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After seemingly a lifetime under the Preston Innovations banner (although he was actually also with Daiwa for ages, and Tri-Cast, for those with a longer memory), Tommy Pickering has left to join Maver UK, who are claiming a ‘new era’ is underway, Originally from South Kirkby, the 62-year old Doncaster-based rod is no stranger to […]
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 […]
Fish’O’Mania’s third qualifier of the year made its way northwards to Staffordshire and the popular Heronbrook Fisheries. At the draw 148 anglers made the qualifier another near sell-out showing the resurgence in popularity of the contest this year and it was mild overcast conditions that met the hopeful anglers. This seemed to get the venues […]
Fish’O’Mania XXV wound its way to the ever-consistent Tunnel Barn Farm for the second 2018 Qualifier. Upon arrival anglers were met with some awful conditions, temperatures were barely above freezing, and the snow was continuing to fall! At the draw bag there were a few noteworthy draws with Andy Bennett drawing New pool peg one […]
Pic: Mark Downes: ‘great learning arena for the younger element ‘ This year will see the European Championship being used as a blooding exercise for the next generation of full England internationals, with Mark Downes and Steve Sanders coupling three “experienced heads” with three younger members to gain optimum benefits. The team will be; Will […]
Mark Downes, England Manager and co-manager, Steve Sanders have named their Drennan Team England squad for the forthcoming World Nations Championship who will be heading to the fishing port of Figueira Da Fox in Portugal from 8th – 9th September. This vastly experienced team will consist of; – Alan Scotthorne, multi times World Champion – […]
The Angling Trust will be holding an England assessment trial early in the New Year for anglers aged between 66 and 75 years old for an exciting new international World Angling Championship. FIPSed which is governing body for international freshwater competition have put together a brand-new category the ‘Super Veterans’ which can only be applauded […]
Pic: Kevin Wadge shows off his winning haul! Kevin Wadge is the 2017 Parkdean Resorts Masters champion after winning the thrilling final on Jenny’s Lake at White Acres to claim the £25,000 first prize.Kevin, 41, from Spalding in Lincolnshire, drew Peg 16 on the big day – and took a massive gamble with his tactics […]
Day Five and final day Pollawyn Day five winner was Martin Holmes with 75lb 11oz from peg 17, martin spent most of his day fishing the bomb and meat. 2nd was Gavin Leversidge from peg 25 with 62lb, Gavin caught swapped between the long and short pole with meat and 3rd on the day was […]
Clint Elliott Reports White Acres Maver Festival 2017 Day One Report This week we are running the very popular Maver festival, its running full with 180 anglers fishing for 5 days. The lakes being uses are A section Pollawyn, B section Jenny.s split with Trewaters, C section Twin Oaks split with Trelawney, D section Porth […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drennan Team England have returned to home soil with team Silver after claiming a superb second place and so it turned out all podium positions went to the favourites Belgium, France and England. Belgium hosted the 64th FIPS-ed Coarse Angling World Championships for Nations over 9th – 10th September on the Charleroi-Bruxelles Canal, Ronquieres with […]
Left to right: The bronze medal winning England Under-15s squad for 2017 of Jason Kirk, Joe Roberts, Josh Newman, Joshua Paling, Mick Gibbs, William McCranor, Ryan Kennison, Billy Kirk Team England under 15’s won the Bronze medal in a memorable debut in the FIPS-ed World Youth Championships in Ireland, while England’s Sensas U20’s and Drennan […]
Drennan Barnsley Blacks have done English match fishing proud by taking gold at the prestigious World Club Match Fishing Champs in France. The event, described as the Champions League of match fishing, brings together the best match fishing teams from all over Europe, with 24 teams taking part this year. Until last year England’s only […]
