Shakespeare Superteam's Leigh Gardner storms to victory in the Abu Garcia Wychavon qualifier thanks to a last-gasp Hampton Ferry tench. Hampton Ferry, Evesham | August 13 | 69 FishedIt was a case of making the last fish count for Shakespeare Superteam stalwart Leigh Gardner, who took a 3lb tench in the dying stages of the match to clench victory. Drawn on peg 57, Leigh started his match fishing a whip for gudgeon, an approach that has seen him frame numerous times over recent weeks. After two hours and with a couple of pounds in the net, things went quiet, which prompted Leigh to move onto his long pole bloodworm line.
In a frame dominated by bloodworm and joker weights, sticking to his trusted hemp attack proved key for Tony Marshall as he romped to victory with an 8-15-0 roach net. Shakespeare Qualifier: Hampton Ferry, Evesham | August 14 | 74 FishedDrawn on peg 36, Tony had started his match on bloodworm and joker at 13 metres, taking a few small fish while priming his hemp line a section past where he fed his bloodworm. Then, with two hours of the match to go, Tony slipped a grain of hemp on a light, 4x10 strung out rig, and took the first of a succession of quality redfins. The key move for Tony came just half-an-hour from the end however, when he pushed past his feed to 16 metres and took two 14oz specimens to clench him victory.
This three-day annual event goes from strength-to-strength thanks to the excellent organisation of Glyn Sherwood and his team, and it was fitting that Glyn achieved his best result so far. Day 1 – Redhill Fishery MonmouthCompetitors were greeted with heavy drizzle on the first day at Redhill, Monmouth where the 33 anglers were spread over Molly’s and Sophie’s. The fishing was surprisingly below par considering recent results at the venue, but give young Sam Prosser a half decent peg and everyone else is in catch up mode. Sam didn’t disappoint turning on a great display of paste and pellet fishing for a clear win overall from Molly’s peg 20 in section D, beating venue specialist Tony Summers into second place on the next peg.
Results from Sherwood Fishery Matches. . . Holmedale Lake | Sunday 31/7/11 25 Fished 4 Hour EveningMick fished the pole and paste both out at 8m and down both margins with worm over groundbait at unfancied peg 14 landing 28 carp – 9lb weighing in 98lb 4oz.
See who is through to the Evesham Festival in the latest round of qualifiers. . . Shakespeare Qualifier | 06/08/201153 Fished Being the first match of the season with bloodworm and joker allowed, expectations were high among anglers and it is fair to say that the river fished well throughout the match length.
Daiwa Dorking Crowned Team Champions 2011 at the Angling Trust Division One National Championship. . . Daiwa Dorking took centre stage at the Angling Trust Division One National Championship on Saturday 6th August 2011 on the New Junction Canal, Doncaster to not only win as team Champions with 551 points and weight of 25.
See who is through to the Evesham Festival in the latest round of qualifiers. . . Shakespeare Qualifier | 23/07/2011 | 62 fishedEx Shakespeare Superteam Stalwart Tony Davis scored an impressive win from peg 42 with a weight of 9-4-0.
Results For Open Contests Week Ending 24th July 2011With the mid week rain freshening up the pools, the weights have gone up for both pleasure and match anglers, with lots of 100lb+ weights being caught. Red maggot, pellet, paste, corn and bread are all catching well. Top PoolFish at 9m on corn or pellet for f1 carp, bream & tench on all pegs. Dead red maggot on straight lead against the island for big common carp.
Due to the overwhelming response from the first under 12s match fishing competition held in April 2011 at Redbridge Lakes; Gordon Bullock, owner and Managing Director of the Essex based match fishing venue decided it was time to do it all over again!On Wednesday 27th July 2011, Redbridge Lakes blew the whistle to start the second under 12s match fishing competition. Once again, Redbridge Lakes was overrun with eager kids, both boys and girls, ready to go into battle to win the prestigious title of “Under 12s Champion”. Our previous winner, Louis Bell was at the tournament to make a valiant attempt to retain his crown; however, he clearly had some stiff competition as Redbridge Lakes was awash with would be Kings and Queens of the under 12s crown. Each child was given a 15 minutes fishing session with one of our on-site expert anglers.
