Some sections had chosen to arrive a few days early to get in a couple of practice sessions before the main event some of whom had never visited English shores before and some of whom had returned after 2011. Sunday the 7th September and the Championship was formerly opened at the HQ hotel, the Rivera Hotel in Weymouth, and the EFSA flag was raised on the flagpole outside … [Read more...]

EFSA English Shore Samphire Hoe, Dover 2014 The venue for this years English Section Shore Championship was to be Dover Southern Breakwater but due to storm damage the venue was switched to Samphire Hoe. The Championship HQ was at the Grand Burstin, which provided full board accommodation for the anglers at a very favourable rate. Day 1 After a leisurely breakfast and … [Read more...]

English Boat championship Torquay 14/15th June 2014 Attendance for this year’s event was well down on last year’s championship held in Plymouth (30 down from 70) not sure if this is down to financial constraints or choice of venue, either way it’s hard for EFSA England to profit from such a low turnout, just remember your support in our events is crucial to maintaining the … [Read more...]

Olafsvik Iceland 2014 Species Championships (Cod) With 15 out of the 18 English competitors, 2 partners and our adopted German (Marcus) travelling together the near 12 hour journey flew past, especially the last ½ hour of the coach journey when the tarmac road run out and we drove at around 40mph down a single track road made up of crushed volcano (I think Krisjan Einar was … [Read more...]

The annual competition was once again saved from extinction by the Irish EFSA section stepping up and offering to organise the event.  They are used to organising fairly large competitions particularly on the East coast as they have access to good quality accommodation at a reasonable cost and numerous beaches.  However this year they did have some late reorganisation due to … [Read more...]