Just 69p for 71 pages of news, features, blogs and more! After running virtually unchanged for years, Drennan Team England has announced a squad change for this years European Championship. We reveal the two new lucky anglers inside, and gauge their reaction to the news! A school of massive cod has moved in off the coast of Norway, with several 20kg beasts being landed, and two over the massive 30kg barrier! More details inside. Also from the sea fishing world, we have the story of the tiny codling - that won one lucky sea angler over £10,000 in prizes! There have been several high profile signings in the carp fishing world this week - notably the move by Belgian ace Dennis Helling to English tackle giant Taska, we have all the gossip inside! In videos, we have spring tips from Pole Fishing's Matt Godfrey, a trailer for the critically acclaimed new Bait Tech DVD, and a sneak peek at a clever new baiting tool from Avid Carp. For all this and more, check out this week's issue of Angling News Week - for just 69p an issue you would be a fool not to! Click here to get your copy now!.
Guest blogger, Dale Calvert, recollects a recent practice session at his local Wrightington Fisheries.
A lovely clear but frosty, cold morning up here in the North West. A much desired session in cold water for skimmers has been on the cards for a few weeks so I decided to pack the van up full of my gear and head off the Wrightington to give the canals a work out.
Upon arriving I can see ice has formed on some of pegs.
New Easter Festival Announced!
An exciting new veterans festival is set to take place at Weston Pools Fishery in Shropshire. With sponsorship from tackle giant Tri Cast, the event will take place on Wednesday 20th, Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd of March. Entry costs just £50, which includes festival entry and peg fees. There is an optional superpool of £10 on the day, with the overall result decided on section points.
Just one week left for Garbolino Club Angler Of the Year Entries!Due to popular demand, an extension has been placed on the Garbolino Club Angler Of The Year, meaning anglers now have another seven days to get their entry forms in!Once again Garbolino has pledged its unanimous support for the biggest event in the Match Fishing club calendar – the prestigious Club Angler of the Year!This is every club angler’s opportunity to step up to the plate and prove themselves as the country’s number-one club angler, as others have done in previous years. There’s over £10,000 worth of top tackle prizes and some lucrative cash prizes to be won too! (All cash prizes subject to entry. ) As ever there’s a unique glass trophy for the winner, who will also receive an invitation to fish the 2014 Drennan Knockout Cup competition, giving them the chance to lift that huge title too!The qualifiers will run in the same format as previous years, with three regional fish-offs. The first will be at Tunnel Barn Farm on Friday, April 19th, the second at Woodland Lakes Thirsk on Friday, May 3rd and the third at Colemans Cottage on Friday, May 17th.
Here are the anglers and their sections for the first Spring event of the year in Cornwall, the White Acres Bait-Tech Festival:
A SECTION
Cameron Hughes
Bob Jarvis
Mark Johnson
Simon Jones
Wayne Kearney
Barry Killinger
Ben Leach
Andy Leathers
Steve Mitchell
Colin Mulholland
Bret Nicholson
Dave Phillips
Sam Powell
Andrew Power
Neil Richards
Shaun Sylvester
John Treweek
Steve Tucker
Gary Webber
Peter Wedgbrow
Tony Wynnick
Jamie Parkhouse
B SECTION
Grant Albutt
Richard Bacon
Andy Bennett (Manchester)
Steve Berclough
Graham Hall
Dave Bruton
Simon Wilsmore
Andrew Crocker
Mark Davidge
Alan Davis
James Hawkins
Dominic Hunt
Simon Hunt
Mark Jones
Mark Kimber
Jason Lebosquet
Barry Oliver
Mick Owen
Steve Parry
Tom Pringle
Mark Read
Joff Rogers
Kevin Scott
Darren Shaw
Des Shipp
Scott Smith
James Thomas
Adam Wakelin
Gary Walker
Chas Ward
Lee Werrett
Mikey Williams
Danny Wynn
C SECTION
Kevin Abigail
Neil Adcock
Martin Amos
Pete Bowles
Phil Canning
Steve Cooke
Brian Cross
Nick Crouch
Pete Currell
Colin Dumphy
Darren Fordham
James Garside
Matt Godfrey
Eddie Green
Andy Grimes
Mark Brown
Tim Jones
Chris Kerbel
Richard Kinning
Paul Larthwell
Stewart Lister
Roly Palmer
Russ Parsons
Tommy Pickering
Bradley Proctor
Lee Prophet
Steven Prophet
Steve Sanders
Nigel Smith
Andy Stone
Ed Warren
Wayne Westhead
Richard Wildman
Doug Wright
D SECTION
Cliff Adams
Neil Anderson
Roy Beasley
Mark Bexon
Harry Billing
Nigel Bond
Damian Brierley
Roger Brown
Paul Burns
Michael Corsini
Scott Cousins
Craig Elkin
Nick Fleming
Chris Fox
Jimmy Garside
Kurtis Greenwood
Russell Grimes
Dave Hillier
Paul Holland
Mick Kearns
Mick Lees
Gavin Messer
Paul Newell
Neil Newman
Paul Pargetter
Alan Prophet
Sam Randle
Ricky Salmon
Tom Scholey
Alan Spooner
Keith Standage
Alan Talbot
Rob Wooton
Pemb Wrighting
E SECTION
Jimmy Archer
Glen Calvert
Steve Clarke (Essex)
John Deakin
Callum Dicks
Lee Edwards
Paul Faiers
Simon Gould
Tom Hanser
Graham Harding
Mark Harper
Richie Hull
Peter Keeler
Darren Kempson
Jason Kirk
Paul Lasson
Alan Lord
Barry Lucas
Dave Martin
Steve Martin
Les Moody
Ryan Musgrave
Andy Neil
Adriam Pickering
Adrian Quarril
Phil Ringer
Steve Ringer
Tim Rowe
Roger Smith
Chris Vandervleit
Andy Weston
Pete Wild
David Williams
Martin Wright
LAKES: Pollawyn Jennys/Trewaters Trelawney/Twin Oaks Porth Bolingey Visitwww. news-reel. com for more information about White Acres. .
Cast Northwest Unveils UK’s First Indoor Fishery!The UK’s first indoor fishery has been opened by Lancashire based angling charity, Cast Northwest. The venue, which is housed inside a giant greenhouse, provides the charity with the facilities that it needs to teach children about the art of angling in all weathers. The venue was the brainchild of project co ordinator, Neil Farnworth, who has been using his scheme to help children who have dropped out of full time education for the past seven years. The indoor lake is the latest part of the project, and allows Neil and his term to continue their good work, even in inclement weather conditions.
New state of the art DVD from Bait Tech!2013 is set to be another massive year in the life of Bait-Tech. After the huge success of their first DVD with Advanced Bait Solutions 1, the second instalment is about to hit the tackle shops - and Media Manager, Andy Neal has warned the angling world to get ready! He explained: "Advanced Bait Solutions 2 is the next DVD production that sees Bait-Tech’s top stars fish a variety of waters using a variety of methods. Big names such as Albutt, Didcote, Harrell, Thompson plus many others will show you why they are rated as the best in the land. Watch Andy Neal and Steve Tucker go head to head on bream and see Dave Harrell uncover a method that could revolutionise river fishing as we know it… with more tackle, tips and up close bait clips, this must see Free DVD will be in shops from April.
Top name sponsors for new winter event. An exciting new team fishing competition has been announced, that will start in the winter of 2013. The brainchild of Sam Wildsmith, and Angling News Week Editor, Tom Scholey, the league will see 12 teams of six compete over a four match series. Sam explained: “For a few years now, I have felt that there is room for a new team fishing competition through the winter months – and after talking with Tom we decided to get together and make it happen.
Kerry and Dicks to represent England!Mark Downes and Mark Addy, Joint Drennan Team England Managers, have announced their England squad to compete in this year’s 19th Coarse Angling European Championship in Novisad, Serbia on the Danube canal from 24th – 30th June. Following last year’s European silver medal win in Spain, Mark Downes and Mark Addy have decided to give some ‘Young Blood’ a chance to establish themselves. Stepping down this year for the European Championship are Steve Gardener and Steve Hemmingray. They are replaced by Barnsley’s Lee Kerry, who has already represented his country at Youth level and Bristol’s Callum Dicks, a regular in the successful Dorking squad, and a former Youth World Champion.
Thorne glory for Wright and Gianoncelli!Browning Hot Rods ace Rob Wright, and England Youth International Frankie Gianoncelli have won the Thorne Pairs League, after a close final round. The league, contested by 72 anglers on Stainforth and Keadby Canal is among the most prestigious in the country, with five times World Champion Alan Scotthorne, and current World Champion Sean Ashby among the competitors. Frankie explained: “Rob and I are absolutely made up to have won a league as prestigious as this – I would definitely describe it as my biggest angling achievement, and proudest moment. As the final league table shows, the competition was extremely closely contested by some of the country’s best bloodworm and joker anglers.
