Czech adventure angler Jakub Vagner is closing in on his life quest to land every freshwater fish that swims and grows to over 100kg in weight. And he is back among the world records again – this time with a strange-looking Indian catfish called a Goonch (pictured).Jakub was on a TWO-MONTH exploratory fishing trip filming […]

Evesham Angling Festival attracts new sponsor The popular Evesham Angling Festival qualifiers get underway on Saturday June 20th with a new sponsor in place for the Wychavon Championship. Tackle giant Abu Garcia is sponsoring the competition, which will now be known as the Abu Garcia Wychavon Championship and the top prize in this competition this […]

We have great pleasure in announcing the inaugural British Catfish Championship and the Katmandoo Charity Catfish Shield will be taking place at the stunning Celtic Lakes Resort in West Wales. The two competitions will run side by side this year with all competitors who have entered the Katmandoo shield, automatically entered into the British Catfish […]

Springwood Fisheries at Melbourne Derbyshire is hosting a charity match in aid of Help the Heroes and the Ghurkhas fund on Saturday 20th June 2009.  Draw will take place 9am fishing 10am-3pm. Tickets £20. Book in early to avoid disappointment. Any donations and raffle prizes would be gratefully received. For further info contact Colin on […]

EVENT: DYNAMITE BAITS MAKINS Tuesday Evening OpenVENUE:  Lake 4, DYNAMITE BAITS MAKINSDATE:  Tuesday 2 June 2009RESULT1st Jamie ADCOCK   Long Eaton Victoria AS 50 lb 2 oz2nd Ben LOCKWOOD  Dynamite Baits Makins 38 lb 4 oz3rd Sam BROWN  Dynamite Baits Makins 35 lb 12 ozNumber of pegs: 14 Report:The second Tuesday evening open match at Dynamite Baits Makins, fished on Lake 4, failed to fish […]

Total-FishingClub.com Angling Trust Festival, The Glebe, Leics (61 fished)The Total-Fishingclub.com online match angling community raised a fantastic £2240 in the sixth running of this annual two-day event in which Roy Marlow gives up the peg fee at his fishery to allow money to be raised for angling causes. The money will be split equally between […]

The venue fished as many expected in this latest qualifier with hot conditions and little wind. Most anglers opted to fish long rang method feeder using soft micro pellets and hair rigged pellet on the hook. While other fished the pellet waggler shallow and occasionally dropped on the bottom over the same line with the […]

CHAOS reigns supreme in Portugal again after government agencies voiced plans to kill all ‘exotic species’ in the nation’s waterways. The list of fish includes carp, pike, perch, largemouth bass and the wels catfish to name just a few. The move could devastate the Portuguese trade, which is still recovering from the hammer blow handed […]

Qualifiers  Each qualifier has a total of 60 pegs and the top two qualify for the 20 peg final to fish for £3750 in prize money (1st £3000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250).  Saturday 29th August 2009  Marsh Farm Fishery (Richardson & Harris Lakes)  http://www.marshfarmgodalming.co.uk Wednesday 2nd September 2009  Monks Fishery (Match Lakes 1 & 2)  […]

EVENT: VENUE:  Lake 2, DYNAMITE BAITS MAKINSDATE:  3 June 2009RESULT1st Andy INGLESANT  Attleborough Angling 169 lb 2 oz2nd Wendell WARD  Best Baits   158 lb 14 oz3rd Daz WALTERS  Gedling Tackle  128 lb 8 oz4th  Terry PHILLIPS  Wykin AC   109 lb 4 oz5th Danny LEWIS  Best Baits   99 lb 10 ozNumber of pegs: 24 Report:For the second successive week, the A bank on lake 2 at Dynamite Baits Makins generally produced […]

The date for completed entries for the Angling Trust Cadets, Juniors & Intermediates Coarse Angling National Championship, held at Cudmore Fishery on July 4th, has been extended to Friday 19th June 2009.  The Championship has some of the top youth anglers in England competing. The anglers have progressed to take part in the England Youth […]

Living Heritage’s Game, Country & Angling Fair held at Burghley over the bank Holiday weekend produced a personal best catch for Bob Nudd. The angling competitions were part of a very successful show featuring local food & top chefs, falconry, gundogs, horse & dog  scurries and clay shooting. It is the second year that the […]

BW Blythe Waters, Knowle, West MidlandsSat, Willows and Bridge Pools: Charlie Shaw (Smart Baits) 101-4-0, carp and silver fish, pole, corn and pellet, Bridge Pool 18; Gary Wood (Coventry Police) 57-0-0; John Howse (NEC) 52-0-0.Mon, Willows Pool: Tony Musticone (Tackle Box) 81-0-0, carp and silvers, pole-fished corn and pellet; Ricky Rogers (Willow Creek) 76-2-0; Tom […]

Pete Goodwin, a Chemical Plant operator from Cheddleton in Staffs, was the winner of the latest Fish-O-Mania qualifiers at Heronbrook fishery. He drew peg 54 on Match Lake and set his stall out to fish the Pellet method feeder with meat on the hook and was rewarded with a weight of 43.750 Kgs and a […]

Youngsters will be hoping to net themselves a prize this summer in West Yorkshire Police’s 16th annual fishing competition.   Bob Nudd, the four times fishing World Champion, has once again offered his support of the event, which will see budding anglers compete for the chance to fish alongside their idol.   The event takes place on […]