The last of the Angling Trust Winter League semi-finals for this year was held on Sunday 6th April on the Grand Union canal at Loughborough with 90 competitors. Conditions were almost ideal for fishing on a mild overcast day the only downside being a gusty wind. The top individual was local angler Pete Scott (Drennan […]

The first of the Northern semi-finals of the Angling Trust Winter League was held at Garbolino Lindholme lakes on Saturday 5th April 2014, which once again lived up to its reputation as a premier fishery providing superb hospitality as well as everything else any angler could want. Ten teams of ten anglers, having qualified through […]

The first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier for 2014 took place on Saturday 5th April at Bait-tech Viaduct Fishery, Somerset. The weather was overcast, but the sun did shine on the winner Kevin Dicks of Bathhampton.  Kevin a  Senior Clerk of Works was fishing for Maver, Bathhampton.  Drawing peg 86 on Cary Lake.  Fishing either waggler […]

Competitors who have booked a ticket for the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier at Evesham on Saturday 18th October should note that the venue has now had to be changed. This is due to the Evesham Rowing Club who will now be using the water for a big rowing competition on that date. Because of this […]

Mid-week frosts led to a clearer canal than seen during the recent excellent practices and coupled with bright sunshine led to a slow start for the 89 competitors on the Angling Trust Southern Winter League semi final held on Saturday 29th March 2014 on the Kennet and Avon canal, Marlborough.  Subsequently, the famed skimmers normally […]

Mark Downes, Drennan Team England Manager is on the lookout for talented anglers young anglers who would like to apply for the England Under-23s team trials. The under 23s World Championship is due to be staged at Assen in the Netherlands from 25th-26th July 2014. The trails will take place on Saturday 12th April on […]

Anglers are in for some sensational sport at Larford Lakes this spring and summer if matches there at the weekend are anything to go by. In Saturday’s Maver Classic qualifier on the Match Lake, the top five all had over 100lb of F1s and carp, winner Chris Bradney taking 177-9-0 to the scales – pole […]

Mallory Park Fisheries will be holding the 10th annual running of the Ivan Marks Memorial Match in May. It will be, as always, open to all anglers of any standard and offers a great opportunity to ‘rub shoulders’ with star anglers from all over the country, including Full Internationals from several countries. This event WILL […]

Photo caption from left to right: Guildford Angling Centre Black: Gareth Phillips, Dan Cooper, Paul Williamson, Giovanni Barbato  After six hard-fault rounds at Willinghurst Fishery Surrey, Guildford Angling Centre Black were crowned 2014 Masters winners with an impressive 8pt score, taking their £500 cheque and Masters Trophy.  The local team produced an impressive team effort, winning […]

The Angling Trust Preston Innovations England Feeder team have now been selected for the FIPSed 4th World Feeder Championships in Ireland on the 19th/20th July 2014. The squad will consist of brothers, Steve and Phil Ringer, Mick Vials, Adam Wakelin, Dean Barlow, and current Barnsley Blacks team captain, Glenn Lawrence (coach) and Tom Pickering (manager/squad […]

The UK’s biggest river fishing event – the Evesham Festival has introduced a new online booking system, allowing anglers to reserve tickets for this years qualifying matches.  In a change from previous form, this years bloodworm qualifiers are spaced out – with one weekend in July and another in August. There will also be two […]

Ireland’s Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship is returning in 2014. The event will take place from the 8th to 12thSeptember 2014 in Ireland’s superb wild coarse fishing venues in the Lakelands region with many top class international anglers seeking the prestigious ‘World Pairs Champions’ title. The Lakelands & Inland Waterways partners Waterways Ireland […]

The Angling Trust is delighted to announce the 20 qualifying venues for this year’s RiverFest competition. The qualifiers will begin earlier than 2013 with the first match taking place on the River Calder, Mirfield on Sunday 22nd June.  The qualifiers will then continue on a weekly basis through to the last qualifier for 2014 on […]