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Festival win for England ace. Daiwa and Old Ghost backed ace, Will Raison has took victory in the Stafford Moor Silver Fish Festival with a perfect four point score. Fished over four days, the festival came to a gripping finale on the final day with Will Raison, and England co star, Des Shipp tied on points –meaning the overall result would depend on who finished highest in their section! Will put on a faultless display of skimmer fishing to finish with 19lb 12oz, and take a win! Unfortunately for Des, a drop to third in section left room for Dave Guntrip to sneak in to second place. Will explained: “I always enjoy myself at Stafford Moor, the fishing is great, and the venue has a nice natural feel to it.

Exciting news, videos and more inside! With massive fish banked, and prestigious festivals won with big nets of carp, you could be forgiven for thinking that we are are in the midst of a spring heatwave, rather than the Siberia like conditions that we are actually faced with!We have the story from Cornwall's White Acres complex, where James Hawkins has been crowned Bait Tech Festival champion. Then, there is the tale of specimen ace Paul Garner, who has landed a 19lb zander from the River Severn. The Angling Trust's battle against fishery destroying cormorants has reached new heights this week, with Martin Salter presenting the campaign to parliament. On top of this, we have the story of the massive River Po catfish, that stretched the scales to over 220kg! Then, there is the good news regarding the 'Take A Friend Fishing' campaign, that is set to run again this year.

RAF man is interim Welsh Manager. The Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers has selected Wing Commander Andy Johnstone OBE to be their interim Senior Team Manager for the forthcoming international season. Andy has been a member of the Welsh squad for 10 years and competed in 9 European Championships and 4 World Championships. A member of the Royal Air Force team, he has managed the RAF to numerous medals including NFA Division One National Silver; 5 Golds, 2 Silvers and a Bronze, during the 8 years the RAF competed in the European Military Championships; and numerous NATO Championship medals.

Bait giant Sonubaits has just launched a brand-new and improved website. The bait brand is at the very forefront of modern bait design, and delivers innovative ranges with the help of a world class team of match, carp and specimen anglers. The new site contains all the latest news, tips and blogs as well as all of Sonubaits' exciting products. Check it out! .