The death of Jan Porter is a great loss, not only for the world of angling, but for the wider people who knew, befriended and were in contact with him. An incredible ambassador for the sport and the brands he represented, Jan was best known in his early match fishing days as ‘the man in red’, thanks to his all-red tackle and clothing. He then assumed a camou-clad approach to angling, while still sporting the famed long hair and pony-tail look that saw him become one of angling’s most recognisable figures. I remember on one occasion being able to spot him a mile off on one of the country’s biggest motorways, thanks in no small part to his fishing wagon, which sported a full camou vinyl wrap to match his clothing.
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New angling photography service offered!A new angling photography service has been established, offering anglers the oppurtunity to have their own personalised angling shoot with a professional angling journalist! The man behind the scheme is Middy backed match fishing ace, Craig Butterfield. He explained: "Fishing is one of the most popular sports in England, unfortunately it’s often a lonely sport, just us against the elements. Although the peace and tranquility can be great, when it comes to capturing that perfect fishing photo it can become a struggle. Here at Elite Fishing Photography we offer people the chance to perfectly capture those fishing moments that you always wanted to, but never could.
Pole Fishing editor pursues new career with international tackle giant.
After nearly eight years with David Hall Publishing, Jon Arthur has stepped down as group editor of Match Fishing and Pole Fishing magazines to take on a new role with Drennan International.
On his new job, Jon commented:“I have loved my time working on both magazines and have some great friends at DHP, but I simply could not turn down this exciting opportunity. I have always been a massive fan of Drennan products and I know that there are some amazing developments in the pipeline.
First-ever ticket lands Doncaster man in final. Marukyu-backed rod Craig Jones, an accountant from Doncaster, has won the Makins Fish 'O' Mania qualifier with a 99lb 8oz bag. Fishing his first-ever Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier, Craig brought a splendid 99lb 8ozs to the scales from Peg A13 on Lake 2. He only had a dozen fish with the biggest weighing around 15lb.
Angling's health benefits acknowledged in national press. Coverage in The Guardian newspaper to about a scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne which involved GPs prescribing fishing as a tonic for patients suffering from stress and depression has been welcomed by anglers. The article explains how angling is one of several activities which can be recommended by Doctors as a "social prescription". Innovation charity Nesta has found that a majority of GPs are keen to find alternative ways of improving patients' health and wellbeing without dishing out more and more medicines.
Lee Kerry wins Thorne Individual LeaguePreston backed ace, Lee Kerry has won the Thorne Individual league after a very tight finish on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. The result comes after the most challenging series in a number of years at the Yorkshire venue, with winning weights on some rounds being as low as 8lb. Going in to the final round, Matt Godfrey was leading to the series, by just a couple of ounces, but with a result to be dropped after the final match, there were a lot of people in contention. Lee Kerry made the best of a reasonable draw to finish with 8lb 8oz, and when the dropped result was taken into consideration, he ended up finishing almost 3lb in front of second placed James Dent.
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.
Lee Kerry confident as Drennan Final gets underway. Drennan Knockout Cup finalist – and Preston Innovations and Sonubaits rod, Lee Kerry feels that experience gained from fishing the final two years ago will give him the edge over his rival, Michael Buchwalder, as the two-day Drennan Knockout Cup Final gets underway on the Match Lake at Docklow Pools near Hereford. The contest – which is decided on cumulative weight over two days, will see Lee Kerry go head-to-head with fellow Preston Innovations rod, Michael Buchwalder. Today has seen Lee draw Peg 8 on the Match Lake, and Michael draw Peg 10 – and both anglers are said to be happy with their draws.
England ace, and Preston Innovations & Sonubaits backed rod Lee Kerry stormed to victory in the latest round of the Lindholme Natural Baits League with a 42-2-0 net of skimmers and F1s. Drawn on peg 29 on Bonsai Lake, Lee caught skimmers early fishing maggots over groundbait, before adding some quality F1s to his net on maggots later.
Runner up on the day was Lee’s Barnsley teammate, James Dent, who caught 35-13-0 fishing maggots over groundbait from Beeches Pool. In third place was Joe Goulding, also on Bonsai, who caught a lovely 34-10-0 net of F1s again on maggots.
Lemington Lakes, Thursday, August 14th, 2014Date … Thursday, August 14th,2014
Venue … Lemington Lakes
Address … Todenham Road,Moreton-in-Marsh,GloucestershireGL56 9NP
Cost … £10 per car
Times … 9am 'til 5pm
Lemington Lakes is a stunning complex set amongst the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. It was a venue Kevin loved to fish.
Kevin was, without doubt, one of the most popular angling journalists and presenters in the last few years. His work at both Angling Times and Improve Your Coarse Fishing was always top class, and his TV work on both Predators and Carp Crew universally popular.
Garbolino ace takes £1,000 win. Kian Wardle has won the seventh annual Silvermaniac competition at Devon’s Stafford Moor complex. The popular contest, which was this year contested by 66 of the country’s best silverfish anglers, takes place over two days with the first day of the competition being a qualifier, and the second a final for the winners of each section. With several days worth of cold rain pouring into the complex, the fishing was predictably tough and patchy in areas, but Sunday’s final on the usually prolific Tanners Lake still boasted a star studded line up.
Two new signings for Middy.
Top match brand Middy Tackle have just signed two more top match anglers to their already impressive list of sponsored anglers / consultants. Kieron Rich is well known for being one of the countries top match anglers with an impressive C. V including a staggering 5 Fish O Mania finals and numerous big match wins.
Maver and Marukyu-backed rod grabs place in £50K Final Andy Kinder has secured a place in the prestigious Maver Match This Final, after winning the qualifier at The Glebe Fishery in Leicestershire. Fishery owner, Roy Marlow explained: "After three hours fishing, there were dozens of anglers in the running, with most predicting that 150lb could take the title. "The final hour was going to be critical and it was a very close call for the top three. "When it came to the weigh in, the fishing had been even better than many people expected, with 20 anglers all weighing in over 100lb – and several more having over 90lb.
The original Frank Holding Memorial Match saw 111 anglers fish the Grand Canal in his memory on Saturday last. Reminiscent of the days of 300 peg Prosperous AC Festival it was fantastic to see such a turn out! Congratulations to Brian Kane who is the 2018 King of the Canal and to all the winners including those who picked up some top raffle prizes.
The roach were not back yet with catches consisting mostly of skimmers, hybrids and baby tench.
1st Overall - Brian Kane - 19lb 1oz
2nd Overall - Dara Finnegan - 15lb 15oz
3rd Overall - Jeff Stiratt - 15lb 10oz
4th Overall - Ewan Weed - 11lb 1oz
5th Overall - John Jurj - 10lb 6oz
6th Overall - Peter Keenan - 9lb 15oz
A super event with plenty of sponsorship from many to include Waterways Ireland and Sensas Ireland.
