Team and individual glory for Thatchers. The sudden cold spell along with bright conditions made the fishing quite hard for many anglers, in the last round of the Sensas Commercial House League. With the team winners already decided from the previous match, interest turned to the individual title. Nick Chedzoy (Preston Innovations Thatchers A) made the most of his eng peg draw at Limpley Stoke to win not only the match but the individual title as well.
From feast to famine, as temperatures plummet.
The temperatures might be dropping, but the news is hotting up in the angling world! The change in weather has seen a hard weekend for many match anglers, with one high profile match seeing a third of the field failing to catch! We have the full story inside the latest issue of Angling News Week!
In other news, sea records have tumbled this week, as a Southern club angler banked a massive 40lb cod off the coast of West Sussex! Carp brand Solar have released an exciting new range of tackle, and one of the Country’s biggest and most famous carp fishing venues has changed hands. On top of this, there is news of new sponsorships, and a host of experts tell you how to catch more carp in winter.
It has also been announced that the CLA Game Fair is making a comeback, after being cancelled last year following flooding.
New lakes to open at Sheffield fishery. Aston Park Fisheries has announced exciting plans for the year ahead. Spring will see the opening of three new lakes, creating over 100 new pegs on the Sheffield complex. The first is to be a pleasure only pool, while the second two have been dug as canal style lakes with match anglers in mind.
Exciting new series at Midlands commercialTunnel Barn Farm has announced a new teams of three league, that is to run throughout the summer months at the venue. The venue is popular among club anglers and open rods alike, and is famed for its stocks of F1 carp. In order to ensure good fishing, the league has been limited to 18 teams, with a £350 top prize for the winning team. For more information, contact 01926 842975 Summer League Teams of 3 2013May 4th Jenny’s, Canal & ClubMay 18th Canal, Club & Top June 1st Top, House & ExtensionJune 22nd Canal, Club & TopJuly 13th Canal, Jenny’s & TopJuly 27th Club, Canal & House.
Larford announce dates for popular silvers festival. Maver Larford Lakes has announced the dates for its 2013 Silver Fish Festival.
The event, which has proven very popular in recent years, is scheduled to take place over a four-day period starting on Monday 25th February and finishing on Thursday 28th February.
The competition will cater for a total of 44 anglers fishing in four sections of eleven each day and will take place on the Specimen lake, which has built up a reputation for being amongst the best silverfish venues in the country.
Another hectic weekends roach sport on Lincolnshire venue.
The Town Welland at Spalding was again on great form in this weekends match, with over 900lb of roach being put on the scales. The 54 anglers averaged over 16lb a man, with 18 managing 20lb plus. Conditions on the river were totally different from the week before, the colour had dropped out , and the river was at its lowest point for recent years, being barely two and a half feet deep, with a slight flow on it.
It has certainly been an interesting week for Joe, with mice and more than a few F1s occupying his time!
It has been a great week for our Match Fishing Drawbags team at Tunnel Barn Farm, but more of that later.
I hope you have had a great Christmas break, I know I certainly did. Every year I use the two weeks to have my own ‘Closed Season’, which gives me a bit of time just to recharge my batteries and catch up with the family, which is always nice.
However the prolonged period of inactivity has seen a few unwelcome visitors enter my shed! At first the problem wasn’t bad at all, the odd loose pellet hastily chewed by the cute little Mickey but as soon as my gear got damaged it was time to turn up the heat!
Before I went away for Xmas I noticed that my cool bag had been left unzipped.
Match Fishing debates the current state of the sport. As we move into 2013, there is little doubt that the sport of angling is changing. Compared to 25 years ago, we are seeing new and different venues, methods and anglers rising, while other disciplines are seemingly declining in popularity. Tom Pickering has been fishing for over 40 years, and has risen to the very pinnacle of the sport, being crowned World Champion, and now captaining the England Feeder Team.
Mild weather sparks January feeding frenzy!Venues up and down the country have been enjoying an unseasonal run of form, as mild temperatures have stirred the fish in many of our lakes, rivers and canals into feeding. Match weights soared to over 100lb at many venues, as carp, F1s and skimmers went on the hunt for bait. Pole Fishing Editor, Jon Arthur was one angler lucky enough to find himself on fish in the Tunnel Barn Farm Teams Of Four Winter League, and made the most of a good draw by winning with a 131lb net of F1s!He commented: “Our Match Fishing Drawbags team really lived up to its name this week – I pulled us out four fliers! I was over the moon with peg 31 on House Pool, and fortunately there was a big ball of F1s in front of me. I caught most of my fish on maggots shallow, though I also dobbed a few fish.
Exciting start to 2013
The New Year has got off to an eventful start, with the unseasonally warm weather leading to some remarkable nets of fish. Commercial fisheries have been throwing up some enormous weights, with some remarkable catches also being taken by specimen hunters. There have also been some freak events in the animal world, including a marine seal swimming over 70 miles down a river, and into an inland lake. Then there is the ‘leaping mullet’ video, that is trending on You Tube and has already attracted almost £1.
