Headmaster at Smithills School, Bolton Mr Alec Cottrill presents young pupil Emilo Boaro with his CAST Award and Best Improver trophy, courtesy of Canal & Rivers Trust. Twelve angling clubs, a charity and a council-run fishery have successfully bid for a share of £50,000 funding available to projects in England aimed at getting more juniors […]
Rod licence funding boost for junior angling and fish protection
Fifteen barbel win River Wye RiverFest Qualifier
This much anticipated RiverFest qualifier on the River Wye at Breinton, Bartonsham & Eign took place on Sunday 13th September 2015 with a full turnout of 60 anglers hoping to grab a place in this year’s final. Contestants were met by a slightly rising river which only served to switch the prolific shoals of Wye […]
England, Scotthorne win bronze at World Match Fishing Championships 2015
Italy have been crowned 2015 world match fishing champions after a brilliant first day performance in which they scored just 12 penalty points making them almost impossible to catch. But Drennan England produced an amazing Day Two effort to haul themselves into the bronze medal position after a disappointing first day, with Alan Scotthorne also […]
River Arrow Angling Championship 2015
Following a cool night and with the water very clear the river Arrow around Alcester proved a difficult proposition for most of the forty-two anglers taking part in this years match. However some reasonable catches were made, and, in a close finish, top weight by just a few ounces went to Mike Davis (Bordon Angling […]
Pete Upperton wins the biggest prize in match fishing at £65,000
Maver Match This Final 2015 Perfect conditions and an extremely busy Larford Lakes complex witnessed Middy-man, Peter Upperton, secure UK match angling’s richest prize after winning the sport’s most prestigious final. Saturday 5th September marked the fifth annual Mega Match This Grand Final with twenty four anglers going head-to-head on the prolific Match lake, all […]
Chips a down for England Ladies Home Nations team
Lisa and Andy May, owners of one of Sheringham’s top Fish and Chip Restaurants and Takeaways have agreed to sponsor England’s Home Nations Championship winning Ladies Sea Angling Team for the coming year, ahead of next years Championships that are to be staged along the North Norfolk coast. After their gold medal win at this […]
Tench wins tough Great Ouse RiverFest Qualifier
Angling Trust RiverFest Qualifier – Great Ouse, Littleport Section A fished from permanent pegs 6 through to 23 was the hardest with only 6 anglers out of 18 bothering the scales men. Section B (pegs 24 to 40) was not much better as it only took 1lbs 10oz of small fish for John Summerson to […]
Report looks into economic importance of sea angling
A report aimed at helping the seafood industry and policy makers to evaluate and compare the economic importance of sea angling and commercial fishing has been published, with the hope that it will provide a blueprint for future comparisons of the sectors which has previously been a thorny issue on both sides. A workshop that […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing Sept 2nd
Rutland WaterFish week 258 (Season 19,259) Returns 68 (5,453) Rod average 3.79 (3.53) Another good week’s fishing with anglers reporting plenty of fish from around the reservoir. Boat anglers are taking the bulk of the fish with the main basin providing very quick limits with many fish around the 2lb mark, though a steady number […]
Starlets Seal The 2015 Match Fishing Team Champs
Kamasan Starlets have won the Match Fishing Team Championship, finishing with a comfortable six point lead over second placed Daiwa Dorking. Drennan Barnsley occupied the last of the money places, after tying on points with Dorking, but losing out on section win countback. Kamasan Starlets captain, and England Co-Manager, Mark Downes explained: “Our team plan […]
Dean Barlow wins the 2015 Wychavon Championship
Dean Barlow has won the 2015 Wychavon Championship on the River Avon at Evesham with a weight of 9-10-0 from peg six. The England Feeder International banked roach to 1 1/2lb on bloodworm tactics. He told us “to be able to take this Wychavon Championship trophy home and put it on the mantelpiece means the […]
Spud Murphy wins at Evesham
Second Evesham Championship victory for Welsh ace. Andrew ‘Spud’ Murphy has won the Evesham Championship, for the second time in four years. Drawn on peg 44, Spud caught a double figure barbel on chopped worm , plus some smaller roach and chublets on a combination of waggler and maggot and bloodworm tactics. A delighted Spud […]
Bream win Riverfest Qualifier on River Nene
Angling Trust RiverFest (Orton Up and Orton Down) Fifty seven competitors took part in the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on Sunday 23rd August on the Nene at Orton. The weather made for a match of two halves, boiling hot in the morning then extremely wet during downpours in the last two hours. Despite the mixed […]
Stephens wins 2015 Evesham Vets Championship
Alan Stephens has won the 2015 Evesham Veterans Championship, with a 4-0-0 net from peg 53. The Alcester rod caught some good perch on maggot feeder tactics, fishing just past the marginal weed. With bloodworm and joker being banned on this Championship, weights were lower than when the bait – which is known for triggering […]
Anglers Celebrate Green Light for £4.2bn London ‘Super Sewer’
Construction of London’s new £4.2bn ‘super sewer’ will start next year following the confirmation of independent investors to finance and deliver the scheme. Environmental groups and river users joined Ministers and business leaders in celebrating the news – recognising that the Thames Tideway Tunnel is needed urgently to tackle the issue of discharges of untreated […]
