EFSA European Shore Championship 2019, Akureyri, Iceland Wednesday May 1st was the day for the opening ceremony for this shore championship. Though most of the anglers had arrived at the HQ hotel a couple of days or more before the championship in order to try out different shore venues to see what they could catch. Those that travelled further North to the top of the fjord … [Read more...]

This years EFSA England Shore Championship was due to be fished from the east arm of Brighton Marina on the 4th and 5th April. However, the weather gods conspired against us for the second year in a row with forecasts of southerly winds gusting up to 30 mph making the marina unsafe to fish.  The angling venue was moved to the beach at the Banjo Groyne for the first … [Read more...]

Results – Fun Fish (dabs) 2019 Following the AGM held at the Abbey Hotel the previous day this year’s fun fish took place at a new venue for this event, although the Species competitions have been held here before . The target species was dabs which are usually prevalent in the Medway/Thames estuary at this time of the year. Twenty-five anglers met at the cold, windy and … [Read more...]

Friday 14th September and all teams that entered the 2018 Game Championship meet at the Clube Naval in Ponta Delgada located on the Island of San Miguel, the largest in the Azores group of Islands. At 3 in the afternoon the team captains meeting was held with the organising committee, this was the chance to ask any questions and to be told the arrangements for the week and the … [Read more...]

Saturday 21st July and the 64 anglers from 13 Sections made their way to the boats ready for the 0730 departure. The target species for this Championship was conger eel. There were 2 options, as this was a Line Class as well as Species Championship. Using  your own line meant entry to Species championship only, while using the 35 pound Ande braid supplied meant the … [Read more...]