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Northern and Southern venues set. Two of the four Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final venues have been confirmed. The Loughborough Canal will host a northern semi final – along with an unconfirmed commercial. Gold Valley Lakes will host the southern commercial round, but organisers are still on the hunt for a natural venue in the bottom half of the country.

World Champ wins two big matches on the bounce!Sean Ashby has proved just why he is World Champion, after winning the last two rounds of the Thorne Individual League in consecutive weeks. Fishing against a field of the UK’s finest bloodworm and joker anglers, including Alan Scotthorne and Lee Kerry, Sean made no mistake in commanding the win, from two different parts of the match length. “The canal has certainly changed a lot from the last two years – but the fishing is still very good. Both of these results saw me catch a steady procession of roach, fishing joker on the hook over a bed of groundbait, leam and joker.

England ace signs three year deal. Will Raison has signed a three year consultancy deal with Chinese bait giants, Old Ghost. The move represents the former World Champions first sponsorship change in over 18 years, though his long standing tackle deal with Daiwa will continue. Old Ghost officially launched their bait range in to the UK market earlier this year, and have already reported good sales.

Bumper canal bags, and commercial silver secrets inside this weeks issue!The weather may have taken a turn for the worse, but it has still been a hectic week in the angling world! The Garbolino Winter Festival has taken place at White Acres Fishery in Cornwall, we bring all the results from what was a very closely contested event. We have the story of the angling coach who has made the short list for the BBC's Sports Personality Of The Year, and news of an exciting new angling show that is set to take place in Manchester. On top of all this, we have the story of an exciting new predator fishing academy that is set to take place in the new year, and a shocking video, showing the devastating effect that hydroelectric powerstations have been having on our fish - plus lots, lots more. In addition to this, we have an exciting host of features, new tackle reviews, and catch reports for you to enjoy! Click here to pick up your copy today!.