Angler's Name
Weight (lbs/oz)
Peg # / Lake
Chris Cameron (Middy / Old Ghost)
59-06-00
43 (Gold)
Mark Tester (Pulborough AS)
57-00-00
1 (Gold)
Lynas Neale (Gold Valley)
46-08-00
14 (Gold)
Geoff Vallance (Preston Innovations / Sonu Baits)
39-06-00
11 (Gold)
Stefan Gent (Drennan Borden)
36-00-00
20 (Gold)
Craig Meadows (Five Bells Fishing Club)
32-12-00
45 (Gold)
Grant Thorne
22-00-00
5 (Gold)
Glen Butler
20-00-00
48 (Gold)
British Pole Championship Qualifiers: Chris Cameron, Mark Tester & Lynas Neale
This year's qualifier at Hampshire's Gold Valley Lakes, Aldershot, was a difficult day out for competing anglers. With temperatures leading up to the match during the week before sky rocketing to over 30°C, the resident carp were uninterested in anglers baits and were, instead, making the most of the weather fully focused on spawning. Unfortunately, sport on the day as a result, was very hard with weights recorded on the day only going to emphasise this. Most anglers resorted to pellet waggler tactics to catch odd fish with a relatively low weight winning the day.
Angler's Name
Weight (lbs/oz)
Peg # / Lake
Simon Skelton (Maver / Dynamite Baits)
294-09-00
23 (Lake 1)
Darren Cox (Garbolino)
230-01-00
100 (Lake 7)
Kieron Rich (Middy / Burt Baits)
193-14-00
12 (Lake 1)
Andy Power (Preston Innovations)
190-00-00
80 (Lake 5)
Chris Barley
180-12-00
19 (Lake 1)
Perry Stone (Cresta)
180-05-00
109 (Lake 7)
Wayne Ibbotson
176-01-00
85 (Lake 1)
Greg Cooper
173-03-00
97 (Lake 6)
British Pole Championship Qualifiers: Darren Cox, Kieron Rich & Andy Power
Another superb Match This qualifier event at The Glebe / Mallory park with some truly outstanding weights recorded! Once again, the venue attracted the maximum number of anglers, with some truly phenomenal sport being enjoyed from all over the complex with a total of thirty three (33) weights over one hundred pounds being offered to the scales. Conditions on the day were pleasant with plenty of sunshine seeing a continuation of a great spell of weather. Anglers targeted the resident carp mainly with pellet waggler or shallow on the pole with some big edge fish being caught late on.
Making his way through to his fourth Mega Match This final was Maver's own, Simon Skelton.
The Maver Mega Match This Grand Final has rapidly established itself as one of the most important and iconic dates within the UK match angling calendar. Historically, the end of August sees all eyes within the angling fraternity focus on the prolific Match lake at Maver Larford to witness the sport’s richest final unfold.
This year’s final was no different with the event originally being scheduled to take place on Saturday 29th August. However, due to an unforeseen date clash with Evesham’s river festival also taking place over the same Bank holiday weekend, Maver (UK) has taken the decision to reschedule this year’s final until the following weekend.
Following the first mid-week qualifier of the 2017 Maver Mega Match This qualifier campaign, please see below the full and final result from Decoy Lakes, Peterborough:
Decoy Lakes, Peterborough, 7th June 2017
Angler's Name
Weight (lbs/oz)
Peg # / Lake
Sam Brown (Maver)
128-06-00
22 (Oak)
Ben Townsend (Matrix / Spotted Fin)
126-14-00
5 (Beastie)
Jon Pollard (Leicester Gas AC)
123-04-00
26 (Cedar)
Simon Fry (Garbolino)
114-11-00
23 (Beastie)
Dale Jackson (Marukyu)
112-04-00
21 (Beastie)
Ben Lawrence (Bottisham AC)
106-13-00
15 (Yew)
Marc Rodger
103-14-00
22 (Willows)
Richard Bond
100-06-00
14 (Yew)
The first mid-week qualifier event of 2017 saw ninety-four (94) anglers in attendance at Peterborough's Decoy Lakes. Conditions on the day were pretty extreme with gale force winds making usual methods impossible. Many were forced to improvise and fish short and down their edge in an effort to find the fish. Despite the conditions being more than a little tricky, the standard of fishing on the day was superb with just one fish dividing the top three highlighting just how close and fair a qualifier it was with competing anglers battling the wind making for an even playing field.
Heronbrook Fisheries, Slindon, 13th May 2017
Angler's Name
Weight (lbs/oz)
Peg # / Lake
Damian Bracken (Garbolino)
166-14-00
27 (Meadow)
Jamie Hughes (MAP / Bag 'Em Baits)
153-13-00
23 (Meadow)
Andy Christie
138-04-00
39 (Canal)
Matt Arnold
129-10-00
21 (Match Lake)
Mark Fox (Maver Midlands)
111-02-00
2 (Meadow)
Gerald Lees
103-00-00
19 (Match Lake)
Steve Openshaw (Lingmere Fisheries)
100-00-00
14 (Island)
Simon Symcox
97-04-00
31 (Meadow)
Qualifiers for Maver British Pole Championship: Damian Bracken, Jamie Hughes & Andy Christie.
Eighty-seven (87) anglers lined the banks of New Canal, Canal, Meadow, Bridge, Island and Match lake for this latest Saturday qualifier event. Conditions on the day were cool to begin with due to plenty of cloud cover and a stiff breeze making things feel a lot colder than during the week leading up to the match. By mid-afternoon, however, there was plenty of sunshine, which brought the resident carp and F1s up in the water where they obliged on pellet and casters.
Solhampton Fishery, Stourport-on-Severn, 10th June 2017
Angler's Name
Weight (lbs/oz)
Peg # / Lake
Jamie Hughes (MAP / Bag 'Em Baits)
173-02-00
37 (Dragonfly)
Peter Alan Rice (Mosella)
159-12-00
9 (Valley)
Jon Arthur (Drennan)
130-04-00
8 (Kingfisher)
Kevin Dales
126-06-00
29 (Valley)
Andy Welding (Strike Angling)
124-12-00
5 (Kingfisher)
Zac Brown (Preston Innovations / Sonu Baits)
123-07-00
2 (Valley)
Michael McMillan (Garbolino / Bait-Tech)
110-02-00
15 (Buzzard)
Lee Thornton (Middy)
110-00-00
12 (Dragonfly)
Qualifier number thirteen of the 2017 Mega Match This qualifier campaign saw the introduction of a brand new venue in Worcestershire's Solhampton Fishery. Conditions on the day were ideal with plenty of cloud cover coupled with a moderate breeze creating a nice ripple on the five lakes used. Pegging on the day gave anglers plenty of room and the match itself was a closely contested affair with a number of weights over the 100lb mark.
Winner on the day was 2016 runner-up, Jamie Hughes (MAP / Bag 'Em Baits).
Team dominate 96 strong event. Maver Midlands have hit the jackpot in this year's popular Heronbrook Winter League series, locking out the top two placings. Team
Captain, Wayne Mellings, entered two teams of four into the twenty four
team event with the Maver Midlands Bag 'Em squad consisting mainly of
Trevor Robinson, Jake Robinson, Jamie Hughes and Neil Machin and a Maver
Midlands team made up of Jason Brown, Jordan Hall, Dave White and
himself. Having lead the six round series from the off, it was
the Maver Midlands Bag 'Em team that took the honours, producing solid
performances each week which saw the team maintain pole position for the
duration of the series.
Midlands squads sail through to Match Fishing Team Championship. Maver Midlands and Kamasan Sensas Starlets have qualified for the big-money Match Fishing Team Championship at this year's Evesham Festival. Fourteen teams of five slogged it out on a difficult River Avon that was badly affected by clear water, sunshine and strong winds. It was the increasingly impressive Maver Midlands squad that won the day with a solid 57-point score.
Maver are delighted to announce the addition of Welsh International Lee Edwards to Team Maver. An individual bronze medallist at World Championship level, the 39 year old Caerphilly-based rod is amongst one of the most well decorated anglers in the country succeeding at the sport’s top level on all types of venue both home and away.
Lee is a previous Evesham Festival individual and team Champion, Home International winner and a regular top three finisher in some of country’s major festivals. Lee is also the current world record holder of the largest ever haul recorded on running water with an unbelievable 300lb haul of River Wye chub back in 2007.
Action-packed May issue in the shops!
The latest issue of your favourite fishing magazine hits the shop shelves today and it’s another blinder!
As always we have endeavoured to get the latest trends and tactics for you to enjoy, along with the tackle reviews that you all love to read!
But what’s in it?
. Andy Findlay reveals yet another deadly feeder technique and shows you exactly how to make his custom-made pellet feeders.
. Fresh from his Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying success, Pemb Wrighting shows you how to target skimmers and carp with a softly, softly approach.
Steve Ringer, Matt Godfrey, Andy May, Rob Wootton And More. . .
The May issue of Pole Fishing Magazine is on sale now, and packed with fish-catching ideas from the UK's finest anglers.
FP1 Baits rod wins Hayfield 'Match This' qualifier. FP1 Baits ace Steven Mazza has won this year's Maver 'Match This' qualifying match at Hayfield Lakes from Peg 32 on Adam's Lake. Steve opted to fish the pellet waggler using 8mm pellets on the hook, and tempted carp up to 8lb to finish the match with 115-00-00 and qualify for the Grand Final in style. The fourth and latest Mega 'Match This' qualifier was attended by 65 anglers, and was the first hosted by Hayfield Lakes.
Chapmans hosts Garbolino open night. Hull angling superstore, Chapmans Angling is to host a night with Garbolino stars Darren Cox and Steve Cooke. The event is set to take place this Thursday, June 13th, between 5. 30pm and 9.
River star to attend shop open day. Alan Clark, the new owner of Thames Valley Angling, has set up a special open day for existing and new customers on Saturday 27th April. Joining Alan in the shop on that day will be well-known river expert and former Match Fishing Magazine Editor, Dave Harrell and Angling Trust Campaigns Co-ordinator Martin Salter. The pair will be on hand to offer advice on all things to do with river fishing and also the activities of the Angling Trust.
Star studded open day at Norwich store. Angling Direct have announced a star studded open day at their Norwich store. The day is to be attended by Daiwa star anglers, Will Raison, Steve Ringer and Kieron Rich, who will be demonstrating and discussing their favourite tackle, tactics and techniques. The day will include a tank demonstration, bait and rigs clinics, plus lots more!The store are also offering a 10% discount off everything in store, except price checked items.
