Peter Black has taken the angling world by storm, becoming the youngest ever winner of Fish’O’Mania and adding a cool £50,000 to his name. The young buck from Brum, fished a match far beyond his years after drawing peg 7 (permanent peg 20). Pete fished an incredibly tidy match on the long pole, shallow for […]
Peter Black pockets £50,000 as he becomes youngest ever Fish O Mania champ…
Fish O Mania final to return to Hayfield Lakes in 2019
Matchroom Multi Sport is pleased to announce Fish‘O’Mania will again be staged at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster on Saturday, July 13, 2019 after the successful return of the ‘FA Cup of Fishing’ to the Yorkshire fishery over the weekend. Peter Black took the coveted title and £50,000 top prize with a winning total of 51.35kg to […]
Eddie Bridon ‘ounces’ his way to River Tyne RiverFest qualifier….
Despite blazing sunshine and high water temperatures, this match produced six double figure weights for the 40 competitors in the Tyne leg of RiverFest 2018. The winner with 19-1-0 was Maver Dynamite star Eddie Bridon who produced an awesome display of pole fishing to catch 180 dace and small chub from his peg on Bywell […]
Tony Watling Jnr edges RiverFest Medway qualifier….
The River Medway at Barming hosted the fourth round of RiverFest 2018, which unfortunately clashed with a certain footballing and fishing event. This resulted in a few no shows, but very good odds for the 31 hopefuls vying for the two positions in Novembers final. With a low clear river weights were always going to […]
Coss can’t stop catching in the Classic…
The Final round of the Boddington Classic started in rather drab, overcast conditions, with a steady breeze pushing into most of the sections. This looked perfect for a few fish on the bottom, however the cloud rapidly burnt away and the carp could be seen on the surface. From the get go, a few anglers […]
Bass Bag Limit Hopes Confirmed as Estimates of Recreational Removals are Slashed
The Angling Trust and Save Our Sea Bass have ramped up pressure on the European Commission after new scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) revealed that bass mortality from sea anglers is much lower than estimated last year. The two lobbying organisations have signed a joint letter – through […]
Russia win gold at Feeder Fishing World Champs in Italy – Bronze for England
The Angling Trust’s Preston Innovations sponsored England Feeder team finished with a fantastic third place team win from the 8th FIPSed World Feeder Championship. The World Championship took place on the Circondariale Canal, Ossillarto, Italy from 7th – 8th July 2018 with 29 nations competing. The depth of the competition venue ranged from 1.5 to […]
FNF Nymphomaniacs Win the Angling Trust Loch Style Team Championships at BT Sport turn out to film…
Eleven teams of six anglers from around the UK gathered at Eyebrook Trout Fishery in Leicestershire to compete in the new Angling Trust Loch Style Team Championship which was to be held over two days. The event was filmed by BT Sport, bringing loch style angling to the main stream and raising the general profile […]
Win a Day With Des Shipp or Will Raison
Match anglers partaking in Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery’s Jenny Hamlington Memorial will have the chance to win a day’s coaching with England regulars Des Shipp or Will Raison plus some great prizes in the charity raffle. The annual match takes place at the Midlands Fishery on July 10th 2018 at £15 per ticket, with an […]
Surry Police join TRAVERSE fight against fish theft and illegal fishing…
Surrey Police has become the latest force to sign up to Operation TRAVERSE – the multi-agency initiative launched four years ago to tackle fish theft and illegal fishing. The commitment creates an important link with surrounding forces and provides a wider roll-out of the operation in the East and South East of England. Operation TRAVERSE […]
Marukyu Evesham and Tri-Cast Bait-Tech take top honours at Junior and Youth Nationals
Pic: Youth Champions 2018 Tri-Cast Gold Aston Parks Fisheries played host to a thrilling, Junior and Youth National on Saturday 30th June. Sweltering conditions met the young anglers, who’d made their way from all around the country to fish the event. Junior National Championships Looking at the younger, Junior (10-15yr olds) age category, Bills and […]
Mark Downes whips his way to RiverFest Qualifier win on the Weaver
RiverFest 2018’s third qualifier was held on River Weaver at Northwich. The river was running low, with the slightest of colour in the deeper sections. This made for a match that was dominated by skimmers and some familiar faces found a way to keep them coming. None more so than overall winner, England U25 Manager, […]
Lee Edwards takes RiverFest Qualifier on Nene’s North Bank
The fourth round of RiverFest made its way eastwards to the North Bank of the River Nene. Conditions on Sunday were bright, and anglers also had to contend with a very clear river, this made it bream or bust with regards to the overall. However, the beauty with RiverFest is that qualifiers are sectioned and […]
Bolivia hitting the bucket list for travelling anglers as Art strikes IGFA catfish world record
Amazon-Angler.com’s friend and client Art Wenson from Columbus, Ohio USA has just smashed the World Record with a 17lbs 8oz Granulated Catfish on a trip with us on the Rio Madidi in Bolivia. Primarily Amazon-Angler’s exclusive Arapaima and Giant Catfish destination, Art used cut fish bait to wrangle this strange-looking Catfish from a deep hole […]
Beautiful blue peacock bass looks set for new IGFA all tackle world record
Brazilian angler Mariozan Gomes do Nascimento potentially set the new IGFA All-Tackle world record for the blue peacock bass (Cichla piquiti) with this stunning 5-kilogram (11-pound) fish that he caught and released while fishing Lago do peixe Angical in the Tocantins state of Brazil, South America. See the blue shadow on the tail extremities? The […]
