The second round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was held on the Thames on Medley, Channel and Folly sections. With the river is still very clear with very little flow it fished exceptionally well in the mild autumnal conditions, especially on the little-used section of the Channel above Osney… Read more
After three weeks away from the match scene, Alan Scotthorne made an instant winning return with top weight on Day 1 of the 180 competitor Maver Festival at Cornwall’s White Acres complex. Drawn peg 42 on Bolingey Lake, five times World Champion Alan fished pellets on 6m and 13m pole… Read more
A 25lb catch including barbel of 11lb and 10lb backed by four perch and a small chub saw Leicestershire matchman Tony Marshall win £500 plus a 15ft Acolyte Plus rod in the Drennan Coors Masters final on the River Trent at Burton. Drawn on the Municipal length, Shakespeare Superteam member… Read more
Oxford and District open match fished by 40 anglers on the River Thames on Medley, Channel and Folly. The river is still very low and clear with very little flow, but it still produced good weights in a tight match with some perch showing on Medley. 1st: Gary Pook (Daiwa… Read more
Never ignore skimmers during matches on carp-dominated fisheries! That’s Roger Marlow’s top tip following round one of The Glebe Fishery’s individual winter league where the former England Veterans international finished second on Lake 6 with 80lb 5oz, including a valuable 27lb of skimmers. Roger started the match targeting carp at… Read more
Steve Hemingray recently took a visit to Docklow Pools near Hereford to fish for some of the venues silverfish stocks on Mickey Mouse lake. Steve opted to fish on peg 8 which had a lovely overhanging willow tree to his left where he hoped to pick up a few barbel/chub, and a set… Read more
