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Applications are now open for the 2015 Fish O Mania series which will once again be screened on Sky Sports.
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Applications are now open for the 2015 Fish O Mania series which will once again be screened on Sky Sports. Five of the sixteen qualifiers take place in the Midlands region; starting with Moorlands Farm on April 25th; Makins Fishery on April 29th; Tunnel Barn Farm on May 2nd; Boldings Pool on May 27th and Woodland View on June 17th. It all leads to the Grand Final at Cudmore Fisheries on Saturday July 18th. Applications must be made online by going to http://www.anglingtrust.net/ and clicking on the Competitions tab. It will certainly be over-subscribed with successful applications drawn by ballot.
Dates and venues have been announced for the 2015 Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championships. It will be the eighth running of the event, with 40-peg qualifying rounds to be held between April and September, with four anglers from each going through to the final at Blythe Waters on October 10th. There will be three qualifiers at Boddington, three at Blythe Waters, one at Kiverton Waters and two at Earlswood Lakes. The full list of dates and venues can be seen on the Total-Fishing.com website. Tickets at £25 are on sale on the Angling Trust website. David Kent from the Angling Trust said: “This event is now well established as a top event on the coarse match fishing calendar, attracting some of the best anglers from the stillwater match scene in addition to others who are trying big match fishing for the first time.”
The Bell Otters Fishing Club based in Oldbury, West Midlands is looking to recruit new members. The club is affiliated to the Birmingham Anglers Association and fishes a mix of river, pool and canal matches on local waters. Anyone interested (you must be a member of the BAA) should contact Paul Pountney on 07534 453102 or lilah89@hotmail.com. Members should note that the price of a senior BAA club book is rising by £5 this year.
Good luck to Steve Cullen who is leaving his position as editor of David Hall Publishing’s Total Fly Fisher for a new role in the tackle trade with Leeda. Steve made the position and the title his own and will be hard to replace. I’ve had meetings with Leeda recently and they really are a the company who is pushing forward tackle developments in match, carp and fly fishing more than any other, including leading the way in fish health safety. Under new owners Madison they have ambitious plans including a new tackle trade show in early 2016 at the base in Milton Keynes.
Members of Leamington AA are being asked to be on the lookout for fish thefts after a vigilant member found two carp sacks containing double figure fish tied to the leg of a fishing platform at Ryton Pools. A suspect vehicle was also seen and details have been passed to the police for further investigation. Anyone who sees anything suspicious is asked to call the EA Hotline on 0800 80 70 60 or Anthony Simmons on 01926 312319.
At Packington Somers Fishery regular visitor Johnny Johnson of Birmingham has been showing how it should be done when it’s cold like this by fishing the bomb and bread out to the middle stumps and catching carp from Geary’s Lake. His best day last week saw him catch nine fish to 12lb. The ice at the weekend affected the fishing with roach and skimmers giving reasonable sport on some pegs, particularly along the high bank from 1-11. Float fished maggot, pinkies or caster has worked best.
Another angler to work with the power of bread in the clearer water was Dave Elliott, who won the biggest match of the weekend – the winter league at Tunnel Barn Farm. Dave pole-fished bread by dobbing it to the island at 16 metres to catch F1s to 1lb 8oz and carp to 4lb from Club Pool peg 22 for a 78-1-0 total, which was less than 4lb too good for second placed Steve Nightingale, who weighed in 74-10-0. Team Guru lead the league from Match Fishing Drawbags.
I’m sad to report the sudden death of Birmingham Anglers Association bailiff and well known angler Shaun Chaney at the age of only 37. Shaun was a regular visitor to Coppice Lake and the Birmingham-Worcester Canal, where he had only recently taken on the responsibility of bailiffing for the Association. Shaun was taken ill at the weekend and admitted to hospital, where he passed away with 48 hours. “We would like to pass on our most sincere condolences to Shaun's wife Vicky, children Shaun jnr and Mollie and all his family and friends in their moment of loss,” said a spokesman.
Dates have also been announced for this year’s UK Angling Championships, with two Midlands venues involved. Nigel Harrhy, who runs Barston Lakes at Solihull, is once again stepping in to do the organisation with the prestigious match fishing event being shown on Sky Sports. There are five matches in this points-based competition that stretches way back to 1984, one each at Lindholme Lakes, Viaduct Fishery and Larford Lakes and two matches at Barston, including the final round on August 26th. Entry is online at www.ukanglingchampionship.co.uk .
If you dream of catching a double-figure barbel or a 20lb zander, a forthcoming Severn Rivers Trust event entitled ‘Fish The Magnificent Severn’ in Worcester could set you on the right track, when some of the country’s top river anglers will be giving an intensive course on how to get the most from the Severn. Among the speakers is John Costello – the only angler in history to take a 20lb zander and a 40lb pike (from a non-trout water). The zander, taken from the Severn, remains the second best ever caught in the UK. Also on hand is Des Taylor, one of the best known all-rounders in the country and a former winner of the Angling Writer of the Year Award. Another well-known speaker, with a particular passion for the Severn, is Dilip Sarkar MBE. A pike and zander specialist he is a former president of the Pike Anglers’ Club of Great Britain, and has appeared on Sky Sports’ Tight Lines. Dilip now works for the Angling Trust as Fisheries Enforcement Manager. Alongside the distinguished speakers there will be stands manned by fishing organisations and tackle dealers, but the big attraction is the chance to listen and talk to some of the country’s finest anglers. Fishing the Magnificent Severn takes place on Saturday 28 March 2015 at Edward Elgar Building at Worcester University. Admission (£7) will be by ticket only. For details e-mail admin@severnriverstrust.com .
Results
King’s Pools Winter League, Shareshill, West Mids, rrSun, 50 fished, all pools
Matty Stockton (Shortheath Starlets) 33-6-0, F1s to 2lb, pole and maggot, Big Match peg 1; Jordan Hall (Shortheath Starlets/Maver Midlands Bag’em) 21-6-0; John Cockayne (Plan B) 20-13-0; Shane Rogers (Never Ever) 20-8-0; Dave White (Shortheath Starlets/Maver Midlands/Bag’em Baits) 19-10-0; Bob Marklew (Plan B) 17-0-0. Teams: Plan B 13; Shortheath Starlets 23; Jolly Collier 24; Never Ever 25.5; Red, White & Blue 25.5; Benjy’s Baggers 29. Final League: Shortheath Starlets 88 (£600); Plan B 101 (£400); Red, White & Blue 112.5 (£200); Jolly Collier 119 (£175).
Moorlands Farm, Hartlebury
Sat, 31 fished, Silver & Middle pools: Mick Jones (Old Bear) 43-2-0, a 12lb carp plus F1s to 2lb, maggot at 6m, Silver peg 34; Rob Avery (Redditch Kingfisher) 37-11-0; Colin Pace (CPA) 36-12-0; Chris Bradney (Maver) 34-12-0; John Bagley (Steven’s Tackle) 33-9-0.
Sun, 36 fished, Meadow, Bank & Moors: DJ Williams (Halesowen RBL) 51-3-0, carp to 12lb, legered pellet, Bank peg 7; Richard Kings (CPA) 41-0-0; Steve Foxall (Slipways AC) 32-13-0; Chris Hill (Mosella) 32-8-0; Clive Munslow (Moorlands) 31-14-0.
Preston Innovations Boldings, Bridgnorth, Sun, 30 fished, Sycamore & Willows pools
Kev Lees (OAC) 47-3-0, carp to 5lb and skimmers to 2lb, maggot at 12m, Sycamore peg 13; Ken Humphreys (Oswestry) 39-7-0; Mark Taylor (Shakespeare) 39-2-0; Tony Wollaston (King’s) 39-0-0.
Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, Warks
Sat, 80 fished, Teams of Four Winter League, House, New, Top, Extension & Club pools: Myles Levy (Team Guru) 93-0-0, F1s and carp to 3lb, bread at 14m, Club peg 1; Paul Yates (Barston Preston) 92-13-0; Jason Redgrave (Mosella) 68-9-0; Paul Holland (Team Guru) 54-7-0; Stu Palsar (Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths) 50-0-0. Teams: Team Guru 68; Barston Preston 67; MAP Bait-Tech 66; Ridgemere Elite 61; Maver Gold Bag’em Oak 57; Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths 55. League: Team Guru 491; Barston Preston 457; MAP Bait-Tech 441; Match Fishing Draw Bags 429; Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths 423; Shakespeare Superteam 413.
Sun, 35 fished, House & Extension: Stu Palsar (Middy) 38-6-0, F1s to 2lb, roach and skimmers, maggot at 14 and 16m and down track, Extension peg 1; Lee Richards (Packington) 32-1-0; Andy Jackson (Mosella) 30-4-0; Darren Bolton (Mosella) 27-9-0; Chris Needham (Match Catch) 26-15-0.
Barford AA, River Avon, Barford, Warks, Sat, 22
Dave Haynes (Match Fishing) 29-3-0, 11 chub, waggler and maggot, peg 71; Paul King (Sensas Portway) 13-13-0; Paul Caswell (Sensas WB Clarke) 12-4-0; Zbigniew Pawlowski (Shakespeare) 11-0-0.
Evesham DAA, River Avon, Hampton Ferry, Sat
Rob South (Sensas WB Clarke) 22-15-0, skimmers and bream, feeder, pole and worm, peg 66; Leigh Gardener (Shakespeare) and Ian Shepherd (Upton-on-Severn AA) both 6-2-0.
Moorlands Farm, Hartlebury
Tues, Bank & Island Pools: Pete Hodge (Moorlands) 34-8-0, carp to 6lb, waggler and maggot, Bank peg 4; Paul Bailey (Moorlands) 20-8-0; Paul Little (CPA) 17-12-0.
Wed, Over 50s, Silver Pool: Mal Watson (DGL) 47-0-0, F1s to 2lb, pellet, peg 4; Paul Bailey (Moorlands) 42-7-0; Paul Cahill (Moorlands) 23-7-0.
Thurs, Meadow Pool: Adrian Wyatt (Deccas AC) 25-2-0, carp to 8lb, waggler and corn, peg 11; Ray Phillips (CPA) 18-9-0; Colin Pace (CPA) 18-0-0.
Packington Somers, Meriden, West Mids
Wed, Molands Mere: Danny Tresigne (Colmic) 49-10-0, F1s, pellet, peg 46; Adam Wakelin (Preston Innovations) 46-10-0.
Sat, Molands: Greg Satchel (Packington) 9-14-0, F1s and silvers, pellet.
Sun, Solihull Angling Centre Silver Fish League, Big Geary’s: Dave Armstrong (Warwick) 14-14-0, tench, skimmers and roach, maggot, peg 39; Tony Moreton (Preston Innovations) 10-13-0; Pete Brown (May Pole) 10-10-0; John Burchell (Packington) 8-4-0.
Sportsman AC Tipton, Walsall Canal, Wednesbury, West Mids, Sat
Gary Atkins (Sportsman AC) 3-9-0, roach and skimmers, pole, punch and squatt, peg 9; Andy Curless (Preston Innovations Black Horse) 3-6-0.
Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, Warks
Mon, New Pool: Dave James (Mosella) 51-2-0, F1s to 2lb, maggot through groundbait slop at 14m, peg 13; Jamie Jones (Maver) 48-12-0.
Tues, Over-50s, Jenny’s Pool: Steve Stokes (TBF Vets) 45-2-0, carp and F1s to 3lb, double red maggot at 7m, peg 18; Dave Waldron (TBF Vets) 41-13-0.
Wed, Jenny’s Pool: Alex Harper (TBF Colts) 32-14-0, F1s and carp to 3lb, pellet at 6m, peg 8; Wayne Sweetman (TBF) 28-11-0.
Thurs, 45 fished, TBF Vets, Jenny’s, Canal & Club Pools: Chris Constable 43-1-0, F1s to 2lb, maggot one foot overdepth, Canal peg 7; John Berry 32-0-0; Tony James 27-10-0; Ron Notley 22-8-0; Alan Higgs 13-10-0; John Stratford 12-14-0 (all TBF Vets).
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