Gold Valley waives peg fees for open match anglers.
Gold Valley Lakes in Hampshire has introduced a new policy for its Saturday open matches, meaning that the peg fee will be waived until further notice. The idea is the brainchild of venue owners, and father and son duo, John and Will Raison, who are keen to pay anglers back for their support through the winter. England international and former World Champion Will explained: “My father and I are extremely lucky as we have a core of match anglers who support us right through the year, and so giving them free fishing for a few weeks in the spring is the least we can do.
Maver ace gets silver surpriseMaver's Ben Hughes enjoyed a session to remember on a recent trip to Stourports Larford Lakes, after banking a 2lb 8oz roach!Ben
explained: "I caught the fish on the bomb using a hair-rigged banded
8mm pellet fished at about 25 yards. I was targeting the resident carp
and bream at the time, after being reliably informed by Andy Kinder that
fishing an 8mm pellet whilst feeding 8mms over the top was the way to
go. I had drawn permanent Peg 25 (about mid-way down the Speci
burr). During this stage in the match I had already taken carp into
double-figures and bream to 5lb, but a big roach was the last thing I
expected! When I first connected with the fish, I initially thought it
was another bream, but then it started to fight back and I thought it
might be a small ‘stocky’.
Scotthorne's deadly autumn edge revealed. "The anglers who score best as the water cools are the ones who scale down their approach to keep bites coming. " These were the words of England ace Alan Scotthorne, before revealing what he considers to be his biggest autumn commercial fishing edge. "One of my favourite autumn baits is pellet.
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Thorne glory for Wright and Gianoncelli!Browning Hot Rods ace Rob Wright, and England Youth International Frankie Gianoncelli have won the Thorne Pairs League, after a close final round. The league, contested by 72 anglers on Stainforth and Keadby Canal is among the most prestigious in the country, with five times World Champion Alan Scotthorne, and current World Champion Sean Ashby among the competitors. Frankie explained: “Rob and I are absolutely made up to have won a league as prestigious as this – I would definitely describe it as my biggest angling achievement, and proudest moment. As the final league table shows, the competition was extremely closely contested by some of the country’s best bloodworm and joker anglers.
Excellent repair service offered by Esselle!From time to time everybody breaks a pole section, but thankfully there are people on hand to repair the sections. Esselle Pole Repairs offers a professional service and can repair virtually any breakage. Based at Hugglescote in Leicestershire, Esselle prides itself on extremely quick turnaround times with broken sections. Most are repaired and ready for collection within a week during the summer months, and just three days during the winter.
Weston Pools to host memorial for popular matchman. The date and venue has been announced for this year's memorial match for popular Midland matchman, Perry Dalgarno. Taking place at Shropshire venue, Weston Pools, tickets will sell for £20, with £5 being donated to charity. The draw time for the event will be 9.
England ‘catching more than other teams”Preston Innovations Team England are reported to be catching more than other teams in the run up to the World Feeder Championship in South Africa. Match Fishing’s man on the bank reported: “England are catching very well. The lads are very well motivated and have had a good week, team manager, Tommy Pickering has a plan, and it seems to be better than any other teams. ” Carp are the main target species, with the fish that Phil Ringer is holding up proving the average stamp.
Victory for MAP ace in the first round of Lindholme League.
Matt Pillay has won the first round of the Lindholme Lakes Natural Baits league, with a 56-15-0 net of F1s. The MAP and Old Ghost sponsored ace drew peg six on the prolific Bonsai Lake, and caught quality F1s fishing maggots down either margin.
Runner up spot fell to Richard Kerridge, who fished the league as a guest, with a terrific 48-6-0 F1 haul from peg 19 from Loco Lake.
The Fish ‘O’ Mania Final is almost upon us. Speculation is mounting in the build-up to this year's Fish ‘O’ Mania Final, which takes place on Saturday, July 13th. The Arena Pool at Stoke’s Cudmore Fisheries is to play host to the match, which sees 16 anglers do battle for one of angling's most coveted prizes and the £30,000 cheque that goes with it. Fishery coach and top match man Andy May knows the venue better than most and expects a good match between competitors.
Big match victory for feeder team captain. England feeder team ace Tommy Pickering has proved just why he is regarded as one of the country’s best feeder anglers – after bagging a winning net in this weekends round of the Hayfield Pairs Series. The sixty peg event is contested by some of the north’s finest angling talents – including Alan Scotthorne, James Dent and current World Champion, Sean Ashby. The match win comes on the back of a string of good results at the venue – and Tommy puts them all down to the banjo feeder!He explained: “The banjo is perhaps a little underused by a lot of anglers –who prefer more conventional methods such as the Method feeder – but there are definitely times when the water is cold as it is at the moment when it is very difficult to beat.
Fishing App in tackle prize giveaway. Starting today, all members of the Fishing UK app will be rewarded for their efforts with the chance to win some great tackle prizes. Members will be given points for completing certain tasks within the app. Luke Webb, who is a co owner of the app explained: "Anglers will win three points for posting in a forum, three points for uploading a photo, three for a tip, four for a venue review, and eight for referring a friend and posting information to Facebook or Twitter!"We all know that points mean prizes, and the member at the top of the in-app leaderboard at the end of every month will win a great selection of prizes including baits from CC Moores, a bobbin head set and sticker from Bespoke Bobbins, Some respectable leads from Carp Rigs and some lovely smelling boilies from Xcel Baits.
Tom Scholey and Matt Godfrey win Preston Innovations Pairs festival. Pole Fishing’s editorial assistant, Matt Godfrey, and regular Match and Pole Fishing contributor Tom Scholey have won the Preston Innovations-sponsored Parkdean Pairs Festival at White Acres. The duo clinched the win after a tight festival – which saw them tied at the top of the 28-pair field going into the final day. Fortunately for the Daventry-based pair, a favourable draw on the Trewaters complex gave them two section wins, meaning they took victory by a four-point margin.
New coaching event announced.
Pole Fishing magazine has announced a brand-new coaching event for 2015, where they have a line-up of the country’s best anglers to help coach you at the Pole Fishing With The Stars weekend! On May 2nd and 3rd, 2015, the exciting new event will be taking place at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes near Doncaster. The first event of its kind, the Pole Fishing With The Stars academy weekend will see 10 of the country’s top pole anglers come together, offering a unique opportunity for anglers to enjoy quality coaching from the very best in the business. Split into two separate one-day events, the weekend will see anglers spend half an hour with each of the stars, in small groups of six.
Pole Fishing Magazine is to run a new, three day event at Tunnel Barn Farm near Warwick, on June 15th, 16th and 17th, 2015. The first event of its kind, the Pole Fishing Masters is to be pole only, and is heavily sponsored by Daiwa, with the tackle giant committed to support the event for the next three years. Its backing will see the overall winner walk away with a Daiwa Air pole worth £5,999. There will also be generous tackle prizes for the individual winners of each day.
