Match Fishing Events Registration

Event Description
This is ‘THE’ event to be part of if you’re a club level angler! With fantastic payouts on qualifying rounds plus further cash and tackle prizes to be won on the day of the final!

After another great competition last year the Garbolino Club Angler of the Year event is on again! Darren Cox, Garbolino’s UK general manager, stated: “The event continues to get bigger and better every year. You can choose the qualifier that suits your style. Then, if you are fortunate enough to get to the final at the wonderful Barston Lakes you can also fish to your strengths as so many methods are capable of producing the winning weight.”The event has three qualifying rounds, each seeing a number of club level anglers making their way through to the 45-man final. It’s difficult to enforce any entry standards but this year all entrants must be available to fish the final at the time of fishing the qualifier, must not have fished in big-money matches such as Fish ‘O’ Mania, Match This, Feeder Masters, Golden Reel and Golden Rod finals and similar, and must not be paid or sponsored by major tackle or bait brands. A ‘bit of bait and a few hooks’ from a local tackle dealer is acceptable.

Event Date 2026 Qualifier
SOUTH: Gold Valley Lakes – Wednesday, June 24th.

Entry & Ticket Info
Tickets for qualifying rounds cost £35 with a £10 pool on the day of each qualifier. For successful entrants that make it through to the final, there will be a £25 pool on the day.

Final
Barston Lakes – Wednesday, August 5th.

Event Description

This is ‘THE’ event to be part of if you’re a club level angler! With fantastic payouts on qualifying rounds plus further cash and tackle prizes to be won on the day of the final!

After another great competition last year the Garbolino Club Angler of the Year event is on again! Darren Cox, Garbolino’s UK general manager, stated: “The event continues to get bigger and better every year. You can choose the qualifier that suits your style. Then, if you are fortunate enough to get to the final at the wonderful Barston Lakes you can also fish to your strengths as so many methods are capable of producing the winning weight.”The event has three qualifying rounds, each seeing a number of club level anglers making their way through to the 45-man final. It’s difficult to enforce any entry standards but this year all entrants must be available to fish the final at the time of fishing the qualifier, must not have fished in big-money matches such as Fish ‘O’ Mania, Match This, Feeder Masters, Golden Reel and Golden Rod finals and similar, and must not be paid or sponsored by major tackle or bait brands. A ‘bit of bait and a few hooks’ from a local tackle dealer is acceptable.

Event Date 2026 Qualifier

MIDLANDS: Tunnel Barn Farm – Wednesday, July 1st.

Entry & Ticket Info
Tickets for qualifying rounds cost £35 with a £10 pool on the day of each qualifier. For successful entrants that make it through to the final, there will be a £25 pool on the day.

Final
Barston Lakes – Wednesday, August 5th.

Event Description

Open to all anglers aged 60 years and above, the popular Sonubaits Veterans Championship is to be held at the stunning Packington Somers Fishery on Friday, July 31st.

We again welcome bait giant Sonubaits as match sponsor, and the company will be providing some great prizes for framers and section winners.
We are limiting places to 100 anglers again this year, so if you fancy taking part get yourself booked on quick to be in with a chance of taking home the 2026 Sonubaits Veterans Champion trophy!

Event Date 2026

Packington Somers Fishery – Friday, July 31st

Entry & Ticket Info
Tickets cost £35 with a £10 pool on the day.

Event Description

This popular event now has exciting new sponsors in Mainline and Guru and is only open to subscribers of Match Fishing magazine, and there will be some great tackle and bait prizes for section and frame winners, as well as plenty of cash!

This year we’re back at the hugely popular and fish-filled Packington Somers Fishery, using all of the pools and allowing for many methods to come into play. The Mainline/Guru Match Fishing Subscriber Classic allows us to give something back to our readers, in what is always an enjoyable day on the bank at a fantastic fishery. It is our way to say thank you to our subscribers. Tickets are limited to 80 anglers to give everybody plenty of room

Event Date 2026

Packington Somers Fishery – Friday, September 4th

Entry & Ticket Info
Tickets cost £35 with a £10 pool on the day.

Event Description

With its huge prize money the Aero Leger Cup is THE one to win this autumn! Big money and prizes fishing to a bomb and feeder format.

The brainchild of top match angler and Match Fishing regular Nick Speed, the Shimano Aero Leger Cup sees a different format to all of our other matches. This competition is all about feeder and bomb fishing and is held in the autumn.

Here’s what Nick had to say about it: “Feeder and bomb leagues are proving very popular on commercial fisheries up and down the country and Shimano wanted to be part of it.

In conjunction with Match Fishing magazine I have come up with a format of four qualifying matches where the main aim of every angler is to make it to the big-money final, with an impressive £5,000* to the winner.

This year there are four qualifying events of 60 anglers with 15 anglers from each going through to a 60-man final, with a massive prize pot of £5,000* going to the overall winner, £2,500* to the second-placed angler and £1,250* for third, plus plenty of other cash and tackle prizes.

Please note, all Aero Leger Cup matches this year are on Wednesdays.

(*Providing all qualifying matches are sell-outs)

Event Date 2026

Qualifier One: Larford Lakes – Wednesday, September 23rd

Entry & Ticket Info

Anglers can fish one, two, three or four qualifying matches, and 15 qualifiers from each go through to the final (default – you can only qualify once!).
Tickets cost £40 with a £20 pool on the day.

For successful anglers that make it through to the final, there will be a £40 pool on the day.

Final
Lindholme Lakes – Wednesday, November 4th

Event Description

With its huge prize money the Aero Leger Cup is THE one to win this autumn! Big money and prizes fishing to a bomb and feeder format.

The brainchild of top match angler and Match Fishing regular Nick Speed, the Shimano Aero Leger Cup sees a different format to all of our other matches. This competition is all about feeder and bomb fishing and is held in the autumn.

Here’s what Nick had to say about it: “Feeder and bomb leagues are proving very popular on commercial fisheries up and down the country and Shimano wanted to be part of it.

In conjunction with Match Fishing magazine I have come up with a format of four qualifying matches where the main aim of every angler is to make it to the big-money final, with an impressive £5,000* to the winner.

This year there are four qualifying events of 60 anglers with 15 anglers from each going through to a 60-man final, with a massive prize pot of £5,000* going to the overall winner, £2,500* to the second-placed angler and £1,250* for third, plus plenty of other cash and tackle prizes.

Please note, all Aero Leger Cup matches this year are on Wednesdays.

(*Providing all qualifying matches are sell-outs)

Event Date 2026

Qualifier Two: Lindholme Lakes – Wednesday, September 30th

Entry & Ticket Info

Anglers can fish one, two, three or four qualifying matches, and 15 qualifiers from each go through to the final (default – you can only qualify once!).
Tickets cost £40 with a £20 pool on the day.

For successful anglers that make it through to the final, there will be a £40 pool on the day.

Final
Lindholme Lakes – Wednesday, November 4th

Event Description

With its huge prize money the Aero Leger Cup is THE one to win this autumn! Big money and prizes fishing to a bomb and feeder format.

The brainchild of top match angler and Match Fishing regular Nick Speed, the Shimano Aero Leger Cup sees a different format to all of our other matches. This competition is all about feeder and bomb fishing and is held in the autumn.

Here’s what Nick had to say about it: “Feeder and bomb leagues are proving very popular on commercial fisheries up and down the country and Shimano wanted to be part of it.

In conjunction with Match Fishing magazine I have come up with a format of four qualifying matches where the main aim of every angler is to make it to the big-money final, with an impressive £5,000* to the winner.

This year there are four qualifying events of 60 anglers with 15 anglers from each going through to a 60-man final, with a massive prize pot of £5,000* going to the overall winner, £2,500* to the second-placed angler and £1,250* for third, plus plenty of other cash and tackle prizes.

Please note, all Aero Leger Cup matches this year are on Wednesdays.

(*Providing all qualifying matches are sell-outs)

Event Date 2026

Qualifier Three: Meadowlands Fishery – Wednesday, October 14th

Entry & Ticket Info

Anglers can fish one, two, three or four qualifying matches, and 15 qualifiers from each go through to the final (default – you can only qualify once!).
Tickets cost £40 with a £20 pool on the day.

For successful anglers that make it through to the final, there will be a £40 pool on the day.

Final
Lindholme Lakes – Wednesday, November 4th

Event Description

With its huge prize money the Aero Leger Cup is THE one to win this autumn! Big money and prizes fishing to a bomb and feeder format.

The brainchild of top match angler and Match Fishing regular Nick Speed, the Shimano Aero Leger Cup sees a different format to all of our other matches. This competition is all about feeder and bomb fishing and is held in the autumn.

Here’s what Nick had to say about it: “Feeder and bomb leagues are proving very popular on commercial fisheries up and down the country and Shimano wanted to be part of it.

In conjunction with Match Fishing magazine I have come up with a format of four qualifying matches where the main aim of every angler is to make it to the big-money final, with an impressive £5,000* to the winner.

This year there are four qualifying events of 60 anglers with 15 anglers from each going through to a 60-man final, with a massive prize pot of £5,000* going to the overall winner, £2,500* to the second-placed angler and £1,250* for third, plus plenty of other cash and tackle prizes.

Please note, all Aero Leger Cup matches this year are on Wednesdays.

(*Providing all qualifying matches are sell-outs)

Event Date 2026

Qualifier Four: Messingham Sands Fishery – Wednesday, October 21st

Entry & Ticket Info

Anglers can fish one, two, three or four qualifying matches, and 15 qualifiers from each go through to the final (default – you can only qualify once!).
Tickets cost £40 with a £20 pool on the day.

For successful anglers that make it through to the final, there will be a £40 pool on the day.

Final
Lindholme Lakes – Wednesday, November 4th

Event Description

This year the first Sonubaits Veterans Autumn Cup will take place on Friday, October 30th at the fabulous Glebe Fishery, in Leicestershire. Replacing the Veterans Winter Cup, this event is open to all anglers aged 60 years and above. We’re limiting the amount of pegs to 70, spread over several lakes to give anglers plenty of room.

Please be aware that there are strict rules regarding feeders at the Glebe, so please visit http://www.malloryparkfisheries.co.uk/rules/ before buying your ticket. All fish count and there are potentially huge weights of carp and bream to be caught at this time of year, so bring plenty of nets!

Once again we have sponsorship from Sonubaits, who also sponsor our other veterans matches and will be providing plenty of great bait prizes for the winner and framers… plus there’ll be plenty of cash to be won too! This should prove to be another popular fixture this year so don’t hang around – get booked on now and put the date in your diary!

Event Date

The Glebe Fishery – Friday, October 30th

Entry & Ticket Info

Tickets cost £35 with a £10 pool on the day.

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