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Woodland Lakes Fishery at Thirsk, North Yorkshire welcomed anglers from across the country for this, the penultimate Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier of 2014. It was this venues first time with the new larger 150 peg format and was still fished across the 5 normal match lakes as used over previous years. It was felt by some that as all the corner pegs were back in it could throw up some interesting possibilities, so as the competitors started to draw, a…
On Sunday 29th June 2014 the Angling Trust is to launch its first ever International Angling Academy on the Middle Level Drain, Kings Lynn with the intention of giving aspiring World Championship anglers a formative look at the FIPSed international scene. The idea is the brainchild of Dick Clegg, OBE who has been at the helm of the England’s coarse match fishing since 1984. Dick stated; “It's just a simple idea based on giving aspiring international anglers a further insight…
The Angling Trust is backing a new National Crucian Conservation Project in an attempt to help reverse the worrying decline of one of the nations most loved fish, the crucian carp Crucian carp have been a key species for anglers for as long as any of us can remember and there are few sights as beautiful in angling as seeing the golden flank of a fat crucian coming to the net. Over the past thirty years however many of the…
Makins Fishery at Bramcote, Nuneaton hosted the third qualifier of the 2014 Fish O Mania campaign on Wednesday 16th April. All the Phase 1 lakes plus Lagoon and Lizard on Phase 2 were in the draw bag and hopes for a good match were high. However, whilst the sun shone all day this qualifier followed two sharp overnight frosts. A keen south easterly wind also kept water temperatures down. This clearly impacted on catches in places. That said the fishery…
The first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier for 2014 took place on Saturday 5th April at Bait-tech Viaduct Fishery, Somerset. The weather was overcast, but the sun did shine on the winner Kevin Dicks of Bathhampton. Kevin a Senior Clerk of Works was fishing for Maver, Bathhampton. Drawing peg 86 on Cary Lake. Fishing either waggler or the bomb, to 0.18 lines with 14/16 P911 hook, Kevin fed nearly two pints of 6m pellets during the match. He took carp up…
Competitors who have booked a ticket for the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier at Evesham on Saturday 18th October should note that the venue has now had to be changed. This is due to the Evesham Rowing Club who will now be using the water for a big rowing competition on that date. Because of this the RiverFest qualifier will now be moved further down the river to Eckington. Competition creator and Angling Trust ambassador Dave Harrell said: "The mix up…
A total of 26 youngsters from the Angling Trusts’ England Talent Pathway programme travelled from all over the country to Packington Somers Fishery near Coventry on 22nd March 2014. The match was the culmination of an 8 month programme which has seen youngsters from Angling Trust’s Northern, Midlands and Southern Development squads work with some of the country’s top match anglers in Des Shipp, Joe Roberts, Matt Godfrey, Nick Speed and Frankie Gianoncelli to learn and understand what is required…
On 28 May 2012 a series of explosions and fires at a nearby factory led to serious chemical pollution of the Todmorden Angling Society’s Grove Lodge fishing pool, killing hundreds of fish. However, the Environment Agency (EA) investigation was beset by delays, eventually leading to a decision not to prosecute, despite evidence of significant fish mortalities and environmental offences being committed. While damage to fish stocks was not immediately apparent, within a few days dead fish were floating belly-up on…
Mark Downes, Drennan Team England Manager, and the Angling Trust are seeking talented anglers who would like to apply for the England Under 23s youth assessments. The FIPSed under 23s World Championship is due to be staged at Assen in the Netherlands from 25th-26th July 2014, and a team is required to represent the Angling Trust and team sponsors Drennan International. Where and When The Angling Trust Drennan Team England youth assessment will take place on Saturday 12th April on…
The Angling Trust and the Countryside Alliance met with officials from the Welsh Government to highlight the risk to angling businesses from proposals which have been mooted by Welsh Ministers for open access to rivers in Wales. They took them to the Gliffaes Hotel near Crickhowell where co-owner James Suter explained to them that angling on the River Usk is absolutely vital to the profitability of the hotel, which is a major employer in the area. He noted that he…
BCAC www.britishcarpchamps.co.uk This coming Friday sees the start of the 16th year of the British Carp Angling Championships, starting this weekend with Farlows, Kingsbury Pine Pool, Mid Kent - Stour and Medway Valley Brooklands. The competition is larger this year with 6 additional qualifying rounds. If you would like to take part then there are a few places left and you can enter for £400 per pair through the website above. If you would like to fish any of this…
From Tuesday 18th March entry forms will be available to apply for the 2014 RiverFest qualifying matches. Entry forms and further details will be available from the Angling Trust website at www.anglingtrust.net/riverfest and will also be available in the two weekly angling publications, Angling Times and Angler’s Mail. This year the qualifiers will begin on Sunday 22nd June on the River Calder at Mirfield. There are 20 qualifying matches of 60 anglers on various river venues around the country, continuing…
The Angling Trust Preston Innovations England Feeder team have now been selected for the FIPSed 4th World Feeder Championships in Ireland on the 19th/20th July 2014. The squad will consist of brothers, Steve and Phil Ringer, Mick Vials, Adam Wakelin, Dean Barlow, and current Barnsley Blacks team captain, Glenn Lawrence (coach) and Tom Pickering (manager/squad member). Rob Wootton and Adam Rooney will also be part of the set up to give them experience at International level, and to work alongside…
In many parts of the country river anglers are coming to terms with an effective 6 month shutdown giving the annual close season debate an added intensity. In addition, the recent devastating floods have hit fisheries, tackle shops and the tackle trade particularly hard this year causing the Angling Trust to write to the Prime Minister arguing that these businesses should be included in the floods compensation measures. In response the Trust has decided to actively engage in the river…
The Angling Trust has marked its five year anniversary by appointing 25 new Ambassadors to help promote its work and to encourage more anglers to join its growing membership. They will join the 40 Ambassadors appointed in 2012. Among the new appointees are some keen anglers who are also household names such as ex-England goalkeeper David Seaman (pictured), sports promoter Barry Hearn and recent Environment & Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP. Angling media stars Paul Young, Nigel Botherway and Gary…
The Environment Agency (EA) has admitted that it has failed to follow its own procedures when investigating pollution incidents which cause fish kills. Fish Legal has criticised the EA about its pollution response several times over the past few years, but the Environment Agency had previously refused to accept this criticism. Fish Legal has now been able to use the EA’s own data, obtained through a freedom of information (FOI) enquiry, to back up its complaint. The EA then commissioned…
