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Trent Embankment Could Host Winter League Final
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 16, 2012  |  0 comments
2013 may see return to historic venue. Speculation has been mounting that this years Angling Trust Winter League Final could return to Nottingham’s River Trent Embankment. Although venues for the final and semi final have not been confirmed as yet, it is almost certain that the final- which is to be held will once again be held on a natural venue. Winter League Co-Ordinator, Bob Dyer explained: “Although I am still unable to confirm anything for certain, from the meeting we had earlier in the year it was clear that teams wanted to see the final return to a natural venue.
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Results
Garbolino Lindholme Open Results
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Allerton on winning form at Lindholme. Tuesday open Bonsai Lake, 16 fished1 Mark Booth (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 47 caught on pellets for 149lb 12oz2 Steve Simmons (Pontefract) peg 80 caught on pellets for 79lb 15oz3 John Allerton (Tri Cast) peg 44 caught on bomb for 70lb 5ozThursday Open Bonsai, 19 fished1 John Allerton (Tri cast) peg 84 caught on bomb and pellets for 90lb 8oz2 Nick Speed (Shimano) peg 66 caught on bomb for 68lb 5oz3 John Marshall (Goole) peg 47 caught on maggot for 58lb 5ozSat Open Bonsai Lake 32 fished1 John Allerton (Tri Cast) peg 9 caught on pellets to island for 113lb 7oz2 Steve Rothery (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 70 caught on bomb and hard pellets for 98lb 5oz3 Andy Whitehouse (Scunthorpe Tackle) peg 44 caught on pellets for 88lb 11oz4 Greg Norris (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 55 caught on waggler for 86lb 1oz5 Ben Fisk (Middy) peg 36 caught on maggot for 80lb 15oz6 John Kelly (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 84 caught 69lb 7ozSunday Open (Willows and Laurels, 28 fished)1 Greg Norris (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 32 willows caught on pellets for 89lb 11oz2 Nick Speed (Shimano) peg 23 willows caught on bomb for 83lb 13oz3 Steve Clarke (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 8 willows caught on caster for 77lb 6oz4 Ben Fisk (Middy) peg 31 laurels caught on pellets for 69lb 14oz5 Kev Baxter (Mosborough) peg 65 laurels caught on pellets for 67lb 15oz6 Tim Morran (Gratten) peg 38 laurels caught on maggot for 59lb 15oz. . .
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Kerry Top At Hayfield!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 12, 2012  |  0 comments
Lee Kerry Wins Halkon Hunt anniversary match. Preston Innovations ace Lee Kerry has won the £1,000 Halkon Hunt anniversary match at Doncaster’s Hayfield Lakes, with a 36lb 15oz net of silver fish. With his Barnsley team mates Andy Geldart and James Dent taking second and third place, all three of the framing places were filled by anglers under the age of thirty!Lee commented: “I am delighted to have won this match, as targeting silvers on bloodworm is a method that I love- and Sandra and Alan are good friends, so picking up first prize has a lot of sentimental value. I had a good draw on Adams Lake, and enjoyed a great days fishing catching quality roach, skimmers and carrassio on bunches of bloodworm long, along with plenty of quality fish on casters short.
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New Match Fishing Book To Hit The Shelves!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 09, 2012  |  0 comments
Big response expected to new Match Fishing bookazine. A new book entitled ‘Match Fishing With The Experts” is set to hit the shelves later this month. Put together in association with Match and Pole Fishing magazine, the title has been edited by Angling News Week Editor, Tom Scholey and Match Fishing Editorial Assistant, Joe Carass. Tom Scholey explained “If you want to learn from the best, and win more fishing matches, then you will love ‘Match Fishing With The Experts!’ Featuring top name anglers, including Ringer, Shipp, Scotthorne, Raison, Ashby, Kerry and Cox- this tip packed bookazine can’t fail to help you to improve your fishing.
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Are Club Opens The Future?
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 08, 2012  |  0 comments
Vetting anglers leads to massive turnouts at northern water. In an era where match attendances at many of our commercial fisheries are dwindling, The Oaks Lakes at Sessay seems to be booking the trend- thanks to a new series of matches aimed at club anglers. In addition to the usual open matches, the venue is now hosting a separate series of matches aimed purely at club anglers. With turnouts of between 70 and 80, the series is proving extremely popular.
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Loughborough Canal Pairs Series Announced
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 07, 2012  |  0 comments
Dates Confirmed For Sensas Pairs League. Dates have been announced for the Sensas Pairs League. Starting just after Christmas, the popular series attracted 56 anglers last year. This year, numbers are expected to increase still further, with dates being arranged so as not to clash with the Thorne Pairs Competition.
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Tight At The Top!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 06, 2012  |  0 comments
Close fought battle in Soar Valley Winter LeagueAny angler who thought that the days of close fought team competitions are dead, should check out the latest result of the Soar Valley Winter League- where Matrix Dynamite Trentmen and the newly entered Leicester Sensas are having an extremely tight fought battle. After taking an early lead in the first round, defending champions Trentmen were sitting pretty at the top of the league. The second round saw a dramatic change however, as Leicester made the most of a brilliant draw to win the round with 27pts- and more importantly open up a 14 point lead over Trentmen in the overall league stakes. The third round saw Leicester further their lead, though it was a much closer result, with a moody river seeing both teams yielding some poor section scores.
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Articles
Great Success!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 05, 2012  |  0 comments
Match Fishing’s Joe Carass has had a good weekend at his regular haunt – Tunnel Barn Farm!Well it would seem that winter is well and truly here now. It seems to be upon us much earlier than the previous two years. Hopefully it wont have too much of an adverse effect on the fishing as I love my winter fishing!This week has seen me on Round Two of the Tunnel Barn winter league with the Match Fishing Drawbags team. You may recall we came second in the first round so we were hoping for a slightly better result in round two.
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The End Of 'proper Fishing' ?
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 05, 2012  |  0 comments
Organisers concern for popular canal series. The Stainforth and Keadby Canal at Thorne has been one of the UK’s most prolific winter venues over recent years- yet this year attendances look set to plummet. Organiser, Mark Silman has had just 15 anglers book on the pre Christmas Individual league, four teams of four on the Al Bailey memorial, and just four pairs on the Thorne Pairs- that has sold out at 100 anglers for the last three years. He told Angling News Week “I am really concerned at how little interest the matches seem to have attracted this year, especially when you consider how good the fishing is.
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Angling News Week Now On Sale!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 05, 2012  |  0 comments
Sean Ashby’s 30lb carp, and Andy Kinder’s winter margin secrets inside…In the news this week, we have loads of specimen fish captures, with massive salmon, carp, cod and perch gracing anglers’ nets. Of all the above, the salmon must rank as the most impressive – a cock fish estimated at between 35lb and 50lb from the River Tweed on the Scottish border! We have the incredible story inside, straight from the ghillie’s mouth…Also, match fishing World Champion Sean Ashby had a session to remember on the first day of the recent Sensas Challenge Final, after banking a 30lb carp – on light silver-fish tackle – and we have news of a German carp angler who has been taking some startling catches on a new bait. On top of this, there is the tale of the night fisherman who was ravaged by a fox, and the tackle company that sold out of an entire range of flagship poles just two weeks after their launch!Plus we have a host of other great features, including an instructional video from top matchman Andy Kinder on how to bag up down the edge in the cold!We also have match tackle under the spotlight, and Darren Cox bream fishing at Coombe Abbey. Click here to pick up your copy today!.
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