Ian McLaughlin 28 June at 11:49
Tuesday Evening July 18th Open Match Result. This weeks Match was fished on Radcliffe Viaducts the 11 Anglers who fished on the night with a strong upstream wind or in your face, which as Trent regulars will appreciate , makes for testing conditions with a swell on the water that is unusual. As a consequence the returns didn't quite match the outstanding results of the previous weeks but nevertheless, were still very good. First place was taken by Dave Clayton [Drennan Leicester] from peg 18 who "Balled" the Waggler line and caught very well for the first hour whilst priming up a Hemp line at 11 metres for later. The switch worked very well and a good stamp of Roach fell to the seed for the following 2 hours to give him a lovely net of Roach with the odd Perch from the Waggler to weigh 12lbs 5oz and a comfortable win. Second place went to Nicky Moss D[rennan Leicester] who drew peg 40 and amassed a net of small fish mainly Roach and Dace on 13 metre pole with maggot over groundbait weighing in 10lbs 3oz. Third place was taken by Wayne Trueman [Drennan Leicester] who weighed a level 7lbs of Roach, Dace and Perch from peg 34. Wayne had areally enjoable night catching on Maggot and Bolo Tactics at around 20 metres. Completing the Drennan Leicester shut out was Match Organiser Neil Pitfield. Neil had a steady night catching small fish all evening on maggot and 13 metre pole over groundbait eventually taking 5lbs 14oz to the scales. Overall a good evenings fishing despite the conditions as there were a further three 5lbs plus weights on a variety of tactics. The Matchman Supplies Summer League is looking very interesting, Tony Marshall is still well ahead, but with his winning weight tonight Dave Clayton is consoldidating second position.. All very tight with one match to go. Next weeks Match is fished at Clifton Bridge and Power Gen Waters, if you want to book in to fish or for further information please contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834. Tuesday Evening July 11th Open Match Result. This weeks match fished at Clifton Bridge & Powegen Waters was once again produced another Bonaza set of weights for the 12 Anglers who braved the change of weather to fish, not only did they have to brave the weather but once again the canoeists did their best to ruin another Evening Match on the Federation Water at Clifton. I have already taken issue with the Canal & River Trust over the Canoeists Blatent Bloody Minded Approach to any water users bar themselves, but all Anglers who fish our Waters can rest assured that the Federation are not sitting back and allowing them to ruin our Sport we will continue to fight our corner on behalf of all Anglers fishing our Waters. Match Organiser Neil Pitfield suggest that the Trent in Summer conditions is once again right up there with the very best river sport to be had anywhere in the Country, he was talking with a well known Yorkshire Angler at Clifton Sunday who remarked, " How much better does this River have to fish before match attendances hit the sellout point ?" That is a question that Neil told me he has also pondered, last nights Match was no exception. Tony Marshall Shakespeare took the Honours from Peg 6 Clifton fishing Pole at 11 metres over groundbait and Caster taking 18lb 3oz to the scales including a bonus 2.5lb Ide. Tony is leading the Matchman Supplies Summer League with 48 lbs from 4 matches averaging 12 lbs per match not bad going for a total of 12 hours fishing. Runner Up was Nicky Moss Drennan Leicester from Peg 3 Powergen with 13lb 7oz of mainly Roach on a 3g rig and maggot over groundbait. Nicky remarked on how he caught 15 Roach at 4ozs apiece in 15 casts and summed it by saying, "This is PROPER Fishing!" Third place went to Anthony White Midland A.S. with a net of Dace to 6oz from peg 4 at Clifton on Waggler and maggot,weighing in 10lbs 6oz. Fouth place went to Clive Fletcher Matchman Supplies fishing peg 8 at Clifton with 10ibs 5oz of Dace also taken on Waggler and maggot. Firthpalce went to Dave Clayton Drennan Leicester who also had an all Dace Net weighing 9lbs 10oz taken on 8 metre whip on maggot over groundbait from peg20 at Clifton. Last place on the match weighed 4lbs 14oz which just demonstrates how brilliantly the Trent is currently fishing this year. Next weeks match is back to Radcliffe Viaducts to book in please contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834. If there are any Clubs or Fishing Groups reading these Match Reports and would like to enjoy the fine sport that the Federation has to offer on their waters around Nottingham all of which have behind Peg Parking and good access please contact Mr Paul Warwick our Water Booking Secretary on 0115 8089232 or nottsfed@gmail.com We still have some offers available on discounts if you book a certain amount of matches with us. TUESDAY JULY 4TH EVENING OPEN RESULT The 15 anglers that attended tonight's Tuesday evening open were treated to yet another bonanza on the River Trent at the Viaducts section that is yielding some truly remarkable sport. The top 5 all having 10lb + and 6lb only good enough to make the bottom 4! The prolongued mild Spring weather and low water conditions have seen the fish feeding ravenously and the anglers enjoying this bumper spell. Tonight's winner was Anthony Fyson (Notts AA) who included a 10lb 2oz barbel in his weight of 19lb 3oz.. Anthony fished stick float and maggot from peg 10 taking roach and dace as well as his bonus barbel. Anthony lost one early and then geared up ready for any more and was duly rewarded netting his barbel after a tense 30 min battle to take the winning purse of £70 and a match win in only his second ever match! Second place went to Trent stalwart, Simon Heaton, (Matchman Supplies) who took a fantastic net of roach up to 1lb from peg 18 on tare and pole tactics. Simon had his best roach first put in and went on to catch steady all evening taking his 11lb 6oz to the scales and pocketed £55. 3rd place went to Drennan Leicester skipper, Nicky Moss, who had a bream of 2lb and a net of quality fish for 10lb 11oz from peg 33 on maggot and pole with some stick float fish later in the evening just pushing his weight up enough to claim the £40 prize. 4th place went to Rob Chesterton (Measham) who had a net of roach and dace all caught on pole with  maggot hookbait over groundbait from peg 39. Rob had a very busy evening as his best fish was only 3oz but still managed to amass a very respectable 10lb 10oz and took the last prize of £30 5th place went to Tony Marshall (Shakespeare) who had a quality net of roach from peg 5 on hemp to weigh 10lb 2oz. A fantastic evening's fishing for everyone involved which only bodes well for this Saturday's first open of the season on this water. Next week's evening match will be at Clifton/Powergen.. To book in call Matchman Supplies on 0115 813834 TUESDAY JUNE 27th EVENING OPEN MATCH RESULT. The match this week moved to Clifton Bridge and Power Gen. Waters, 13 anglers fished the results were totally outstanding for a three hour match on the Trent, proving once again that this great old River is returning to its former glorious past. Winner on the night was Tony Marshall [ Shakespeare ] with a level 14lbs, taken on pole. Tony had Bream to 2.5 lbs along with some big Roach & Dace on Caster from Peg 9 [Clifton Bridge]. Second was Jim Clayton [ Matchman Supplies ] from Peg 3 [Power Gen ] 13lbs 7oz of Roach & Dace taken on Pole & Maggot over "balling" tactics, with Roach to 10oz keeping him busy all evening. Third place was taken by Billy Bywater [ Matchman Supplies ]employing a 6 metre Whip and Pole at 8 metres from Peg 21 [ Clifton Bridge ] amassing a great weight of 12lbs 11oz comprising of mainly big Dace to 8oz on Maggot over Ground bait for a fantastic evenings sport. Fourth placed Dave Clayton [ Drennan Leicester ] also had a great evenings sport weighing 12lbs 3oz taking Dace to 8oz from Peg 16 [ Clifton Bridge ]. Fifth Place was taken Stu Raynor [ Matchman Supplies ]with mainly Dace weighing in 11lbs 6oz from peg20 [ Clifton Bridge ] Sixth placed Simon Heaton [ Matchman Supplies ] took another weight of Dace taking 10lbs 6oz of them from Peg 5 [ Clifton Bridge ]. Some cracking weights taken on Pegs which are avialble on Day Ticket to or by purchasing our Year Book full details available on our Web Site. Next weeks match returns to the Viaducts to Book in or for more details please contact :- Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834.

TUESDAY JUNE 20th EVENING OPEN MATCH RESULT.

The first round of this seasons Summer League / Open Matches was fished on Radcliffe Viaducts last night 12 anglers turned up to fish.
First on the night was Wayne Trueman [ Drennan Leicester ] 9lb 13oz fishing pole Hemp & Tares taking Roach to 8 oz on Peg 2.
Second place went to Dave Clayton [ Drennan Leicester ] 7lb 6oz taking Roach & Chub to 1lb on Pole & Maggot on Peg 4. Third place was taken by Match / League Organiser Neil Pitfield [ Drennan Leicester ] weighing 5lb 14 on Pole & maggot Perch to 8oz on Peg 19.
Fourth place was taken by Simon Heaton [ Matchman Supplies ] 5lb 13oz Dace & Chub to 1lb on Stick Float & maggot on Peg 3.
Fifth Place Billy Bywater [ Matchman Supplies ] 5lb 12oz of Chub & Dace on Pole & maggot on Peg 20. A good close fought match, there were lots of Chub caught with some big ones being lost, a good match which augers well for the new season.
If you want to book in for next weeks match which is at Clifton Bridge or for more information, please contact Matchman Supplies on 0115 9813834.....

Federation Winter League 26/3/17. Final Round

The canal returned to something like its very best form, the weights of fish caught will indicate why this canal must be the best inner city canal for fishing in the country, certainly in the Midlands. Whilst not all the field made double figures which were needed even for a section win I don’t think any angler left disappointed by the the fish he caught on the day.

First on the day from a peg on the Narrows Section was Match Organiser Gary Smith, who took a mixed net of fish to the scales all taken on Maggot for 23 lbs – 11 ozs, In Second place was Mr Canal Clive Williams fishing Caster from just below the Willows Bridge taking a mixed bag to the scales weighing 16 lbs – 9 ozs. Third place was taken by Chris Shaw drawn just up stream of Meadow Lane Hump Back Bridge fishing Bread Punch and Caster baits weighing in 16 lbs – 00 ozs of Roach and Skimmers. The canal produced a great days fishing for all the field the back up weights would have done many canals proud on another day.

WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 5

WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 4

The fourth round of the League was fished on a the canal yesterday Sunday February 5th, the Canal was pulling hard on the day and was carrying salt water from all the Grit being spread on the roads due to the recent frosty conditions, whilst there were no blanks in a strong field weights were very much down from the last round before Xmas, with most of the field struggling to catch fish in any numbers. The top three weights on the day came from the noted pegs on the length that always tend to hold fish.
First on the day from a peg on the Willow section was Mick Edge who took 6 lbs 7 ozs to the scales of small Roach, taken on bread punch fishing at the bottom of he far shelf taking in total 140 fish in total. Second place was taken by Rob Sherriff also fishing punch from a peg just below the Road Bridge on the Tins stretch weighing 2 lbs 14 ozs of Roach. Third place was secured by Lou Nightingale at the next peg weighing 2 lbs 9 ozs of small Roach also. It was a hard fought match with with all the field struggling to put a run of bites together.

Winter League Round 3.

Winter League Round 2

Despite a change in the weather conditions for the worst with heavy overnight rain and a severe drop in the air and water temperatures aided by a strong North Easterly Wind the canal still managed to produce some decent weights for the conditions on the day for Round Two of the Federation Winter League.

For the second match of the series Richard Turner had the golden hand in the draw bag drawing in a favoured area two pegs away from his last draw in the first round, once again his favourite method of fishing Pinkies over Ground Bait produced the Fish on the day taking a net of mainly small Roach to the scales to finish with 7 lbs 15 ozs. In second place from a peg just beneath the County Road Bridge Pete Tomlinson fishing Pinkie & Maggot Hook Baits took a catch of Roach & Skimmers to the scales weighing 6 lbs 6 ozs. Clive Williams secured third place with another all Roach catch from a peg at the top of the Bay weighing in 6 lbs 3 ozs. Yet again in horrible conditions the Canal produced some excellent returns with no dry nets on the day.

Sunday November 6th saw the first round of the Federation Canal Winter League fore this season a strong field of anglers booked into this years series and once again the canal proved what a great stretch of water it is, despite a drop in temperatures and a strong Northerly wind blowing down stream, with the colour dropping out despite the unusually heavy boat traffic on the day the weights would have graced many a match. At the price of a £4-00 Day Ticket it has to be worth visiting if its Roach & Skimmer fishing you get your angling fix from but beware of the Traffic Wardens during the working week, do your parking space homework before visiting.

Open match result fished on the Viaducts on 15/10/16.

13 fished the river today, the river was in fine form and it has fished really well.

1. Tony Marshall - 26lb 10oz - roach and dace on stick float
2. Stu Raynor - 23lb 10oz - roach on stick float
3. Rob Perkins - 21lb 10oz - roach on stick and bolo
4. Jeff Margetts - 18lb 4oz - roach and dace on stick and pole
5. Andy Starkey - 13lb 6oz - perch and dace on pole
6. Simon Heaton - 13lb 4oz - dace and roach on waggler
7. Anthony White - 12lb 5oz - dace and roach on waggler
8. Neil Fisher - 9lb 14oz - roach on stick