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.
See who is through to the Evesham Festival in the latest round of qualifiers. . . Abu Garcia /Wychavon Qualifier | 63 fished | 30/07/2011A low clear river along with blazing sunshine is generally a recipe for a tough days fishing, but Pershore rod Jim Smith found no such problems after drawing fancied peg 29 .
Danny won from peg 67 in the far deep corner of the Barston lake. He fished long into the corner, having to stand most of the time to see his float over the reeds. His float was right nby the edges of the foot path. As the busy footpath runs along the edge of the lake, and is at its closest in the corner, yet didn't bother the fish as he took 4 carp to 10lb, and another dozen smaller ones to tip 53.
Several members, committee members and junior anglers of the Carlow Coarse Angling Club made the long journey to Co. Cavan last week to fish the coveted All Ireland Championships. The junior anglers fished their match on the Saturday 23rd July whilst the senior and lady anglers fished on Sunday 24th July on the picturesque lake in Killyshandra. All the junior anglers in attendance struggled on the day due to the very high sun and very little cloud cover.
Sunday 31st July seen a large number of anglers grace the track side of the river Barrow in Carlow town for the annual Waterways Ireland King of the Barrow coarse angling festival. The Carlow Coarse Angling Club host the event every year and the popularity of the festival and indeed the coarse angling in general in and around Carlow seems to be growing along with the club. Visiting anglers travelled from England, Belfast, Cavan, Dublin, and several other counties throughout the country to enjoy the craic that has been associated with the Carlow cac since it was re-formed several years ago. The club are now in a position to offer workshops on coarse angling and will continue to do so throughout the winter months with the aid of the Angling Council of Ireland trained coaches.
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.