Angling Trust Winter League Northern Semi Final (Sponsored by Partridge Lakes, Nr Warrington) Sunday 1st April 2012 Stainforth & Keadby Canal, Thorne Match Report The second of the Angling Trust Winter League Northern semi-finals again faced the changes in the weather conditions with overnight temperatures of minus 3 degrees, which was going to have a big […]

Following on from the announcement that  a Team Championship event will feature as part of the 2012 ‘Match This’ weekend, Maver (UK) have been working hard behind the scenes in an effort to bring together the best club teams currently in the UK.  The teams currently selected include Ultimate Barnsley Blacks, Daiwa Gordon League, Maver […]

With 180 in attendance including some of the very best in Britain, this was sure to be another hotly contested event. The sun was shining and the fish fed well which led to some huge weights from all over the complex. Tony Wynnick topped the big weight stakes with a staggering 240lb but some very […]

The tons are starting to flow at Tunnel Barn Farm, with 11 reported in open matches in the last week, topped by an impressive 178-11-0 in the Wednesday Open on New Pool to Kingsmill Redditch rod Paul Newell. Paul fished bread and slop at nine metres up in the water for a bag of F1s, […]

Match ReportA cold northerly wind greeted the 80 competitors to the Gloucester Canal for the first Southern Semi Final of the Angling Trust Winter League and the plunging temperatures meant the normally prolific roach went off the feed. The saving grace was the skimmers and bream which did show reasonably well especially in the later […]

Match ReportA cold northerly wind greeted the 80 competitors to the Gloucester Canal for the first Southern Semi Final of the Angling Trust Winter League and the plunging temperatures meant the normally prolific roach went off the feed. The saving grace was the skimmers and bream which did show reasonably well especially in the later […]

John Bushell has been in touch about the forthcoming series of open matches he’s running at Arrow Valley Lakes. John has just completed a successful winter series on the Redditch Water, and has now booked seven dates for Saturday open matches with the draw at 9am at Arrow Valley Visitor Centre and fishing 10.30am to […]

A sign that summer is on the way is when ton-up weights start to be recorded on the area’s commercial stillwaters. At Moorlands Farm Mal Watson registered 108-12-0 in the Wednesday Open on Bank Pool peg 17, and the following day George Reynolds won the open on Silver with 104-4-0. On Saturday the top two […]

Midlands teams enjoyed a brilliant final of the 2012 Sensas Challenge on the Gloucester Canal, filling the top three places. The 16 team event was fished to international rules with Daiwa Gordon League winning their way through to October’s European final by five points from the two Kamasan teams from Birmingham. Gordon League know the […]

Growing bait brand Bag’em has snapped up north east matchman Marc Rodger into its talented team of sponsored anglers. Bag’em has shown tremendous growth since it was created four years ago, and has become known for the best quality baits at affordable prices. Grimsby based Marc said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be part of such […]

Bury Hill will be running another Spring 2 day silvers festival on the Old Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday 24th and 25th April. Cost will be £70 all in with a draw time of 8.30am, fish 10.15am to 3.15pm. All fishery rules apply breakfasts will be served from 7am onwards. In last year’s spring festival […]

32 pegs – Sunday 18th March 2012 1st Barry Carr & Dean Hancox (Daventry AC) Peg14 & 33 24lb 7¾oz Orfe & Perch2nd Rich Wills & Simon Potter (Daventry AC) Peg4 & 31 16lb 15½oz Skimmers/Perch3rd Jake King & Graham Cheney(Daventry AC) Peg24 & 12 11lb 10¼oz Roach/Skimmers Sections: A1 Barry Carr (Daventry AC) Peg14 […]