Shore Species Festival Weymouth 2007 It was the first time this new Championship was fished in Weymouth. The Weymouth Angling Club allowed us to use their club house as our HQ. and made us very welcome with a finger buffet on the registration night and the same on presentation of the prizes. The buffet was superb and fed most of the club members as well!! The prizes … [Read more...]

English Boat Championship Minehead 2nd and 3rd June 2007 This year we had a welcome return to Minehead. We were not disappointed with the Quality fishing with many Conger, Tope and Smoothounds being caught. The weather was really kind to us allowing us to fish the planned grounds. We were very pleased to welcome seven anglers from the Irish section. It was very … [Read more...]

Iceland Species Championships 11th and 12th May 2007 A party of 14 English anglers enjoyed the scenic beauty and fabulous fishing out of the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland in May. It was the first time an EFSA Championship had been held in Iceland for over 30 years and it was a success in all departments. From the moment the squad picked up their five Santa Fe … [Read more...]

Flounder Festival Poole 2007 Despite local reports of plenty of Flounders about, adverse tides caused the fishing to be somewhat slow for most of the day.8.45am saw the shore anglers disappear off to the local hotspots whilst the boats motored off to the recognised mark opposite the Ferry terminal. A few fish showed in the first hour on the last of the ebb, however, as … [Read more...]

Swedish Cod Festival 19th to 21st January 2007 This year's Festival was quite a way down in numbers with a lot of anglers staying away because of the predicted weather conditions - and they were right. The trip did not start well when we were delayed at Gatwick for 5 hours as the walkway ramp broke down and could not be removed from the plane. Whilst waiting we noticed … [Read more...]