News

08 October 2018
I knew it was good news when it was announced that the 2018 qualifier for the World Club Feeder Championships would be on the Gloucester Canal. Two reasons really: firstly, it’s good to keep up the canal’s profile and availability for these events; secondly, I knew we would have a chance of winning it whatever the competition we were faced with. I am also in a privileged position in as much as I fished a World Club Float Championship in the Czech Republic in 2000 and I know it’s a once in a lifetime experience, so I was excited that other younger members of the Daiwa Gordon League squad could also share that opportunity.
02 October 2018
Ashmead has to be one of the most atmospheric carp waters in the country and I have some wonderful memories of sessions spent there. It’s not the easiest water I’ve ever fished and by no stretch of the imagination would I call it a runs water, but the rewards can be very special. When I go to Ashmead, I know I’m going to be in good company with idyllic surroundings but catching will require that I work hard and have luck on my side.
28 August 2018
Daiwa Gordon League manager Mark Treasure reports back after a busy weekend of team events! It’s been a period of hectic activity for Daiwa Gordon League, culminating in the Division 1 National Championships on the River Trent near Nottingham last Saturday and the final round of the South West Super league on the Bristol Avon at Newbridge last Sunday. For the national we learnt a long time ago that rivers are very rarely method waters, so for us practice takes the form of a recce really, find your way around, get a few rigs right and then pick an experienced team for the match itself.
19 July 2018
The football World Cup may be over, but another great sporting events kicks off in less than two weeks. National Fishing Month (NFM) 2018 - the highlight of the fishing year – begins on 27th July and gives everyone the chance to give angling a go under the guidance of specially-trained experts. And everything is free!
19 June 2018
I locked the gate, returned to the car and sat for a second. Two thoughts crossed my mind, one I was shattered and two what a fabulous day I’d just had. I’d been invited by Gary Wright, Junior Section Leader, for Nottingham Piscatorial Society to join them for their first Junior Carp Academy and it’s fair to say it had gone well, writes Daiwa consultant Brian Skoyles.
30 May 2018
Tom Scholey has won the Garbolino Spring Festival at Lindholme Lakes with a perfect four point score. The popular event was contested by 66 rods, and saw weights up to 300lb recorded over the course of the five day contest.
15 May 2018
Hull and District Angling Association are rightly proud of their record of supporting junior angling, from their summer scorcher sessions to their pike days they are always well organised and well supported. Over the last few years some of the most popular events have been the Carp Academy weekends and it was time for the first of this years scheduled four weekends writes Daiwa Consultant Brian Skoyles.
14 May 2018
The Hobie® Fishing Worlds in Amal, Sweden will run from May 15 to 20 on Lake Vanern and will be contested by 48 anglers from 20 nations and 5 different continents. The elite group of anglers will be targeting two main species, Pike and Perch. Top kayak anglers from around the globe will compete using the Hobie® Mirage Pro Angler 14 kayaks. Daiwa is proud to be a contributing sponsor of Hobie® on a local, European and World level.
10 May 2018
Tom Scholey enjoyed a great weeks bream fishing on Voorne Canal at the Don Slaymaker Memorial Festival, finishing third out of the 115 strong field. His team, made up of himself, Matt Godfrey, Jordan Holloway and Will Freeman also managed to win the team event.
06 February 2018
At a recent slide show for Wetherby Angling Club as part of their fund-raising activities for the “Kids” charity, Daiwa Consultant Brian Skoyles offered a day’s fishing as a raffle prize. The winner was Shaun Leighton and after I had finished my talk we swapped contact details and sorted a date.

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