Great Barr angler Carl Tamey has been having some coaching from Paul Downes and after making the jump from club match fishing to the open scene, he secured his first win in the latest Cornestone AC event on the Grand Union Canal in the city. Carl drew peg one where he fished squatt and groundbait […]
Downes Student Tamey Claims His First Match Win
Big Moorlands Match Eel But Win Proves Slippery
Stourbridge angler Dave Gough had a shock in Sunday’s match at Moorlands Farm, when the ‘carp’ he was playing on the pole turned out to be a huge 6lb 4oz eel! Dave was fishing luncheon meat at four metres in the afternoon match on Meadow Pool peg 37; and the Kidderminster fishery has confirmed that […]
Anglers Flock To Vintage Tackle Fair
John Andrews is planning another Vintage Tackle Fair in November after his May event in Redditch proved a big success. Among the highlights picked out at the fair was a photo album belonging to John Essex containing dozens of black and white originals prints that had been used in Midland Angler in the 1950s.John said: […]
Major Fishing Festival Marks Town’s Angling Centenary
The south coast’s biggest ever celebration of sea fishing has been announced. The first ever Bexhill Sea Angling Festival (September 15 to September 23) aims to provide something for all the family, as well as seasoned anglers. It includes five major angling competitions (beach, boat, kayak, specimen hunt and a bass match), alongside offering free […]
Andy Geldart joins the final Fish O Mania 16
Barnsley Blacks angler Andy Geldart was the 9th angler to qualify for the Fish O Mania final to be held on the 14th July at Cudmore Fisheries in Staffordshire. 130 anglers fished the qualifier at Oaks Fishery, Sessay, North Yorkshire on Saturday 2th May. GFollowing all the recent heavy rains and the flooded fields after […]
Chris Kendall Wins Latest Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier
153 lbs winning haul for Chris (Hatman) Kendall at Barford Lakes Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier. Fairly mild conditions greeted the competitors for the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier held on Saturday 19th May 2012 at Barford Lakes Fishery, Barford, Norwich.Chris Kendall (Yorkshire Anglers), a Recruitment Consultant from Ilkley, West Yorkshire secured the 10th Fish ‘O’ […]
Jarrad Smith Claims Second Total-Fishing.com Festival
Total-Fishing.com Glebe Festival, The Glebe, Leics, Pools 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7 (52 fished) Jarrad Smith became the first angler to win this annual festival twice, with a perfect two-point score over the two days. But it was mighty close, his 334-8-0 total being less than 7lb ahead of Andy Williams, who also […]
Darren Cox’s Perch Bonanza FREE TO VIEW
The latest issue of the video magazine ‘Coarse And Match Fishing’ includes a made-for-TV programme in which Garbolino and England ace Darren Cox doesn’t quite catch what he bargained for. And It’s FREE TO VIEW here on this website. Darren sets up on Sycamore Lake at White Acres Fishery in Cornwall to show how to […]
Birmingham Anglers Association Video FREE TO VIEW
The latest issue of the video magazine ‘Coarse And Match Fishing’ includes the first of a new series spotlighting the Birmingham Anglers Association. And it’s FREE TO VIEW here on this website. In it, Rae Borras finds out about the biggest angling club in the country and delves into the history of an organisation that […]
‘Coarse & Match Fishing’ Latest Issue FREE TO VIEW
The May/June issue of the video magazine ‘Coarse & Match Fishing’ is now live here on this website, and it’s the biggest yet! There’s no charge to view, just click the link below: Click here to view Highlights include:Video News: British Best Bream, Biggest Open Weight Of The Year Will Raison: Big Bream On The […]
Change In Dates For Evesham Qualifiers
Due to the recent severe rain, the dates of a couple of this years Evesham Festival qualifying matches have had to change. This is to accommodate a rowing regatta that had to be cancelled due to the river being dangerously high. The two dates affected are Saturday June 30th, and Sunday July 1st. There will […]
Stu Ballard becomes 7th finalist from Fish’O’Mania qualifiers
Stu Ballard, past finalist in 2010, and a Construction Works Manager from Aldridge, West Midlands last weekend became the 7th qualifier for the 2012 Fish O Mania final. A bitterly cold north easterly wind and cloud, accompanied by occasional glimpses of sunshine greeted the competitors for the 7th of the 2012 Fish O Mania qualifiers […]
Matt Hayes Angling Photography Book
Birmingham angling celebrity Matt Hayes has released a new book celebrating great angling photography in the many countries he has visited over 20 years. Fisheye, published by MPress, is not only a series of eye-candy angling images but also a guide to taking better angling pictures.“The theme of the book is quite unique – I […]
Darren Cox’s White Acres Perch Bonanza
Darren Cox got more than he bargained for while filming a ‘tench session’ with Fishing TV, as big perch turned up in force. Darren’s Perch BonanzaFinally, the latest issue of Coarse And Match Fishing includes a made for TV programme in which Garbolino and England ace Darren Cox didn’t quite catch what he bargained for.Darren […]
England Announces U18s and Drennan U23s Match Fishing Teams
Mark Downes and Steve Sanders, Angling Trust England Youth Managers are happy to announce the U18s and U23s World Championship teams who will be representing England in the World Championships in Radece, Slovenia on 28th and 29th July 2012. Following a successful England trial for the U23s that was held on the Gloucester canal on […]
