Aston Magna Tankard
Paul Geden Trophy
21st March 2026
Sundays first round of the Aston Magna Tankard/ Paul Geden Trophy.
It was fished by 19 anglers and was won by Kenny Watts with a late run of decent carp and he weighed in 30 lb 08 oz. The big carp showing late in the match also saw Pete Hill finish in second spot with 20 lb 09 oz and both these two now lead the league as it stands. Les Ashby came second in A section with 18 lb 02 oz for section win and Malcolm Barnes had second in section with 14 lb 12 oz.
Stuart Fleming was in B section and had a couple of decent carp plus some nice perch for a section win with 15 lb 12 oz and Andy Bruce came second with 10 lb 06 oz. Pete Hill had the biggest perch 2 lb 06 oz and Gary Didcock had the prize for the biggest bream 2 lb.
Baz Barnes won the 50/50 raffle ( money made goes to FISH'n'FROLICS junior anglers).
Great turn out. Brilliant banter and look forward to the next round.
March 2026
We had a silvers match at Aston Magna where any fish count except carp, it was a bit of fun and we all caught fish albeit a bit slow due to the drop in temperature and more rain again.
The winner was Andy Bruce with 7 lb 07 oz, second was Steve Arthurs with 6 lb 01 oz and third was Malcolm Barnes with 6 lb. Andy also won the side bet of the biggest perch with 05 oz 08 drams.
The river season has now closed for coarse fishing for three months and the focus now for anglers is on the pools and canals The ongoing debate about this has rumbled on for years and will continue for the foreseeable future.
Shipston is fortunate to have the pools at Aston Magna set in the gorgeous country side
and is a mixed fishery which appeals to most anglers so we are lucky to have this as a back up.
This weekend sees the start of the Aston Magna Tankard series and Paul Geden Trophy, this is a very popular series of 4 matches and hopefully the weather improves or at least stays dry for a change.
ADDAC SHIPSTON AC POOL LEAGUE
March 2026
Here are the final results from Sundays rearranged matches in the ADDAC/SHIPSTON AC Pool league.
First at Aston Magna was Chris Hallows with his third win in the league, he weighed in 12 lb 07 oz. Second was Dave Willis with 9 lb 10 oz and Andy Bruce was third with 8.00 lb.
On the other pool at Clifford Chambers John Walkden won with18 lb 14 oz, Malcolm Barnes came second with 18 lb 08 oz and Peter Kilbride came third with 16 lb 04 oz. Les Ashby who also had three previous wins needed to finish in 7 th place to beat Chris and he did that so it was that close. On a very hard day over both venues it made for an exciting league which could have gone anyway. Well done guys and thanks to Martyn Edwards for donating prizes to the top four and vouchers. The next league is the Aston Magna league is the Tankard match in two weeks, this could be another close one
The final top four in the League are-
1 Les Ashby 38 points
2 Chris Hallows 37 points - joint second
2 Malcolm Barnes 37 points - joint second
4 Gary Didcock 35 points
Shipston AC & ADDAC Winter League
22nd February 2026
Sundays Joint ADDAC/Shipston AC winter league.
Les Ashby has had 3 wins from 3 and tops the league with the latest win at Aston Magna with 10 lb 14 oz, Malcolm Barnes came second with 8 lb 04 oz and puts him in third spot and John Walkden came third with 8 lb 02 oz.
Peter Morgan won at Clifford Chambers with 39 lb 11 oz, Gary Didcock was second and lies second in the league with 38.13 oz and Andy Bruce came third with 36 lb 02 oz. Just one round left to go.
Next Saturday the Stour open has been switched to Aston Magna due to the state of the river at the moment. Book in before so that we have a rough idea which pegs to used.
Sparrow Winter League Final Round
15th February 2026
Sundays match which was the final round of Sparrows Winter League and needless to say as per most of the previous matches it was held on Shipston-on-Stour Angling Club match pool at Aston Magna due to the flooded river Stour.
12 anglers fished regardless of the conditions, it was horrendous for most of the match and at the weigh in the heavens opened which couldn't have been worse! Despite this it was a decent match but hard going for most of the day which was to be expected.
Baz Barnes won the match with 11 lb, Tony Avery came second with 10 lb 15 oz and Stuart Fleming came third with 8 lb 05 oz.
Stuart Fleming didn't fancy his peg at the start but he also knew that it had a few carp on it but not many of the smaller fish, he lost a few but managed to hang on to win the league ahead of Gary Didcock who came second in the league
ADDAC/SHIPSTON AC Pool Winter League
Second round joint club league.
ADDAC/SHIPSTON AC Pool Winter League.
Chris Hallows won at Aston Magna with 18 lb 11 oz, Gary Didcock came second with 15 lb 12 oz and Graham Finch came third with 11 lb 02 oz,
Les Ashby won at Clifford Chambers with 51 lb 12 oz, John Walkden was second with 42 lb 08 oz and Malcolm Barnes came third with 35 lb 12 oz. Both pools fished well for the time of year and everyone caught fish so the next two rounds will be interesting with all to fish for.
Both Chris & Les are on maximum points at the half way stage with 22 points .
The next match is Sparrows match on Sunday and has been transferred to Aston Magna as the rivers are so high at the moment and are unlikely to be any different by the weekend.
Sparrows Winter League 3rd Round
1st February 2025
Sundays 3rd round of Sparrows Winter League was at Aston Magna.
12 anglers fished and it was a good match with everyone catching fish, there were some cracking perch caught as well with 3 caught over 2 lb ,the biggest was 2 lb 04 oz 08 drams caught by Baz Barnes . The winner was Bryan Morgan with 13 lb 12 oz, Tony Avery came second with 11 lb 04 oz and Stephen King ( Sparrow) came third with an 8 lb carp, Stuart fourth with 7 lb 04 oz but was happy with a bonus 2 lb 04 oz perch.
Aston Magna Christmas Match
2025
Xmas match at Aston Magna was well attended with 16 anglers and the banter began well before the match started and carried on throughout the match and long after.
It was a tricky match for a lot of the anglers with all the cold water going into the pools but Andy Bruce managed to find some of the carp to win with 19 lb 14 Oz, Stuart Fleming managed to keep the silver fish feeding with 104 small roach and perch that weighed 5 lb 14 Oz , Baz Barnes came third with 4 lb 12 oz. The three section winners were Steve Arthurs with 4 lb 12 oz and both James Yates and Gary Didcock weighed in 3 lb 14 Oz to tie on weight but still won their own sections.
All anglers went home with at least two prizes at the end of the match.
Thanks to all the anglers who have fished throughout the year. It's been tougher than normal but it's always been a laugh
Aston Magna
December 2025
The report from Shipston angling club match which was swapped to Aston Magna from the Avon due to waterlogged track to the river.
9 anglers fished the clubs match pool on Sunday which fished well considering the recent inclement weather and the top weights were very close.
Baz Barnes won with 9 lb 10 Oz of silver fish caught on the pole, Peter Kilbride came second with 9 lb 07 Oz which included one carp over 8 lb caught on the pole and Stuart Fleming came third with 9 lb made up of mainly perch and roach caught on the whip. Steve Arthurs came fourth with 8 lb 06 Oz with a couple of ghost carp caught on the pole.
Baz Barnes with the net of small silvers, Pete Kilbride with the bigger carp and Steve Arthur's with the golden coloured ghost carp.
Twyford Match
2025
Shipston-on-Stour and District Angling Club had a match at Twyford on the river Avon, it's a venue that we haven't fished for a long time and one that we shall definitely be going back to.
Byron Yates won the match, He caught a chub of 5 lb 03 oz plus dace and weighed in 10 lb 12 oz, Stuart Fleming came second with 10 lb of mainly dace.
James Yates had a section win with 9 lb 08 oz, Andy Burt had a section win with 6 lb 04 oz and Pete Hill had a section win with 8 lb 03 oz.
We would like to thank Andy Burt for his help and for letting us have a match there, we also made £60 on the day for the juniors from the peg fees. Great days fishing on a cold and wet day.
JAC CHARITY MATCH 2025
Shipston-on-Stour and District Angling Club came third in the Annual JAC competition, a good solid team performance on the day. It's a good result for us as we were up against 15 other teams. Cadence Superteam won, Jets Broke back came second. Shipstons team of Stuart Fleming (captain), Steve Beard, Kelvin Tallatt, Peter Morgan, Pete Kilbride and Leon Truscott did well to claim the third spot against tough opposition. This event is a fund raiser for juniors anglers and £800 was made on the day.
Well done to all involved in making this event run smoothly, always good fun and it's great to raise money for the junior section
HELP FOR HEROES CHARITY MATCH, NEWBURY, 2025
A great day out yesterday fishing the Annual Newbury HELP for HEROES charity open match on the K & A canal at Enborne, a group of Shipston anglers went and as always we were well looked after with bacon rolls to start and post match meal at the Lamb afterwards.
Gary Didcock had a great win with 18 lb 12 oz of mainly perch and it was mainly a roach and perch day with a few decent weights. For a few of us it was a bit of a struggle,
Well done to Newbury angling association and especially Dave Smith for organising it and £1000 was raised which is what it's all about and thanks toThe Lamb pub in Newbury for looking after us.It was Great to catch up with the Newbury guys, it was fun as always.
Next up is the JAC match this Sunday organised by Baileys of Warwick which supports the junior anglers which is another good cause.
Shipston and ADDQC have a 3 man team league starting the week after. Teams or individuals are still welcome to book in, this competitive league is open to any anglers. Contact Shipston or ADDAC club for more details.
COTSWOLD CUP 2025
Here are the results and report from this year's annual Ten man team event .
The Annual Cotswold cup took place on Sunday 14th September and it was Shipston-on-Stour and District Angling Club who's turn it was to host the event. It was on the river Avon at Seven Meadows, Stanells and Luddington and we all knew from the start that the weather was going to play a big part in it, luckily it wasn't as bad as predicted but in the end we were all drenched.
Shipston AC came out winners with 21 points just one point ahead of Stratford on their first time in this competition, Burford had 26 points and Moreton had 31 points.The overall winner was Nigel Davis Shipston with 16 lb 12 oz at Luddington just 1 oz more than Dan Adams Stratford with 16 lb 11 Oz, Jes Wright Burford came 3 rd with 12lb 12 oz.
Well done to all the anglers who battled against the weather and the mud and we look forward to next year .
Results below.
SEVEN MEADOWS
DABBER JONES MEMORIAL TROPHY
13TH JULY 2025
Match on the River Avon at Seven Meadow's saw 33 anglers compeat for the Dabber Jones memorial Trophy.
The Avon fished really well with the whole stretch providing some good catches. The match was won by Shipston-on-Stour Angling Club, angler Les Ashby with 25 lb 11 oz, Sean Sawyer ( Colmic) was second with 16 lb 02oz & Peter Morris (CADENCE) was third with 14 lb 13 oz. Section winners were Bryan Morgan (ADDAC) 8 lb 08 oz, Jim Wiltshire (Shipston) with 10 lb 02 oz, Sean Reidy ((Sensas MS) with 13 lb 12 oz and Paul Passmore ( Drennan) 10 lb 14 oz.
A big thank you to all the anglers who braved the heat and all the groundwork put in to holding the event by certain anglers and Andy Bruce for making it run so efficiently. A good turnout and a good days fishing.
ASTON MAGNA 2nd June 2025
K Eastbury Pairs
This was the first match on the 2025/2026 club book and it fished hard with most anglers struggling to catch.
Kenny Watts won with 18 lb 12 oz and he and Donald Barnes won the pairs competition.
Les Ashby came second with ,6 lb 04 oz, Malcolm Barnes just 1 oz off with 6 lb 03 Oz and Simon Slowther 4th with 5 lb ,08 Oz.
Next match is at Meadowlands this Saturday, remember the new club books are on sale now and are available from the tackle shops in Stratford and Warwick.
