were recorded.  Taking top spot from peg 74 was 18 year old Surrey based angler Dave Sandford (Medway Tackle) […]

EVENT: VENUE:  THAMES & INNER AVON ,Dynamite Baits MakinsDATE:  3 September 2009RESULT1st Dave KENT  Long Eaton Victoria AS  95 lb 12 oz2nd Alan WALTON Whitley AC    78 lb3rd John ADAMSON Kobra Feeders   60 lb 12 ozNumber of pegs: 19 Report:At the Thursday Kobra Affordable Open at Dynamite Baits Makins, gale force winds made fishing difficult but weights remained good.  Top weight fell to Long Eaton […]

14 teams of five70 pegsAfter two dismal days of most anglers struggling for ounces it was generally felt that day three, with bloodworm and joker allowed, would be better. It was, and even with the river at its lowest level in months roach made all the leading catches and Hadrian Whittle turned in a brilliant […]

Sunday 30th August 70 pegsIf everyone thought Saturday had been hard little did they realise at the draw for this match just how much harder the venue was about to become. The river fished terrible all the way through but one man who wasn’t complaining was Wayne Swinscoe who added £3,000 to the £2,000 he’d […]

Saturday 29th August70 pegs The river was the lowest and clearest it had been all season for this match and many of the competitors had made up their minds to go all out for a big fish to win the £6,000 top prize before they’d even drawn! As a result the spectators that turned up […]

Wednesday 26th August 72 pegsThis was the third Veterans Championship and it attracted a record entry of 72 anglers over 60 years of age.  Once again there were some who set out to catch a big fish from the off with feeder gear and some going for small fish on pole and waggler gear. At […]

Sunday 23rd August35 pegsThe river was still very low and clear for the fourth Ladies Championship and the ladies soon realised they were in for a tough day after very little was caught in the first hour. Just like in the junior and intermediate event some of the ladies went all out for barbel while […]

Shakespeare Junior and Intermediate ChampionshipSaturday 22nd August 55 pegsWith the river very low and clear it was the youngsters who got the festival underway and it was soon apparent that the record weights of last year wouldn’t be repeated. Many of the young anglers decided to sit it out for a big fish on either […]

Dog Lane Fishery, Napton, Warwickshire, 30 pegs Sunday, 30th August   Jet Breakers AC celebrated its 21st charity event by raising close to £1,000 for MacMillan Nurses and Warwick Hospital’s new Lung Cancer & Mesothelioma Support Group. The fund-raising event was held at Dog Lane Fishery near Napton, Warwickshire, which fishery owner Eddie Whitehead kindly […]

South Wales based commercial star Andy Neal has joined up and coming tackle innovators Frenzee. Andy joins the team as a consultant with a view to being heavily involved with all new product design and future marketing of the company. Brian Bancroft and John Pryce, co owners at Frenzee said: “We are extremely pleased to […]