Tight competition in Merseyside Angling Championship. On Saturday, July 27th four teams competed for the title of Merseyside Angling Champions 2013. The annual event taking place at Chester Lakes Fishery in Rouge Hill near Chester was open to teams of six anglers aged under 17 years old. It was run by Merseyside County Angling Group (Mersey CADG), a group set up by the Angling Trust to increase participation in angling through better access, organised events, fun days and networking between fishing clubs, coaches, tackle industry and fisheries.
River expert tops Tidal Trent Festival. Alan Henry has won the three-day festival on the tidal River Trent. Alan is regarded as being one of the country's foremost authorities on tidal river fishing, and used a mixture of feeder and pole tactics to take victory. Sections used were Dunham down stream and Laughterton.
Evesham Festival qualifying match results, 27th/28th July. Saturday, July 27thShakespeare Championship Qualifier1 Ian Sutherland (Land Rover) 8-7-0 (Peg 2)2 Gary Seadon (Evesham & District) 8-1-0 (Peg 64)3 Martyn Howard (Ringer Baits) 7-11-0 (Peg 10)4 Chris Smith (Ringer Baits) 5-7-0 (Peg 15)5 John Curtis (Daiwa Gordon League) 5-5-0 (Peg 85)Qualifiers:Ian SutherlandMark NewmanGary SeadonIan Sutherland won the latest Shakespeare Festival qualifier, with an 8-7-0 net of perch from Peg 2. Ian caught chunky perch on a maggot feeder cast two thirds of the way across the river. In second place was Evesham local Gary Seadon, who backed up some early perch and eels on a flat float with quality roach on hemp from Peg 64, next to the ferry.
Pollard takes the win in first Riverfest of the year. The very first qualifier for the Angling Trust Riverfest competition took place this weekend on the River Yare. The weather had changed from very hot and sunny to damp and overcast with a chilly easterly wind. With excellent roach bags coming out during practice off the match length during the week most anglers were expecting the roach to dominate proceedings, however with the overcast conditions and a full ebb tide throughout the match the, up until now rather elusive bream and skimmers were likely to have a go.
Shakespeare Superteam ace is top on Avon. In the first-ever Barford Summer Festival, held recently on the Warwickshire Avon at Barford, near Warwick, the top honours went to Shakespeare team man Tony Marshall. In a convincing display over the three days’ fishing, river ace Tony dropped only one section point, but still finished just one ahead of Sensas/WB Clarke angler Adrian Narbeth. In third place, another point behind, was Dave Smith, also Sensas/WB Clarke.
Roger Clutton tops midweek qualifier. Maver Milton Keynes rod Roger Clutton has continued his good run of form –
and has now qualified for both the Shakespeare and the Wychavon Finals
in just three visits to the river!On a hot but overcast day Roger
attacked his peg with groundbait, catching four good bream on the pole
with a running-through rig from Peg 64 above the Ferry. In
second place was RAF rod Michael Dcaccia. Michael took a bream and
several perch and eels on long-pole tactics, fishing with a flat float
and feeding chopped worm and caster through a baitdropper.
Local rods take the spoils at Evesham. Shakespeare Championship QualifierEvesham Town & Ferry Waters67 fished1 Nick Cowling (Alcester Sports) 15-6-0 (Peg 61)2 Tom Scholey (Pole Fishing/Match Fishing) 11-14-0 (Peg 87)3 Brian Rigby (Shakespeare Superteam) 9-7-0 (Peg 2)4 Mike Tromans 8-13-0 (Peg 1) 5 Gary Seadon (W B Clarke) 8-9-0 (Peg 3)Qualifiers:Brian RigbyNick CowlingTom ScholeyClear skies and hot and humid conditions greeted anglers on Saturday’s Shakespeare qualifier, but this didn’t deter Evesham’s resident bream from feeding! Winner on the day was Alcester Sports rod Nick Cowling. Nick caught four bream on flat-float tactics, feeding chopped worms and casters, and fishing a small piece of worm on the hook. Nick fished 13 metres from the bank, and took all four of his fish in the second hour of the match – with the anglers either side of him also managing a bream each.
Wychavon Championship Qualifier, Evesham Town & Ferry Waters, 69 fished. Two small barbel caught on maggot-feeder tactics were enough to give
Tony Woodhouse victory in Sunday’s Wychavon Championship qualifier.
Fishing from Peg 17, Tony took the first of his fish around halfway
through the match, with his second following in the dying stages of the
competition. Tony cast around halfway across the river, fishing double
bronze maggot on the hook.
Rob Wootton wins coveted Ivan Marks memorial. The ninth running of the two-day Ivan Marks Memorial Event was greeted with a sell-out attendance of anglers, and many spectators to boot, fished at the fabulous Leicestershire Glebe complex of Mallory Park Fisheries, which also included the Foundation Lake situated adjacent to the famous race circuit. The 100 anglers that fished on each day experienced different conditions, as on the Saturday it was a very chilly venue indeed and the fish thought exactly the same! Although the weights look quite impressive it was hard going for most, but the class acts shone through. One man who made the job look easy was Preston Innovations-backed Adam Wakelin, who came well clear of the field after leading from the start, drawn on the first peg on Glebe Pool 4 and catching steadily with the feeder to amass a weight of 154lb 4oz of mainly carp.
Paul Cook steals the win in presitigious Maver Classic Final. Seventy-six anglers lined the banks for the prestigious Classic Final, which
attracted anglers from all over the country. To be in the final meant
that you had to qualify from one of the rounds staged at Larford Lakes.
Qualifiers commenced in September 2012 and were completed the last
week of April 2013.
Tight match sees four anglers record perfect section score. Robbie Griffiths took the scalps at the first of a four-match open
series at the fabulous Shropshire-based fishery Weston Pools. Both Canal
and Stretton Lake were in the draw bag for this initial round, with the
anglers rotating around the complex through the series to mix the
sections and ensure a fair competition. The event – sponsored by Tri-Cast – kicked off with strong winds and rain after a warm Saturday.
Cracking turnout for North West junior open. Local match angler Richard Bratt staged a Junior Open Match at The Old Hough Fishery in Middlewich, Cheshire, and young anglers from all over the North West came along to showcase their skills. The event turned out to be a challenging, yet rewarding experience. Peg fees were donated by the fishery owner, who actively encourages the promotion of local young anglers.
Allerton on winning form at Lindholme. Tuesday open Bonsai Lake, 16 fished1 Mark Booth (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 47 caught on pellets for 149lb 12oz2 Steve Simmons (Pontefract) peg 80 caught on pellets for 79lb 15oz3 John Allerton (Tri Cast) peg 44 caught on bomb for 70lb 5ozThursday Open Bonsai, 19 fished1 John Allerton (Tri cast) peg 84 caught on bomb and pellets for 90lb 8oz2 Nick Speed (Shimano) peg 66 caught on bomb for 68lb 5oz3 John Marshall (Goole) peg 47 caught on maggot for 58lb 5ozSat Open Bonsai Lake 32 fished1 John Allerton (Tri Cast) peg 9 caught on pellets to island for 113lb 7oz2 Steve Rothery (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 70 caught on bomb and hard pellets for 98lb 5oz3 Andy Whitehouse (Scunthorpe Tackle) peg 44 caught on pellets for 88lb 11oz4 Greg Norris (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 55 caught on waggler for 86lb 1oz5 Ben Fisk (Middy) peg 36 caught on maggot for 80lb 15oz6 John Kelly (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 84 caught 69lb 7ozSunday Open (Willows and Laurels, 28 fished)1 Greg Norris (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 32 willows caught on pellets for 89lb 11oz2 Nick Speed (Shimano) peg 23 willows caught on bomb for 83lb 13oz3 Steve Clarke (Garbolino Lindholme) peg 8 willows caught on caster for 77lb 6oz4 Ben Fisk (Middy) peg 31 laurels caught on pellets for 69lb 14oz5 Kev Baxter (Mosborough) peg 65 laurels caught on pellets for 67lb 15oz6 Tim Morran (Gratten) peg 38 laurels caught on maggot for 59lb 15oz. . .
16 year old wins inaugaral Cob House Challenge Contest. Young Sam Prosser became the winner of the first-ever Cob House Challenge contest, ran by Jim Burton in association with MatchBox and Old Ghost. This innovative tournamnet consists of three 90-minute matches in one day, with each angler fishing three different pegs on the fish-filled Wyatt's Lake. The first match is pole only and anglers must fish a minimum of nine metres out.
Old Ghost rod wins last Cob House Challenge. Poor weather meant a much lower turnout for the third and final Cob House 3-Way Challenge in association with MatchBox and Old Ghost. Fished on Wyatt's Lake, John Watson headed the field with a perfect nine-point score and a total of 156lb 4oz over the three heats. The Old Ghost and MatchBox rod had 46lb 12oz off Peg 22 on the pole-only round, 36lb 14oz off Peg 26 on the rod-and-line heat and then 93lb 8oz from Peg 5 on the final freestyle heat.
