Cob House Fishery has been hitting the headlines with some big match weights of late and now Matchbox Tackle owner Jim Burton is turning a few heads with the introduction of an innovative format of matches, with three 90 minute fish-offs all on the same day. The Cob House Old Ghost Challenges are booked for […]
Innovative Match Format For Cob House
Spinks Strikes Gold On The Severn
Big fish river angler Phil Spinks is enjoying a purple patch on the River Severn, having bagged 32 barbel in five short evening sessions. Fishing flavoured luncheon meat on one of the Birmingham Anglers Association controlled stretches, the Korum backed angler has been fishing the inside bank, presenting his baits on size 10 hooks and […]
‘Yorkie’ wins Midland Angler of the Year…
Nick Speed has won the 2012 Midland Angler of the Year fished at Barston Lakes, Solihull. The match has been true to its original format since venue owner Nigel Harrhy and myself first set it up when I was editor of Midland Angler magazine. It comprises of two three-hour matches, the first one on the feeder, […]
Massive Response To First Bexhill Sea Angling Festival
Over 10,000 people attended the first day of the Bexhill Sea Angling Festival’s big weekend on Saturday September 22nd – surpassing the organisers’ wildest expectations. Glorious weather on the day saw anglers, non anglers and families arrive in droves to enjoy the sea angling and seafood events that were on offer. As a partner in […]
Emma Backer joins Quantum/Fin-Nor
With Emma Backer Håkonsen Zebco Europe has managed to sign another test angler for the brands Quantum Specialist and Fin-Nor. Emma is a textbook example of an angling globetrotter: She is travelling all corners of the world to seek the biggest catches. In her Norwegian homeland she specializes in Pike and Bass but she is […]
Carl Barnfield wins the Angling Trust & British Waterways Stillwater Championship 2012
Match ReportThree cold nights prior to this event and a bitterly cold north easterly wind on the day never put a damper on the spirits of the 35 anglers who had qualified for this, the final of the British Waterways Stillwater Championships held on Saturday 22nd September 2012 at Earlswood – Engine Lake, Solihull. No […]
Two New Series For Game Fisher’s Diary
There are two completely NEW SERIES in the latest issue of Game Fisher’s Diary – the FREE TO VIEW video magazine for fly anglers everywhere. In ‘Bassassins’, two American anglers hit the road to indulge in their one true passion, fishing for freshwater bass, and use their Go Pro cameras to capture the excitement of […]
Hugh Miles Hits Back at RSPB’s Magazine Article on Cormorants
Longstanding RSPB member and wildlife film maker Hugh Miles, star of ‘Passion for Angling’, has hit back at an inflammatory article in a recent edition of the RSPB member’s magazine ‘Birds’ which accuses anglers of being motivated solely by hate in our attempts to control excessive cormorant predation. The author, Simon Barnes, says that anglers […]
Cats On The Feed AT Shatterford
A sign that a cold spell is on the way is that the catfish have been having a munch at Shatterford Fishery, topped off by a massive fish of 68lb 7oz to Stacey Brimmel, who fished meat on Masters Pool. Another notable cat included a fish of 37lb to Dudley’s Mark Ralley who had never […]
Game Fisher’s Diary – River Ythan
The latest issue of Game Fisher’s Diary includes a brand new episode of the video magazine’s headline series, in which Rae Borras samples the fly fishing of the Ythan, a picture postcard Scottish water that flows into the North Sea near Newborough, 10 miles north of Aberdeen. Picture postcard that is, when the sun’s out. […]
Game Fisher’s Diary: Latest Issue
The October/November issue of Game Fisher’s Diary is live and positively bulging at the seams with great video for fly anglers everywhere. The issue includes two great new series from the UK and the US. ‘Fly High’ is a beautifully shot set-to-music video diary of a day’s running water fly fishing on the beautiful Broadlands […]
Sean Ashby takes World Championship title in the Nations
Sean Ashby, Drennan Team England takes the Individual World Championship title at the 59th Nations World Championship on the River Morava, Czech Republic with a fantastic performance of bleak fishing at the World Championships to record a perfect two point score. This was always going to be a difficult event for Team England as early […]
The Second Perry Dalgarno Memorial Match
The Memorial match takes place on Saturday 13th October on the River Severn at Shrewsbury. Organiser Ian Ward is hoping for a full house turnout as it will be the first match of the winter series and will also be used to test all areas of the match length. “The Shrewsbury match length has been in […]
Dave Petch Wins River Soar Individual National 2012
Difficult conditions faced the competitors taking part in the Angling Trust Individual National Championship on Saturday 15th September 2012 on the River Soar at Sutton Bonington. The river was very low and clear with conditions of bright sunshine and a gusting breeze which added to the problem of tempting fish in difficult conditions. Even with […]
Bull Wins Barston Charity Match
Gaz Kirkham’s charity match at Barston Lakes on Sunday saw 42 anglers raise nearly £300 for the Acorns Children’s Hospice in Selly Oak. It was won by Tim Bull on peg 13, who fished at 90 metres on The Method for 61-8-0 of carp, skimmers and F1s, using mini boilies as hook bait. Second place […]
