Anglers from across the country descended on a Midlands town to protest against plans for a fishing ban.

A switch of clubs appears to have worked well for former Wolverhampton’s Goldthorn Social member Dave Pinches who wrapped up the Bilston Angling’s open with a 9-5-8 mixed bag.

All the weekend’s angling results.

This Week’s Angling Returns:

Previous good results from the Birmingham Fazeley canal at Curdworth, near  Tamworth,  attracted quite a few first time visitors to the latest Stirrup Cup A C’s open match.

Keith Grace, a recent newcomer to the area from Lancashire wiped the floor with the regular competitors in Wolverhampton AA’s latest open event with a 14-2-8 outstanding haul.

This week’s angling returns

This week’s angling returns.

The Chestnut pool produced two excellent 60 lb plus top weights in the Wednesday match at Boldings Pools.

The talented Shakespeare team expectedly clinched the Stafford FMS league title with yet another victory, this time in the final round.

The fourth and final round of the Bridgnorth A S winter league took place on a swollen River Severn which surprisingly yielded an excellent 72-13-0 top catch for Keith Russell.

A back at normal level River Severn threw up some excellent catch weights and an outstanding 76-7-0 haul won a cracking match at Bridgnorth.