Match Rules (Angling Trust Rules apply)

We allow matches on the matchpool or Barston Lake (match pegs are 1-60) to book a match, please contact us by email or telephone on 01675 444890.

Please note the lake will be closed on the following dates.

Fri 14th May /  Sat 15th May

48 hour Army carp match

Thur 10th June Garbolino club angler of the year

Sat 3rd July / Sun 4th July

British carp angling championships semi final

Sat 10th July

Pharmaceutical national

Sat 17th July / Sun 18th July

British carp angling championship semi final

Sat 24th July

Maver pairs

Sun 25th July

Barston Bowl

 

 

Sat 7th August

Kamasan final

Sun 8th August

Individual Intersite

Wed 11th August UK angling championship final round

Sat 21st August

Midland carp championships

Wed 15th September Midland angler of the year final

Sat 4th September

Rolls Royce national

Sat 11th September

Match fishing scene

 

 

Mick Bull (left) winner of the 2006 Barston Bowl & £1000 cash.    Mick's 87lb 6oz from peg 20 beat off 100 anglers and Mick also went on to win the Barston Christmas match with an excellent 68lb in the cold of December and take away another £1000.  Congratulations to Mick on his Fish 'O' Mania final victory on 19th July 2008 which "netted him" a further £25000.

Geoff Ringer (right) winner of the 2007 Barston Bowl and £1000 in cash presented by Barston's owner Nigel Harrhy.

Maurice  Williams (left) with some of his 63lb 8oz catch which helped him to the 2008 Barston Bowl title and £1000 in cash.

 

5 times Individual Angling World Champion Alan Scotthorne  (right) with an excellent 50 lb catch of Silvers and Carp using worm and caster from peg 100 of Barston lake on 5th July during a feature for Angling Times.

Craig O'Brien (below) Match record holder 163lbs 8oz

Team Daiwa Dorking (left), winners of the Drennan Super league final held at Barston in June 2007, 2008  
 
Major matches.  Record of winners
Barston Bowl Christmas Match
2006 - Mick Bull 2005 - Carl Mullen
2007 - Geoff Ringer 2006 - Mick Bull
2008 - Maurice Williams 2007 - Kenny Belcher
2009 - Andy Fullerlove 2008 - Simon Willsmore
  2009 - Carl Bradbury
Midland Angler of the Year Final  
2003 - Neil Machin Fish O Mania Qualifier
2004 - Paul Yates 2007 - Chris Downes
2005 - Jamie Mason 2008 - Matthew Smith
2006 - Alex Bones  
2007 - Richy Hull Drennan Superleague
2008 - Wayne Sharman 2007 - Daiwa Dorking
2009 - Dave Roberts 2008 - Daiwa Dorking

Photos & Records

Current match record - 163lbs 8oz, Craig O'Brien . (above, right) Caught on a peg on the right hand bank during Summer of 2006, Craig smashed the previous record after finding big carp fishing the method.

Silvers only match record - 120lbs, Darren Cox.

Biggest Carp - The end of June 2005 saw Barstons first 30lb carp coming to the net - a mirror which weighed in at 30lb 6oz.   Last out in October 2004 when it weighed 29lbs 6oz, it was taken from open water on a large pellet fished over a big bed of 4mm pellets.  Now rumoured to be over 33lbs we are awaiting a photo for inclusion on the website.

Thirteen year old Scott Travis from Cubbington, near Leamington in Warwickshire took what is thought to be Barstons biggest ever bream when he landed a superb 10lb 8oz specimen.