Major changes planned for the Angling Trust Winter League The Angling Trust has changed the structure of the Winter League. The aim is to improve satisfaction among existing Winter League anglers and attempt to introduce new teams and anglers to the league.
The changes have been introduced following a survey conducted by the Angling Trust to gather the thoughts and opinions of anglers about how the trust could improve the Winter League. The results of the survey were clear and that change was required if the Winter League was to see an upward turn in satisfaction and participation.
All-star cast sees the RiverFest final hotting up! Sunny conditions greeted the competitors who took part in the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on the River Trent at Newark on Saturday, July 19th.
The winner on the day and the first competitor from this qualifier to go through to the RiverFest final on November 15th/16th was Paul Kozyra from York, who weighed in 41lb of skimmers and bream up to 6lb. In second place on the day and to qualify for the final for the second time was John Urruty (Alfreton Angling) with 26lb 8oz. Final qualification place into the final was John Barningham (Lincoln Whisby) who finished ninth in the match to take the lead over England International angler, Sean Ashby by only 1oz.
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.
Garbolino snap up Ian Giddins and Sophie Hill Garbolino has added two more star anglers to its already impressive roster, by signing up Ian Giddins and Sophie Hill.
Ian is based in the West Midlands and is a real big weight commercial specialist. Having already won several big festivals including the Larford Summer festival twice! A former runner-up of the prestigious £50,000 Match This final, Ian is no stranger to winning big events and will fit in very well at Garbolino.
Ian commented: “I’m delighted and looking forward to joining Garbolino, who I see as a very progressive brand in the UK!”
Sophie is one of the UK’s biggest prospects in ladies' match fishing and her goal is to make the England ladies squad in the near future.
Drennan launch Acolyte Carp Waggler rods.
Fans of the exquisite Drennan Acolyte float rods will be doing cartwheels at the news of the launch of the Acolyte Carp Waggler rods.
Some of the nicest rods available, the Acolyte range has found favour with anglers everywhere thanks to its super slim blank and featherweight construction.
There are two rods in the carp range, an 11ft and a 12ft version.
The introduction of a new technology that will dramatically cut transfer of fish disease is the result of leading lights from British industry pulling together. BSafe - short for 'bacteria safe - began life in the mind of avid angler Derek Willan, who believes that all anglers should be doing their bit to safeguard fish health in the UK. Derek explained: "Virus outbreaks were getting all the press but research revealed that the bigger killers were a relatively small group of bacteria which the Environment Agency confirmed were present in the majority of fish mortalities they attended in 2013. “It has been proven under laboratory conditions that disease can be transferred on nets to fish, and I feel as anglers we have a duty of care to look into any avenue that can help ensure healthier fish stocks.
On Saturday, August 9th, 2014 Leamington Angling Association will be hosting a junior masterclass event at Jubilee Pools in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry.
It will be an easy-going, instructional event aimed at juniors up to 18 to encourage and help all skill levels – whether you’re looking to learn, polish or hone your skills, ranging from basic whip fishing to advanced rig mechanics and ‘big-fish rigs’, the aim is to cover all aspects, including fish and bank safety. There will be experts on hand, from various tackle companies such as Gardner, Mainline Korda and Dynamite Baits to name a few, all to help create a real-time classroom to teach different disciplines around the venue. Hopefully there will even be the chance to land a few fish, providing the fish gods are smiling!A raffle on the day will have some fantastic prizes on offer so don’t forget to bring your pocket money – it’s not every day you have the chance to win such great prizes for just a few pounds.
Pole Fishing magazine contributor, Richard Chave, books his slot. Bream showed well for two of the three qualifiers in the fifth Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier of 2014 held on the Bristol Avon at Newbridge on Sunday, July 13th.
Richard Chave booked his place in the final with 51-7-0 from Peg 97 where he used groundbait feeder with worm and maggot to bank 10 bream after taking some roach on the bolo rod.
Runner-up John Moody also bagged a qualifying spot with second on Peg 124 where he used feeder and maggot for 41-5-0 of bream.
Bait-Tech launch new bream groundbait. Bait-Tech has increased its popular Pro-Natural Range by adding a bream version. The mix has been designed from the ground up to cater for anglers wanting a non-fishmeal bream mix.
As soon as you open the bag you just know it will catch bream! The lovely sweet aroma of brazem instantly grabs your attention.
Drennan Barnsley Blacks win Championship title in the Angling Trust Winter League finalWith the Gloucester Canal coloured up from overnight water movements to the Bristol reservoirs, the 120 competitors of this year’s Angling Trust Winter League Final on July 6th were expecting a few bites, especially after last week’s good practice match. Unfortunately for most it was a struggle and a long wait between bites as most of the fish switched off in the bright and sometimes breezy conditions.
Only with a couple of hours to go did the bream on Hempstead Bend start to feed and four anglers here started to catch on the pole, one angler even subduing a 7lb carp on his light bream gear. With little major action reported elsewhere the winner was expected from these pegs.
Of the 13,000 anglers checked for a valid licence, 965 were fishing illegally. Environment Agency enforcement teams continue clamping down on rod-licence cheats, notching up more than 13,000 licence checks across England in May.
Of the 13,000 anglers checked for a valid licence, 965 were fishing illegally and could face a court appearance and a substantial fine. A recent penalty was more than £800 when an annual licence costs just £27.
Dicks in for Gardener -Drennan Team England shake-up. The Angling Trust is pleased to announce the England call-up of Callum Dicks, who will be joining the Drennan Team England squad for the FIPSed Nations World Championship in Croatia on 13th and 14th September, 2014. Joining Callum are Will Raison, Alan Scotthorne, Sean Ashby, Des Shipp and Steve Hemingray, plus (joint managers) Mark Downes and Mark Addy. Mark Downes said of the selection: “Callum has done brilliantly this week in the European Championship in Belgium.
Crystal Dibber creates huge demand for Drennan
The Crystal Dibber has captured the imagination of anglers the length and breadth of the country with tens of thousands already sold since Drennan unveiled them just a couple of months ago.
A spokesman for Drennan commented: “We knew these floats would be popular, but no-one could have quite predicted the unprecedented level of demand. Shops have been placing reorders for 100 or more trade packs of each of the three sizes currently available. That’s 3,000 Dibbers!
“We’ve put a considerable amount of time into developing our unique machinery, capable of blow-moulding these tiny clear-plastic bodies, so it’s great to see so many anglers appreciating it!”
Shops are hailing the float as a huge success.
Big-money festival gets the go-ahead at The Oaks Popular North Yorkshire venue The Oaks has announced they are running their popular three-day August festival – with the winner guaranteed £1,000!
Held between August 23rd and 25th, the festival will feature five of the venue's prolific match lakes – Maple, Cedar, Beech, Sycamore and Ash.
Venue owner Tom Kay was delighted to announce the festival: “The venue is fishing unbelievably well at the moment with the three newer lakes – Beech, Ash and Sycamore –producing weights up to 300lb. Combined with the technical fishing of Maple and Cedar, we have a great three-dayer on our hands. Nick Howarth solicitors have once again sponsored the match, allowing us to guarantee a £1,000 first prize with a great main list of prizes also.
Headline sponsor ‘unlikely’ but big prizes still on offer.
Organisers of the Evesham Festival have released details of the 2014 prize fund – and there’s still bags of cash up for grabs despite the loss of one of the event’s long-standing sponsors. Event director Roger Mortimer, announced the revised prize structure after a search for a headline sponsor for this year’s festival looked unlikely to produce new backers in time for the final weekend. “We’d love to have kept the prize fund at the same level as last year and one of the reasons we’ve been slow in announcing the payout was a hope that a new sponsor could be found,” explained Roger.
