Fred French MBE died after a long illness on Sunday 15th May 2011 at 5pm. Fred had been a lifelong stalwart of angling from his early days in London, onto the River Lee and then into the North West.Fred will be sadly missed by his many friends at the Angling Trust and in the world […]
Fred French MBE
Simon Christian wins Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm
Before the draw nobody could make their minds up as to which lake at Tunnel Barn Farm Fisheries on Saturday 21st May 2011 would produce the winner. Whilst superstitious people may consider 13 to be unlucky for some this proved otherwise for Simon Christian (Stimech Anchor AC) a Memorial Mason from Bilston who drew peg […]
Andy Favill wins Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier at Peatling Pools
Andy Favill (Sun Inn, Tuxford) a Unit Operator from Newark fished his first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier for 10 years at Peatling Pools Match Lakes, Peatling Parva, Leicestershire on Wednesday 18th May 2011 . Andy put 47 carp to 4lbs on the scales for a total weight of 121lbs 3ozs from peg 45 on B […]
2009 World Carp Classic Winner Tom Duncan Dunlop Joins Ultima
Ultima has formalised the relationship with Tom Duncan Dunlop after many years of association which included a 2009 World Carp Classic win using Ultima Power Carp. Tom’s enthusiasm, knowledge and experience will aid Ultima as they continue to develop new and innovative products as well as contributing to the Ultima website and upcoming film projects. Ultima’s […]
Michelle’s First Fish Is A Record
Dance teacher Michelle Langston struck a blow for the lady anglers out there by bagging a new rainbow trout record for the Great Lake at Patshull Park Fishery… and incredibly it was her first ever fish of any kind! Michelle, who teaches dance at Wolverhampton Girls High School and the Kings Church of England School […]
Ravensthorpe Hosts Young England Hopefuls
Ravensthorpe Reservoir is still producing a rod average of nearly five, with buzzers really coming into their own. Fishery experts are advising fishing buzzers ‘under the bung’ at depths between two and ten feet, with some anglers reporting catches of up to 20 fish in a session. Black olives with red cheeks and olive buzzers […]
Carp To 27lb At Drayton Reservoir
Drayton Reservoir’s carp have really woken up with bailiff Mark Ryder reporting some stunning bags of double-figure fish. One angler banked no less than 1000lb of carp in one 24-hour session, including five over the 20lb mark, topped by a fish of 27lb 2oz. He had over 100 carp in all, all of them falling […]
Match Fishing Fun At Manor Farm Fishery As Hobbs Comes Out On Top
The five-day Manor Farm Festival attracted 65 anglers to the Harvington complex and produced a great result, with a different winner every day. Monday’s event saw local rod Martin Ludlow draw peg 22 on Ash Pool where he fished pole and pellet for 139-12-0 to take an early lead. On Tuesday, peg 3 on Middle […]
Richards Through To Match This Final
Lee Richards is the latest angler through to the big money Maver Match This final after the qualifier at Moorlands Farm. The consistent Birmingham matchman drew peg 55 on Meadow Pool where he had to chop and change his pellet and meat lines to keep fish coming for a 109-1-0 total, to beat Coventry’s Jon […]
River Teme Barbel Teach In
The Barbel Society is running a two-day teach-in on the River Teme in July. Open to all comers, the courses will cover rigs, baiting strategies, fish handling, location, watercraft and swim selection on the picture-postcard River Severn tributary noted for its exciting barbel sport. It’s £20 per head which covers two days of fishing and […]
More Fish For Nordley Pools
The Birmingham Anglers Association is on the lookout for new waters as the books reveal it’s in a very healthy financial position. The books show an income of £377,000 to the end of April and expenditure of under £100,000. Meanwhile at Nordley Pools the road and car park have been improved and Pools 3 and […]
Gold for UK shore anglers….
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce that the Sea Anglers Match Federation (SAMF) have won the gold medal at the World Shore Angling Championships for Clubs with a very impressive 15 points over the four day event. The team representing SAMF were; Malcolm Stote, Stephen Durrant, Mark Pinder, Andy Gallagher, Bill Lindfield and Alan […]
National Boat Championships Gets July Date
The Angling Trust National Boat competition two day open boat species challenge will be fished from Minehead, Somerset, on the 30th and 31st July. Places will be limited to 32 anglers on a first come first served basis with a closing date of the 31st May 2011. The competition HQ will again be the Ship Aground Public […]
Clean Up On River Lugg
On Tuesday 10th May, Angling Trust and Fish Legal staff from the Leominster office collected 11 bags of rubbish from 2 miles of the River Lugg in Leominster, as part of a project organised by the Lugg and Arrow Fisheries Association to spring clean 100 miles of this Herefordshire river, which joins the River Wye […]
Tight Lines Friday 20th May
Friday 20th May 7:00pm Sky Sports 3Repeated: 10:00pm Sky sports 2Sat. 1:30am Sky Sports 24:00am Sky Sports 38:00am Sky Sports 3 Keith’s guest will be specialist angler Gary Newman. A well known journalist and big-fish expert, Gary will be sharing his approach to catching different specimens at this time of year. If you’ve got a question […]
