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Evesham Festival this weekend set to be the best ever.
This year’s Evesham Festival is set to be bigger, better and more exciting than ever before, making it a must-visit attraction for anyone with even the faintest interest in angling.
Taking place this bank holiday weekend (23rd, 24th and 25th August), the show will see a host of angling’s biggest names go into battle on one of match fishing’s most legendary venues.
Star names that have confirmed their attendance include Alan Scotthorne, Will Raison, Des Shipp, Dave Harrell, Wayne Swinscoe and Steve Hemingray.
Denis White wins with barbel. In what must rank as one of the closest finishes of any match this season, just a single ounce separated the top two in this years Veterans' Championship, and 13oz came between first place and third.
Making the match even more interesting was the fact that each of the anglers in the top five boasted a barbel in their net, the biggest belonging to match winner, and Barnsley Blacks legend, Denis White.
Drawn on Peg 30, Denis based his match around catching roach on hempseed, but when his plan didn't materialise, he knew he had to have a look for a bonus fish in the later stages of the day.
Big barbel sees Shakespeare ace in Evesham Final. Evesham’s resident barbel were in a very obliging mood for this the last of the normal Evesham Championship qualifying matches of the season. A total of four of the whiskery critters were hooked and landed, the best belonging to the eventual match winner, Tony Bench.
Drawn on Peg 2 on the town water, Tony really struggled for the early part of the match, managing just a few small fish on feeder and waggler tactics.
The first round of the ever-popular Westwood Lakes Individual Winter League for 2014/2015 will take place on Sunday, October 19th, 2014. Entry is £40 per angler for the 10-match series, plus pools on the day. Booking is essential – telephone 01205 724162 to secure your place. Match Dates – All Sundays • October 19th, 2014 • November 2nd, 2014 • November 16th, 2014 • November 30th, 2014 • December 7th, 2014• December 21st, 2014 • January 11th, 2015 • January 25th, 2015 • February 15th, 2015 • February 22nd, 2015.
Drennan Barnsley Blacks take Division 1 crown on the River Trent A total of 42 teams (420 competitors) fished the River Trent on various sections of the river from the non-tidal section downstream of Nottingham to the tidal section upstream of Torksey in the Angling Trust Division 1 National Championship on Saturday, August 9th, 2014.
Weather conditions were far from ideal, with bright sunshine and blustery winds generally blowing downstream with the current. Recent rains had put just a tinge of colour in the water, but on the tidal stretches the river ran out from the top of the tide soon after the start whistle.
In a dramatic race for the team title, Barnsley & District just pipped Shakespeare Superteam by a single point with 336 points.
Lemington Lakes, Thursday, August 14th, 2014Date … Thursday, August 14th,2014
Venue … Lemington Lakes
Address … Todenham Road,Moreton-in-Marsh,GloucestershireGL56 9NP
Cost … £10 per car
Times … 9am 'til 5pm
Lemington Lakes is a stunning complex set amongst the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. It was a venue Kevin loved to fish.
Kevin was, without doubt, one of the most popular angling journalists and presenters in the last few years. His work at both Angling Times and Improve Your Coarse Fishing was always top class, and his TV work on both Predators and Carp Crew universally popular.
Chris Vandervleit books a place in the £50K Match This Final Ninety-seven tickets were sold for Sunday’s Mega Match. This qualifier at Barston Lakes, Solihull. Conditions on the day were pleasant with plenty of sunshine and a decent ripple with anglers spread across the main lake. Anglers were a little unsure as to how the qualifier would fish, given how soon the qualifier took place after the latest British Carp Championship semi-final.
Holloway & Wilkinson to fish big-money championship
The Matrix-sponsored Evesham Junior and Intermediate Championship took place last weekend, with the winner of each match booking themselves a place in the big-money Evesham Championship final, taking place on the Saturday of the Evesham Festival weekend.
Junior match winner Jordan caught a bream on flatfloat tactics, and several roach, perch and skimmers for a 9-13-0 total from Peg 1.
Runner-up, Natalie Aylett fished maggot feeder from Peg 6, to finish with a 5-1-0 net of perch and eels. Third placed George Organ also caught perch and eels, though he found pole tactics to work best on the day.
England feeder team manager won’t fish in the setup. After the England Feeder team’s roaring success in Ireland this year, manager, Tom Pickering, has taken the decision to step down from fishing to concentrate solely on managing the team.
“I always said that when I reach the point where I’m happy with the team, I’d step down as an angler in the setup,” revealed Tom.
And, with England team and individual gold medals secured this year, Tom was rewarded with the result he and the rest of the lads had long hoped for.
