Southern aces win Match Fishing Team Championship. Daiwa Dorking have won the Match Fishing Team Championship on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham, scoring a remarkable 61 points out of a possible 70. The team, made up of Simon Willsmore, Darren Davies, Will Raison, Michael Buchwalder and Ian Didcote, beat second-placed Shakespeare Superteam by a 12-point margin. The squad's manager, Simon Willsmore, explained: “We are quite fortunate as most of us know the river well, and lessons learnt over the Bank Holiday festival helped us to formulate a good plan.
Pole Fishing editor wins at EveshamMatch Fishing and Pole Fishing magazines' group editor, Jon Arthur, has today become the 30th winner of the Wychavon Championship – after weighing in 11-15-0 from Peg 11 on Evesham’s Crown Meadow. Jon, who also won the contest back in 2011, pocketed a £3,000 winner's cheque, after a late barbel saw him clinch victory by a margin of just 5oz. Jon caught the barbel on a piece of worm, fished over a bed of chopped worm and caster. He explained: “At first I wasn’t sure what I had hooked, I thought it was an eel or a tench – when I saw it was a barbel I had my heart in my mouth! Fortunately, I managed to scoop it, and with my bloodworm fish it proved enough to win on the day.
Leicester rod lifts Shakespeare trophy. Shimano and Dynamite Baits-backed ace Rob Wootton has lifted the Shakespeare Championship winner's trophy, and a £6,000 first prize, after a close match on Evesham’s Warwickshire Avon. The Leicester-based rod caught a net of good perch and chub on long-pole and flat-float tactics, feeding chopped worms and maggots through a baitdropper. Rob’s winning net includes perch to 2lb, and chub to 3lb, with him adding a couple of late fish on the waggler to boost his total to 13-1-0.
Tommy Pickering announces feeder trial. Preston Innovations England Feeder Team Manager, Tom Pickering is looking for talented anglers to compete in a Feeder trial on Saturday 28th September 2013. The trial will take place at Barston Lakes near Solihull. Anglers who wish to apply for the trial must be of open match standard, and able to cast and fish at 80 yards minimum.
Then head down to the Evesham Beer Festival!For the first time in the events history, the Evesham Angling Festival will this year host its first ever beer and cider festival. Working with CAMRA favourite, and local Evesham free-house ‘The Fleece Inn’, the festival will offer some 30+ real ales and 10 traditional ciders. Located on Evesham’s Crown Meadow, the beer tent is right at the heart of the festival action – so you can enjoy a proper pint as you watch angling’s most prestigious river fishing event taking place. The beer festival will run from 10am till 7pm this Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Full Commercial National results. Last Saturday, 17th August proved to be a very successful day for Barnsley & District at the inaugral Angling Trust Team Commercial Stillwater Championship. Their ten man team came out on top finishing in Championship position with a fantastic cumulative weight of 428. 365 kg.
Evesham Town & Ferry Waters, 77 Fished. A turnout of 77 veterans graced the field in this year’s Shakespeare Veterans Championship. It was Ibstock rod Keith Kite, who banked the £500 winners cheque, and an invite for the prestigious Shakespeare Championship Final, with an 18-14-0 net from peg 8. Keith caught two barbel, feeding Sonubaits Spicy Sausage pellets, with an 8mm version of the same on the hook.
Evesham Angling Festival this weekend! The clock is ticking to the start of British match fishing's
most heavily sponsored event - the Evesham Angling Festival. With over £27,000
up for grabs, river fishing's most prestigious weekend has once again secured
backing from Shakespeare, Wychavon District Council, and Match Fishing
Magazine.
For the anglers, the stakes couldn't be higher, but if you
fancy making the trip to Evesham to take in the action, then the festival has
more to offer than ever before. The craft fair - a popular feature last year -
has been extended, and is a must see attraction for lovers of country life.
Openshaw and Frackowiak complete Maver Match This lineup. Steve Openshaw and Krysztof Frackowiak have become the last two people to qualify for the Maver Match This Final, after winning their respective qualifiers this weekend. The two matches, fished at Tunnel Barn Farm and Barston Lakes. A good turn-out saw ninety seven anglers attend the 2013 Maver Mega 'Match This' qualifier at the popular Tunnel Barn Farm.
Wychavon Championship Qualifier, 18/08/2013. With bloodworm banned for the last of the official 2013 festival
qualifiers, the fishing was tough for many. Gloucester Angling Centre’s
Tony Davis put in a star performance from unfancied peg 31, to win the
day with a 7-12-0 net. This was made up of a 6-8-0 barbel, and several
smaller roach taken on hempseed.
