EFSA England hosted the 2024 Championships at Weymouth with the welcome and opening ceremony being held at the Rembrandt Hotel on Sunday 8th September. A chance to catch up with old friends and get the latest information on the event. It was announced that due to forecasted weather conditions the 2-day Line Class event would take place on Thursday and Friday not Monday and … [Read more...]

This year’s English Boat Championship was held in Poole over Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th July. Friday evening registration for the event was held at the King Charles Pub, where besides confirming entry and entering optional teams, it was a good chance to meet up again and catch up with fellow anglers. Day 1 and the weather was not great with a stiff westerly wind, but the … [Read more...]

Ray Ashby, Vice Chairman of EFSA England, attended Weymouth Angling Society’s annual presentation on 16th February 2024 to present the prizes to winners of EFSA England Fish of the Year 2023 who had been unable to attend the AGM. Winners receiving their prizes were: Boat Ray -Blonde       … [Read more...]

The day after the AGM 21 members boarded their boats at the All-Tide Landing, Queenborough for an 8 a.m. start to fish for flatfish in the Medway. It was a cold overcast day with a light breeze and calm waters. With black lug and herring for bait the target species, dabs, were soon being caught. There was a steady stream of fish coming aboard throughout the day. Other … [Read more...]

This year Species Championship was held at Minehead on 11th and 12th November with the HQ at The Old ship Aground. After twelve and a half hours fishing over the two days only two cod were caught, both within a few minutes of each other and they were of course both 67cm. So, Mark Smith and Marcus Wuest have a gold species pin each. Fishing was very good over the two days … [Read more...]