The Glebe fishery played host to the 89 competitors in this, the 19th MMT qualifier which, despite overnight thunderstorms and conditions on the day being cloudless and hot although there was a slight breeze that put a little ripple on many of the lakes as well as occasionally providing some cool respite for a few…
Saturday 20th July saw qualifier number 18 take place at Makins Fishery nr. Nuneaton, where 79 hopeful anglers vied for a place in this years Mega Match This Final at Maver Dynamite Hayfield Lakes on Saturday August 31st, with the top 3 Individuals in today’s match, as usual, going through to the Maver British Pole…
Conditions were not ideal for the 120 competitors taking part at Decoy Lakes in this, the 17th qualifier of the 2019 series with hot, humid conditions, little or no breeze and hundreds of fish cruising around on all of the lakes just below the surface. That said, the venue as usual, didn’t disappoint, with 37 weights…
Ninety seven (97) anglers attended qualifier number sixteen (16) of the 2019 Maver Mega Match This qualifier campaign at the ever-popular Midlands bagging mecca, Barston Lakes. Conditions for the day on paper were perfect with plenty of cloud cover, a decent ripple and temperatures still nudging twenty degrees put anglers in attendance in good spirits.…
The Maver Royal Navy team have just got back from the Annual week-long Inter Services event fished against the RAF and Army teams. Even though all three (3) Services fish in national events, competing teams often view the gathering of the UK Armed Forces team as a whole as the event to win! This year…
Lee Edwards has qualified for this year’s RiverFest final on his first attempt winning the competition’s most recent qualifier event. This latest round (round 3) took place on the River Weaver at Northwich, a venue that is known for it’s bream fishing when there’s colour in the water and this latest qualifier was no exception!…
With the mercury nudging thirty (30) degrees, oppressive humidity, little or no breeze and fish still spawning, this, the 15th qualifier of the 2019 qualifier series was set to be somewhat of a testing match for the seventy nine (79) competitors. It was, without a doubt, going to be a fishing shallow match in the…
Match This qualifier number fourteen (14) saw sixty eight (68) competitors ready to do battle at Heronbrook Fisheries for a place in the 2019 final. Conditions were good, with some cloud cover, warmth and a slight breeze that put a nice ripple on the water in some areas. The lakes used for this match –…
Current Mega Match This Champion David Burley finished in third place on the recent Dynamite Baits-backed King Of Hayfield festival fished at Maver Hayfield Lakes. The event, which was fished over three (3) days, saw fifty (50) anglers go head to head across Island lake, Little Adams and Big Adams in a bid to be…
Saturday 15th June marked the one and only Southern qualifier event of the 2019 Maver Mega Match This qualifier campaign at the beautiful Viaduct Fishery. Conditions on the day were a little tricky for the competing field with the weather leading up to the event producing an unprecedented amount of rainfall in the days leading…
With the Matrix Feeder Championships concluded for another year, we take stock to reflect on this new yet popular invite-only feeder competition. Despite being in its infancy, the event has attracted some of the best feeder anglers in the country in its first two years, including our own Andy Kinder. In fact, after some recent…
Eddie Bridon has confirmed his place in this year’s Feedermasters Grand Final after topping the latest qualifying round at the popular Hallcroft Fishery, Retford. Fifty seven (57) anglers pegged across Outer Moat and Bridge went head to head with three (3) qualification places up for grabs for this year’s final at Tamar Resevoir – a…
Almost perfect conditions greeted the seventy eight (78) competitors for Mega Match This qualifier number 12 of the 2019 Mega Match This series with light cloud coupled with a gentle breeze putting a nice ripple on all the pools at Decoy Lakes. Carp had been spawning during the two days prior to the match and…
Maver Hayfield Lakes continued its one hundred per cent sellout record on this latest Mega Match This qualifier event with all one hundred and twenty (120) tickets being taken. Conditions for the day were forecast to be very hot by mid afternoon with many anglers setting up their stall to catch shallow. However, not long…
Saturday 25th May saw a return to the ever-popular Glebe fishery in Leicestershire for qualifier number ten (10) of the 2019 Mega Match This qualifier campaign. Once again, the venue produced another sell out event with one hundred and ten (110) anglers going head to head across the entire complex. Conditions on the day were…
A good turnout saw ninety three (93) competitors, many of whom were fishing the forthcoming Westwood festival, attend the nineth mega Match This qualifier of the 2019 campaign for a place in this year’s final. Conditions were ideal with a reasonable amount of cloud cover, but a chilly light breeze made its presence felt whenever…
Qualifier number eight of the 2019 Mega Match This series saw a return to Partridge Lakes. With conditions having been consistently warm over the course of the week leading up to the qualifier, water temperatures had increased and the venue’s resident carp had started to spawn. The fine conditions leading up to the match were,…
Conditions saw a significant improvement over recent weeks in time for qualifier number seven (7) of the 2019 Mega Match This campaign hosted at the prolific Tunnel Barn Farm. Even with the change in conditions, however, expectations for a big weight match weren’t evident at the draw and so it proved to be, with a…
Qualifier number six (6) of the 2019 Mega Match This series proved to be a real test of endurance for many of the ninety five (95) competitors. Conditions on the day were nothing short of horrendous with some anglers struggling to get to the venue due to the surrounding roads being so bad. Once proceedings…
Match number five of the 2019 qualifier campaign moved North East to Messingham Sands fishery, Scunthorpe to round off a double-bill of Match This qualifiers over weekend commencing April 27th. Although the weather conditions were much improved on Saturday, there was still a bitingly cold wind to greet the one hundred and eleven (111) competitors…
Absolutely atrocious weather conditions greeted the competitors for this fourth Mega Match This qualifier of the 2019 series and the first of two qualifier events to be staged at the venue this year. Gale force, freezing cold winds and lashing rain made conditions on the day extremely difficult many of the competing field not being…
Match This 2019 qualifier number three (3) made it’s way to Maver Hayfield Lakes in South Yorkshire for the first of a series of qualifier events to be held at the venue this year. The sell out match saw one hundred and twenty (120) anglers braving what was arguably the coldest day of the week…
The second qualifier of the 2019 Match This series saw ninety (90) anglers make their way to Partridge Lakes near Warrington. The venue had suffered bitingly cold easterly winds and overnight frosts all week, including the night before the event. Expectations going into this latest qualifier, therefore, were low with many anglers preparing themselves for…
Sunday 31st March marked the opening qualifier event of the 2019 Maver Mega Match This campaign. A sell out field saw one hundred and ten (110) anglers attend the ever-popular Midlands bagging mecca that is The Glebe for their chance to be first through to UK match angling’s richest final. Conditions for this opening qualifier…
Matt Derry secured his first notable victory under the Maver banner after topping this year’s Gloucester Canal Championship. The event, which attracts some of the best canal anglers in the country, saw over seventy (70) anglers go head to head for a reasonable prize pot and trophy. Matt had been in great form leading up…
Maver Milton Keynes dominated proceedings in the recent George Barker Winter League fished on the Leicester Arm of The Grand Union Canal between Foxton and Theddingworth. The league, which has been running for nearly fifteen (15) years played host to ten (10) teams of four (4) and was fished over four (4) rounds. Team member…
We are delighted to announce that Matt Derry has signed a sponsorship deal with Maver (UK). The England International has recently signed a twelve month deal and is the latest ‘A list’ angler to join a continually evolving front line of Maver anglers to help continue take the brand forward. Matt has fished at the…
Just five (5) days into the New Year and Welshman Lee Edwards has secured his first festival win of 2019 after topping the two-day ABC Baits Festival held on the River Severn at Shrewsbury. The fifty (50) peg event was decided by way of points with five (5) ten (10) peg sections with money paid…
Callum Dicks and partner Sam Collett have confirmed victory on this year’s first ever Daiwa Winter Pairs event fished at the prolific Tunnel Barn Farm. The two-day event was attended by an incredibly strong if small field including some of the best commercial anglers in the country including Andy Power, Will Raison Andy Bennett and…
Maver Hayfield Lakes has been voted ‘Stillwater Of The Year’ as part of the annual 2018 Angling Times National Angling Awards. Despite some stiff competition from the likes of Barston Lakes in the Midlands, the Northern bagging mecca that many refer to as the ‘Wembley’ of angling has a cult-like following among the biggest names…