Category: Angling News

Elinor Opens Its Doors To Pike Anglers

Following successful trials run by Derek MacDonald, Northamptonshire water Elinor Trout Fishery is opening its doors to pike anglers from December 10th. Boats cost £55 and with several 30lb-plus fish caught during tests, you are advised to book early. Baits are available on site and the dates for your diary are December 10th, 11th, 17th, […]

Big Coppice Lake Carp

Birmingham Anglers Association member Brendon Almquest has landed one of the biggest carp caught at the club’s Coppice Lake, at 31lb. There’s a picture of the big mirror, witnessed by bailiff Leann Wallace, in the BAA’s November newsletter which can be viewed at http://www.baa.uk.com. The biggest carp caught at the fishery this year was a […]

Live River Web Cams

A website has set up live ‘web cams’ which can give you an up to the second view of some of the key rivers in the Midlands including the River Severn, Warwickshire Avon and the River Teme… Ideal for getting a picture of whether your favourite venue is likely to be in flood. Visit http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/

Packington Somers Christmas Match

The Packington Somers Fishery Christmas Match is booked for Sunday 11th December with Gearys, Molands, Gratuities, Anniversaries and Willow to be used. Tickets are £8 with every angler taking part getting a prize. Contact the lodge on 01676 523833 for further details or check out our website on www.packingtonestate.net .

Maver Mega Match This 2012

Nine of the 24 qualification dates for the 2012 Maver Mega Match This series are set to take place in the Midlands. This year’s event saw Preston Innovations backed Andy Power walk away with a massive £50,000 and organizer Phil Briscoe is hopeful that this time around there might be a £100,000 prize. The Midlands […]

Maggot Feeder For Avon Barbel

A fantastic day’s barbel fishing on the Warwickshire Avon was topped off with a cracking double figure fish for Julian Davies. Targeting a stretch near Stratford, Julian adopted a straightforward maggot feeder approach. He had been told that the barbel in the stretch averaged around 3lb, but his first went 7lb with the session topped […]

Zebco Launches ‘Exo’ Next Generation

Zebco Europe Ltd is proud to introduce the Quantum ‘Exo Skeletal’ design which sets numerous new benchmarks in reel innovation by eliminating unnecessary weight contribution without compromising on the power. The initial design of Exo Skeletal was present in our ‘Smoke’ reel and in a more detailed way in the ‘Energy PTi’. The strategy from […]

Mark’s Tackle Matches

The Mark’s Tackle matches on the River Severn at Stourport are getting some good attendances, with 40 fishing Saturday’s event and 41 turning up for the mid-weeker. It’s great to see the roach moving into their winter quarters too, Dave Edwards taking the weekend open with 13-9-0 of them, all taken on stick float and […]

Giant Perch In Trains Match

Kidderminster’s Woodside Fishery has produced one of the biggest perch ever landed in a match in the shape of a 5lb 4oz specimen. The magnificent fish was taken by David Prior during a Central Trains Angling Club event. After drawing peg 12 on the Island Pool, David (52) fed chopped worm and caster – the […]

Tough Going On Coventry Canal

The Coventry Canal at Nuneaton hosted the fourth round of the Warwickshire Winter League on Sunday, 50 anglers finding the fishing pretty tough. Pole, bloodworm and joker were the order of the day and there were only two weights over 5lb, Shakespeare’s Darren Massey taking top honours with 58 roach for 7-10-1 from the gardens […]

Book Early With The BAA

The Birmingham Anglers Association is offering members a free month for those who ‘book early’. The BAA’s season runs until from January 1st, but the association has decided to sell 2012 permits from December 1st with prices also being frozen at £32. The club controls some of the very best river fishing in the Midlands […]

Doubles Tops For Taylor

Atherstone angler Ade Taylor took the biggest fish of the week at Packington Trout Fishery – a fine 13lb rainbow trout that fell from the bank on a Cat’s Whisker lure and an intermediate line on Cocks Close. There were several other stand-out catches to Midlanders in the last week. Phil Nott’s six-fish catch on […]

Harrisons Tackle Fossdyke League

Round Two, 39 fished. 1 Barry Wiggington (Maver Bait Tech) 16-4-0 (peg 16)2 Sean Ashby (Sensas) 12-11-0 (peg 11)3 Alistair Ogilvie (Maver Bait Tech) 10-13-0 (peg 20)4 Rob Thorley (Spro Whisby) 10-3-0 (peg 19)5 Jake Dye (Mosella) 9-15-0 (peg 18)6 John Turner (Spro Whisby) 9-15-0 (peg 17) League:1 Chris Jenkinson 20pts2 Barry Wiggington 19 pts3 Rob Perkins […]