14 teams of five70 pegsAfter two dismal days of most anglers struggling for ounces it was generally felt that day three, with bloodworm and joker allowed, would be better. It was, and even with the river at its lowest level in months roach made all the leading catches and Hadrian Whittle turned in a brilliant […]

Sunday 30th August 70 pegsIf everyone thought Saturday had been hard little did they realise at the draw for this match just how much harder the venue was about to become. The river fished terrible all the way through but one man who wasn’t complaining was Wayne Swinscoe who added £3,000 to the £2,000 he’d […]

Saturday 29th August70 pegs The river was the lowest and clearest it had been all season for this match and many of the competitors had made up their minds to go all out for a big fish to win the £6,000 top prize before they’d even drawn! As a result the spectators that turned up […]

Wednesday 26th August 72 pegsThis was the third Veterans Championship and it attracted a record entry of 72 anglers over 60 years of age.  Once again there were some who set out to catch a big fish from the off with feeder gear and some going for small fish on pole and waggler gear. At […]

Sunday 23rd August35 pegsThe river was still very low and clear for the fourth Ladies Championship and the ladies soon realised they were in for a tough day after very little was caught in the first hour. Just like in the junior and intermediate event some of the ladies went all out for barbel while […]

Shakespeare Junior and Intermediate ChampionshipSaturday 22nd August 55 pegsWith the river very low and clear it was the youngsters who got the festival underway and it was soon apparent that the record weights of last year wouldn’t be repeated. Many of the young anglers decided to sit it out for a big fish on either […]

Dog Lane Fishery, Napton, Warwickshire, 30 pegs Sunday, 30th August   Jet Breakers AC celebrated its 21st charity event by raising close to £1,000 for MacMillan Nurses and Warwick Hospital’s new Lung Cancer & Mesothelioma Support Group. The fund-raising event was held at Dog Lane Fishery near Napton, Warwickshire, which fishery owner Eddie Whitehead kindly […]

South Wales based commercial star Andy Neal has joined up and coming tackle innovators Frenzee. Andy joins the team as a consultant with a view to being heavily involved with all new product design and future marketing of the company. Brian Bancroft and John Pryce, co owners at Frenzee said: “We are extremely pleased to […]

The Board of the Angling Trust is very pleased to have received the offer of assistance from an Advisory Panel of high profile anglers. The panel is being established by some very well known and respected names from the angling media and trade, including Martin Bowler, Keith Arthur, John Wilson, John Everard, Tim Norman, Danny […]

The Ladies World Championship event was held on the River Fiuma Mandria in Berreto near Palma, Italy on 22nd and 23rd August 2009. The Subfish Team England Ladies were Sandra Scotthorne, Emma Pickering, Wendy Locker, Helen Dagnall, Claire Dagnall, Samantha Perkins and Kayleigh Smith, managed by Tommy Pickering. After five days practice the team were […]

Sixteen teams battled it out for the Angling Trust Masters at Mallory Park Fisheries on Saturday 22 August in what fishery owner Roy Marlow described as the worst fishing conditions for an August day for many years. On the previous Friday in the afternoon a hailstorm did its worst and created a mini white out […]

Round 2, Larford Lakes. Luke Sears stormed to victory after drawing the end peg 76 on Larfords match lake, fishing worm down the edge, and pellets at 5 meters counted for all his fish, he now ties the lead with the consistent Darren Cox on 18 points after 2 rounds. The wind and rain made […]

Browning Hotrods were crowned team Champions at the Division 2 Angling Trust National Championships held on the River Trent on Saturday 22nd August. The team won by the narrowest of margins taking the title by just one point. Their aggregate weight was an impressive 33.190kg. The team, mainly from Cambridgeshire, were Stephen Welford, Tim Nash, […]

Entry details have been released for the Packington Somers Winter League, which carries a £1,000 first prize. The league kicks off on Sunday November 1 with matches every fortnight, and the best eight results from ten counting. Entry is £20 and then £20 per match. There are opens every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday plus one […]

This Sunday marks the 80th anniversary of the Huxley family moving to Hampton Ferry, the famous match fishing stretch of the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham. We look back at the development of this hugely popular fishery…    Hampton Ferry was first established by the Monks of Evesham Abbey in the 13th century when they decided to […]