The first round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the river Thames at Abingdon and Culham. After an overnight frost and with the river still low and clear, the fishing was always going to be hard for most. On the team front,… Read more
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2018 Frank Barlow & Steve Toone Memorial Match
It’s a testament to these great anglers that after 22 years, anglers and friends with fond memories are still turning up in great numbers to this memorial match. Over 70 anglers lined the banks of the River Trent around Burton which has been in great form all season and once… Read more
Millington’s Tackle Charity Fishing Day 2018
Millington’s Tackle in Chorley has recently held a fantastic charity fishing day at Whitmore Fisheries in Lancashire to raise money for BBC’s Children in Need. Two anglers were fortunate enough to win the auction, with a day’s fishing with England stars Alan Scotthorne and Stuart Conroy being the prize. After chatting over breakfast… Read more
Steve Harwood Wins 2018 Thames Festival
This year’s Thames Festival was a sell-out, 78 anglers booked on to fish the three day festival on the River Thames at Abingdon, Culham and Appleford. The match was fished in mainly bright sunny conditions with a clear and barely moving river but the fish fed throughout which provided a very… Read more
2018 South West Trade Match
September saw the 26th South West Trade Match hosted by Manor Fisheries Todber. 28 Anglers representing Tackle shops around the southwest fished Ash and Hill view lakes. With overnight temperatures dropping during the previous week fishing had slowed down slightly. However, it was still very busy fishing for predominantly F1s… Read more
Drennan Coors Trent Masters – Round 8
Every match of the series has seen the results improve and it was no exception on the latest round. Nigel Bull is having a great run on the river again this year and he made no mistakes this time from peg 25 on Bailey’s, one of only a couple of… Read more