Spring is the ideal time to get into pole fishing and the Red Range Carp Zone 1250 is a great choice for tackling your local commercial. Retailing for less than £300, this quality pole offers unbelievable value. Importantly, it is fishable at its maximum 12.6m length and the wide bore Carp Kits are ready to elasticate with little or… Read more
Specialist angler Paul Elt made a 5-hour round trip to fish for golden orfe and was rewarded for his efforts with a stunning fish of 5lb 8oz. He arrived at the lake to find it empty, but with a strong north westerly wind blowing down the lake. “I began on the float… Read more
After a week of frosts, easterly winds and an overnight temperature of minus 4 degrees, expectations for Saturday’s Drennan Silverfish League were lower than normal. The fish obviously hadn’t read the script, however, as they fed really well all around the Lake! The winner was Messingham Sands fishery manager Kevin Johnson… Read more
North Lincolnshire’s popular Messingham Sands Fishery has two big events lined up for April. The Drennan Teams Of Five is on Friday 14th April. This is split between Swan Pond (2 sections), Islands Lake (2 sections) and Tripp Lake (1 section). Teams can also place their anglers in the sections of their choice. Entry is £100… Read more
Steve Collett spends a day with top matchman Grant Albutt in the latest issue of the Angler’s Mail. The colourful columnist brushes up on his pellet fishing skills during a worthwhile coaching session with Grant. Later on he also gets a glimpse of the aquaculture that goes on behind the scenes at Shatterford Lakes near Kidderminster…. Read more
Drennan Bordon’s Peter Kay reports back from an annual silverfish festival held at Stafford Moor Fishery in Devon. It was that time of year again for my annual pilgrimage down to Stafford Moor for the BT/Polerigs Silvers Week. New owners, Jo and Paul, have done an immense amount of work in the past year,… Read more
