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For the second year in succession, Weston Pools teamed up with tackle manufacturer Frenzee to run an open day at the Oswestry venue for the pupils of The Marches School, local to the fishery. As well as teaching each of the students the arts of rig making, fish care, bait preparation and many other aspects of fishing, all of the children had the opportunity to rub shoulders with, and learn from Frenzee’s sponsored stars such as Jon Whincup, Chris Jones and Phil Canning, among many others. The weather on the day couldn’t have been any better, with warm temperatures and sunshine gracing the banks of the fishery, while the fish were by no means reticent on a day where everybody in attendance was able to put a few in the net. With the focus of the event being getting the kids in the local area hooked on fishing, that objective seems to have been very much achieved – many of the children that attended last year’s event are now keen anglers and were only too happy to boast of their recent catches while out on the bank themselves.

Maver Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster, 4th June 2017 Angler's Name Weight (lbs/oz) Peg # / Lake Kieron Rich (Middy) 171-14-00 19 (Island) Neil Wiecek (Dalton Prog AC) 110-04-00 21 (Island) Paul Wright (Halkon Hunt / Dynamite Baits) 97-12-00 46 (Island) Tom Potter (Matrix Dynamite Trentman) 97-06-00 82 (Adams) David Burley (Champion Feed) 83-04-00 22 (Adams) Steve Cooke (Garbolino) 79-02-00 45 (Island) Dale Heywood 67-12-00 42 (Island) David Shires 60-00-00 17 (Adams) This Sunday qualifier marked the second and final Mega Match This qualifier event of 2017 at Maver Hayfield Lakes ahead of this year's Grand Final, which will see twenty four (24) anglers return, once again, to the North's Premier venue on September 2nd. Conditions on the day were ideal prolonged periods of cloud cover coupled with a nice ripple and cooler temperatures than in previous weeks. The resident carp had also finished spawning, so anglers were hopeful of a good days sport. Winner on the day, and the eleventh man through to the 2017 Grand Final was Middy's Kieron Rich.

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Angler's Name Weight (lbs/oz) Peg # / Lake Simon Skelton (Maver / Dynamite Baits) 294-09-00 23 (Lake 1) Darren Cox (Garbolino) 230-01-00 100 (Lake 7) Kieron Rich (Middy / Burt Baits) 193-14-00 12 (Lake 1) Andy Power (Preston Innovations) 190-00-00 80 (Lake 5) Chris Barley 180-12-00 19 (Lake 1) Perry Stone (Cresta) 180-05-00 109 (Lake 7) Wayne Ibbotson 176-01-00 85 (Lake 1) Greg Cooper 173-03-00 97 (Lake 6) British Pole Championship Qualifiers: Darren Cox, Kieron Rich & Andy Power Another superb Match This qualifier event at The Glebe / Mallory park with some truly outstanding weights recorded! Once again, the venue attracted the maximum number of anglers, with some truly phenomenal sport being enjoyed from all over the complex with a total of thirty three (33) weights over one hundred pounds being offered to the scales. Conditions on the day were pleasant with plenty of sunshine seeing a continuation of a great spell of weather. Anglers targeted the resident carp mainly with pellet waggler or shallow on the pole with some big edge fish being caught late on. Making his way through to his fourth Mega Match This final was Maver's own, Simon Skelton.

Organisers of the Evesham Angling Festival are celebrating a new sponsorship for one of match fishing’s showpiece events. Dynamite Baits – one of the top manufacturers of fishing baits in the UK - has agreed to become title sponsor for The Dynamite Baits Individual Evesham Championship – the headline event of the Evesham Angling Festival. The match, which invites 35 of the nation’s top anglers and pits them against 35 qualifiers, carries a top prize of £3,000 and kicks off the biggest spectator angling event in the calendar. Dynamite is a great fit for the event,” said festival director Roger Mortimer.

Team Lindholme romped home to victory in the Commercial Stillwater Championships on their home water in Epworth, nine points clear of their rivals. A huge turnout of 280 anglers from around the country made their way to the venue on a cold morning, but were treated to a busy day's fishing. Team Lindholme took home a cool £2,500 with two firsts and two seconds in sections backed up by a string of top 10 finishes to tally an impressive 108 points. Second on the day were Drennan Barnsley Blacks with 99 points who narrowly edged out Team Garboilno on 98 points.