Lucky angler catches £10,000 cash at CLA Game Fair!Jersey-based
accountant Andrew Dann was the lucky recipient of £10,000 cash after he
won Fish for a Fortune at this year’s CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall in
Warwickshire. Entrants had just 20 minutes to catch a fish in
the lake to then be eligible to be entered into the cash prize draw. At
4pm on the Sunday of the Show, Andrew’s name was plucked out of the hat
at the Fish for a Fortune pontoon. The married father of two
commented: “I was delighted to receive the news of my win! I enjoy all
types of fishing, and often go course fishing.
Awesome Andy in Riverfest Final. No one
can deny that Preston ace Andy Power is having a phenomenal season on
the commercial match scene - qualifying for the Fish 'O'Mania Final,
Maver Match This Final, and leading the prestigious UK Angling
Championship. In a rare summer break from commercial fishing,
Andy entered the RiverFest qualifier on his local Bristol Avon at the
weekend - and continued his awesome run of form by winning the 58 peg
match!The Thatchers rod explained: "Contrary to what some people
think, I actually prefer natural venue fishing to commercials, and
between October and March river and canal fishing is pretty much all I
do. It is only the size of matches in my area, and my desire to progress
as an angler, that makes me fish commercials.
New start for Emneth store. A new tackle
shop called, Baggin Up Tackle has opened in the Cambridgeshire town of
Emneth. Under the ownership of well known match angler, Stewart Milne
the store is already proving popular. The shop has opened on the premises of
the old Emneth Angling, and caters for all disciplines of fishing.
Leicester's Pete tops the Division Two National. To catch 100lb from a natural venue in England is an achievement; to win a National Championship with over 50 kilos of bream is nothing short of incredible – but this is exactly what Pete Marlow achieved in Saturday's Division Two National on the Great Ouse. In the team stakes, it was Devizes Angling Association that topped a strong field, with a 243-point score – beating Garbolino Blackhorse and Maver Bait Tech by just a single point. The team, made up of G Williamson, N Baker, K Rowles, A McTiffin, J Carty, N Franks, A Carter, R Guy, D Clapton and R Kepner averaged 24 points out of a possible 33.
Maver rod tops five day festival. Ian Giddins has won the 2013 Maver Larford Lakes Festival, with an eight-point score. Sixty-four anglers attended this year's annual five-day summer festival hosted as Maver's Larford Lakes complex. Conditions for this year's event were, for the most part, settled with the exception of the opening day, which saw heavy rain.
Star-studded race night this Friday. A race night to raise money for the England Ladies Team is set to take place this Friday. Hosted by Former Ladies World Champion, Emma Pickering, the event is taking place at Monckton Social Club in Pinfold Lane, Penkridge. Star anglers, including Tommy Pickering, Ed Warren, Grant Albutt and Mick Vials have already confirmed their attendance, making it a great opportunity to rub shoulders with the stars, and hopefully win a few quid along the way.
Tresigne wins final qualifier. The Final round of the Barston Masters has now taken place with all qualifying places being taken! Top rod on the day was young Dan Tresign from Birmingham. Dan's golden arm drew him Peg 124 and he put together a fine net of skimmers for a total weight of 96lb 10oz. Dan caught on the pole throughout the match, finding the fish did not want the Method feeder on the day!In second spot from the other end of the lake on Peg 69 was Dave Pritchard from Coventry.
Roach go on the feed at Evesham The weights on the Evesham Festival Qualifying matches have soared this week, after bloodworm and joker were allowed for the first time this season. Sensas ace Darran Bickerton was best, with a 10-13-0 net from Peg 18. Darran fished bloodworm at 13 metres over a bed of soil, joker and groundbait, taking fish to 10 ounces. It was a similar story for runner-up, Steve Townsend, who also caught a net of roach on bloodworm.
Ministers urged to ban domestic use of hazardous chemical. Following the identification of the pesticide chlorpyrifos as the cause of last month's pollution of a 15km section of the upper Kennet between Marlborough and Hungerford, the Angling Trust has written to Environment minister Richard Benyon calling for the chemical to be withdrawn from domestic use. It has been estimated that as little as half a cupful poured down a local drain and entering the river via the Marlborough Sewage treatment works resulted in the almost complete wipe-out of macro invertebrates in the affected stretch. Chlorpyrifos is regularly used on lawns and golf courses and to tackle insects on crops and some soft fruits.
September's Pole Fishing shows you how. If you want to learn from the best pole anglers that England has to offer, then you can't afford to miss the September issue of Pole Fishing, that is on sale now. In it, we feature all the latest goings-on in the pole fishing scene, test the newest models to hit the market, and bring you deadly tactics from the world's best pole anglers. Below is a rundown of some of the things that you can expect to find within the 116 action-packed pages:Keep Catching With Steve RingerA sweltering day means one species is on the cards for our pole fishing master… tench!Stealth ChubbingForget your stick floats, feeders and wagglers, as Adam Richards shows you why a pole can reign supreme for River Swale chub!Bamford’s Bam, Bam Method!We lift the lid on an exciting new shallow fishing tactic that Luke Bamford has been using to devastating effect!TroubleshooterA day with Welsh international Lee Edwards is in store as our latest pupil gets to grips with roach, perch and bream on his local park lake.
