Chub bag wins Evesham Individual ChampionshipGarbolino, and ABC Baits-backed ace Lee Edwards has won the Evesham Individual Championship, with a 15-12-0 net of chub. Drawn on Peg 35, the River Avon’s confluence with the River Isbourne, Lee included fish to 2lb 8oz in his net. He told Match Fishing: “I am over the moon to win an event as prestigious as this. I know that the peg has some form for chub, and so I set my stall out to target them on waggler tactics.
New Frenzee tackle release sets tongues wagging. Welsh tackle manufacturer Frenzee claims to have engineered a brand-new concept in puller kit design. Its new product, the Eeze Glide, offers the angler a side puller slot with a small roller wheel. This wheel not only helps when playing fish, but also prevents elastic wear.
Emma Pickering wins the Angling Trust Ladies’ National Championship title. England international and former Ladies' National Champion Emma Pickering (Doncaster AA) has won this year's Ladies' National with a 32kg 500g bag, from Colemans Cottage Fishery in Essex. Emma's net contained a mixed bag of F1s, smallish carp and silver fish taken mainly on worm tails. Emma started at four metres on Peg 21, but had to follow the fish out to seven metres to stay in touch with them.
Preston innovations England Feeder Team take double gold at the World Championship
At the fourth time of asking the England Feeder team blew away the opposition to take a wonderful Gold medal – their first since the competition's inception.
Held on Inniscarra Lake in Southern Ireland, the England team totalled just 26 points over the two days – a staggering 36 points ahead of runners-up Ireland.
A true ‘Method’ water, Inniscarra turned out to be a fair arena for the championship, which allowed the team to really show their ability on an even playing field. The fishing was all about catching skimmers of various sizes at short range.
Are you good enough to fish for your country? The Angling Trust is looking for talented coarse anglers who would like to apply for the England Under-18 and Under-23 youth assessments. The U18 and U23 Youth World Championships are due to be staged at Smederevo, in Serbia, on August 7th and 8th, 2015, and a team is required to represent England and team sponsors,Sensas for the U18s andDrennan for the U23s.
Where and when The Sensas Team England youth assessment for the U18s will take place on Sunday, March 29th, 2015 at Makins Fishery, Nuneaton, in Warwickshire. Applicants must have been under 18 years of age on December 31st, 2014 to apply.
First And Second Place For English Teams, And Individual Victory For Alex BonesEnglish feeder teams have taken first and second place in the Van Den Eydne Matrix International Feeder Fishing Challenge, on Belgium’s Gent to Terneuzon Canal. Captain of the winning England Green Team, Match Fishing Editor Alex Bones, also lead from the front – taking individual victory with a perfect two-point score. His team, made up of Rob Wootton (who finished second overall), Grant Albutt, Adam Rooney and Adam Wakelin, had just 15 points after the first day – leaving the other squads with everything to do if they wanted to beat them. Alex explained: “England team manager, Tommy Pickering left it to each of the three teams to formulate their own tactics – and fortunately, I think we got things pretty much right.
Tommy names his team!
The Angling Trust Preston Innovations England Feeder team have now been selected for the FIPSed 4th World Feeder Championships in Ireland on the 19th/20th July 2014.
The squad will consist of brothers, Steve and Phil Ringer, Mick Vials, Adam Wakelin, Dean Barlow, and current Barnsley Blacks team captain, Glenn Lawrence (coach) and Tom Pickering (manager/squad member).
Rob Wootton and Adam Rooney will also be part of the set up to give them experience at International level, and to work alongside the team for the future.
The competition will be held on the Inniscarra Reservoir/Lake in the locality of Coachford, Co Cork.
The England Ladies steamed to victory this weekend, taking gold in the World Championship held on the River Sava in Radece, Slovenia.
The event involved 18 teams and after day one the England Ladies were lying in eighth place, but only 12 points away from gold in an incredibly tight frame. Winning the event, however, came as a big surprise as the team thought they were out of contention before the weigh-in on day two. Their unpredicted score of just 18 penalty points won the second day, though, and pushed them to the top of the podium overall.
New faces in World Champs line-up. Manager Dave Brooks has announced his team for the 20th Ladies Coarse Angling World Championship, which will take place this year on the River Sava, near the town of Radece in Slovenia, on August 23rd and 24th. This venue is not unknown to English anglers as there have been several other championships fished there in recent years. The England ladies' team are currently number two in the FIPSed world rankings, second only to Italy.
June 14thand 15th saw the European Feeder Championships take place on the Gent to Terneuzen Canal in Holland. In an effort to equal their previous best, three teams from England entered the two-day 23-team, 115 angler European Feeder Challenge. Held on the Gent to Terneuzen Canal, Holland, they returned with respectable overall team positions – second, fourth and fifth along with a collection of individual silverware, too.
While they all missed out on team gold this year to Belgium team – Mega Fish T – it was Team GURU, partially consisting of full international team members Steve Ringer, Phil Ringer and Dean Barlow along with Feeder International fringe anglers Rob Wootton and Adam Rooney completing the five-man strong outfit, who took the second team spot with 61 points behind Mega Fish T’s tally of 52.
Feeder team catching well in South Africa. Match Fishing's man on the bank in South Africa has reported that Preston Innovations Team England are doing very well in the first two days of official practice ahead of this years World Feeder Championship, which takes place this weekend It is reported that England had 42 Carp today, with other nations averaging between 15 and 30 fish - which is leading many to speculate that England have got their tactics just right. As more and more bait goes into the venue, it is also said that the fishing is getting better and better, with more and more fish homing in on the bait. Understandably, team England are keen not to disclose too much about the tactics that they are using.
Preston Innovations England Feeder Team take World bronze. Preston Innovations Team England have taken a team bronze medal in this years World Feeder Championship, held at Bloemhof Dam in South Africa. The team lost out on a silver medal on weight countback, by just over 8kg. A tough second day saw the team add 32 points to their 16 point tally from day one - with Tom Pickering being the teams best performer on the day, with a section second.
Steve Hemingray to sit out on Day One
Drennan Team England has announced the team for the first day of the World Championship, with last year's silver medallist Hemingray missing out.
The team will be Sean Ashby, Will Raison, Alan Scotthorne, Des Shipp and making his World Championship debut, Callum Dicks.
England will be looking to add yet another gold medal to their tally, but the demanding venue is certainly going to prove a tough nut to crack for the team.
Held on a man-made channel that serves as flood relief between Lake Dubrava and the River Drava, the anglers have had to cope with a torrent of a venue with exceptionally strong flows.
Kerry and Dicks to represent England!Mark Downes and Mark Addy, Joint Drennan Team England Managers, have announced their England squad to compete in this year’s 19th Coarse Angling European Championship in Novisad, Serbia on the Danube canal from 24th – 30th June. Following last year’s European silver medal win in Spain, Mark Downes and Mark Addy have decided to give some ‘Young Blood’ a chance to establish themselves. Stepping down this year for the European Championship are Steve Gardener and Steve Hemmingray. They are replaced by Barnsley’s Lee Kerry, who has already represented his country at Youth level and Bristol’s Callum Dicks, a regular in the successful Dorking squad, and a former Youth World Champion.
Close finish sees Scotland pipped at the post. Drennan Team England have won the inaugural Fish 'O' Mania International Pairs Competition at Cudmore Fisheries. The team – made up of five-time World Champion Alan Scotthorne, and former World Champion Will Raison – were pre-match favourites, but didn’t have things all their own way. The Scottish team – Dave Corcoran and Jamie Masson – led for much of the competition, with both anglers catching carp steadily up in the water.
