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The Angling Trust RiverFest 2018 had its first year on new final location, The River Severn at Shrewsbury, with the Quarry and County Ground sections being used. Conditions on the two-day final were unseasonably warm and this saw a lot of silverfish being caught, especially in the county ground section. Day one saw a few […]
Everyone wanted to draw peg 96 on the latest Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on a low and clear River Wye at Hereford and when former World Champion Clive Branson drew it, there was only ever going to be one outcome. Clive float fished with bread and maggots and weighed in an impressive 54-6-0 of chub […]
The Severn at Shrewsbury was the reserve venue used to replace a high River Dee. The river was running low and clear and a temperature drop of three degrees in four days didn’t bode well. One man not complaining though was match winner Martin Challenger down at peg 89, where he recorded 16-10-0 of roach […]
Sixty competitors took part in the Warwickshire Avon qualifier at Evesham and with the river running cold and clear it was a tough day for most. James Poolton fancied his chances of a few chub when he drew peg 52 on the Hampton Ferry length. He duly delivered and booked his final place with 14-4-0 […]
A cold morning met the 38 contenders for the last two qualifying spot for the RiverFest 2018 Final. This meant that weights were down on the river, but this made for an incredulously close affair! Ian Exley took top honours from peg 283 in B section with 12lb 15oz. Roach and chublets made most of […]
The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Canal Pairs Final took place in unseasonably warm and bright conditions across the Staffs and Worcester Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal. There was talk of several hot areas at the draw and none more so was the Marina in A section, where previous match winning […]
Fish O Mania organisers MatchRoom are being accused of peddling ‘sexism at its finest’ after the announcement of a Ladies Only qualifier. The proposed 50 pegger, which is apparently supported by Sky Sports and which will tag onto the April Partridge Lakes event, will ensure that there is a female in the £50,000 qualifier for […]
This eighteenth round of RiverFest qualification fished really well at Straford Upon Avon, with good weights of chub, roach and dace all along the length. Leigh Gardner took top spot with an outstanding weight of 29-11-0. His catch came from just below Seven Meadows weir at peg 6, in the faster water on waggler fished maggots […]
After a highly successful inaugural Fishing Festival in March 2018, fishing fever returned to Cofton again this September for the second instalment of the highly sought after Cofton Cup! The award-winning South Devon holiday park hosted its second competitive match on its Mamhead Match Lake, from 18th – 20th September. Battling it out against a […]
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 […]
England match fishing legend Tommy Pickering has announced he is to resign from his position as manager of Preston Innovations England Feeder Team with immediate effect. Tom will leave his role with Team England ranked number 1 in the FIPS-ed rankings and widely recognised as the best and most consistent feeder team in the world. […]
Drennan Team England Nations Coarse Angling Team missed out of a podium place after finishing 6th in the 65th FIPSed Nations World Coarse Fishing Championship at Montemor o Velho, Portugal from 8th – 9th September 2018. The event was held on the Montemor rowing coarse with 22 nations competing for the title of 2018 World […]
The Dynamite Baits AT/CRT Canal Pairs made its way northwards to Wigan and District’s stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Long gone were the memories of the summer’s heatwave, with near gale force winds forcing a last-minute change to the pegging and thousands of pounds of carbon heaving a sigh of relief. Twenty-six anglers […]
The Dynamite backed AT/CRT Canal Pairs hosted its tenth round on the prolific stretch of Grand Union Canal at Loughborough. A great turnout of 36 anglers made the qualifier and had a real treat despite the far from favourable conditions, bright sunshine and little wind. Nobody could have expected the consistency and quality of fishing […]
Pictured: Triumphant – 2018 Division Two National winners Sensas Mark One. The Angling Trust Division Two National made its way eastwards this year to the North Bank of the River Nene at Peterborough Despite the sterling efforts of the Peterborough & District organizing team to prepare the venue for this match, they could do nothing […]
