Anthony Flint caught an astonishing 328lb at the weekend during a six-hour competition at Monk Lakes. The Drennan Bordon team man’s colossal weight was taken from peg 88 on Lake 2 at the popular Kent venue. “I started off in the edge, 4m left and right, feeding sloppy fishmeal groundbait with a 0.4g Drennan AS4 float,… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Bowler Lands Unofficial Grass Carp Record
Martin Bowler recently landed possibly the biggest grass carp ever caught in the UK at 52lb 10oz, which came as part of six fish catch, all weighing over 37lb! Although this fish is the biggest ever caught in the UK, sadly the British record fish list no longer acknowledges grass… Read more
Quality Tench And Crucians
Daniel Everitt had his best ever start to the traditional coarse fishing season after landing four crucians over 2lb and 12 tench up to 6lb from a Warwickshire reservoir. He opted for a super sensitive float setup with a No4 Glow Tip Antenna float with the cocking shot set just off… Read more
Fun And Fish At The School Games
A fantastic day was had by everyone at Barford Lakes for the School Games Angling Finals! This event saw 16 teams of three young anglers from Yr7-13 competing as part of the 2016 Norfolk School Games. This is the biggest school sports event ever held in the county with over 18,000 youngsters competing in 23 different… Read more
A Golden Reward
After many years targeting a local venue in search of crucian carp, Andy Lewis finally slipped the net under his target species on a recent trip. Andy’s setup consisted of a 15ft Matchpro Ultralight rod coupled with a small fixed spool reel loaded with 4lb Supplex mainline. For delicate bite indication,… Read more
2lb Rudd On Floating Crust
Kevin Sanders banked two impressive rudd at the weekend from a Fenland waterway. “The conditions were far from ideal with the river full from the previous night’s storm. The rudd were not in the mood for feeding but after a frustrating day I managed to snare two late on, both… Read more