The fourth round of the Messingham Sands Spring Festival upset the form book, which sets things up for an exciting final round tomorrow. After three successive lake wins, Simon Gale looked to have an unassailable position going in to Day 4. However peg 12 on the Swan Pond let him down badly… Read more
After scoring his third consecutive lake win, Simon Gale has the wind in his sails and looks to be odds-on favourite to win the Drennan Spring Festival at Messingham Sands. While the conditions have been best described as wintry, with another prolonged hail storm today, the fishing remains red hot. Simon… Read more
Terrible weather failed to dent the catches on Day 2 of the Drennan Spring Festival at in-form Messingham Sands Fishery. With overnight temperatures falling to -3ºC, a biting northerly wind, rain and hail to contend with, the conditions were reminiscent of the previous year’s festival. Some suggested it should have moved to January when it… Read more
Day One of the Drennan Spring Festival at Messingham Sands got off to a great start, with 11 anglers recording over 100lb from the Swan Pond and Islands Lakes! Although carp dominated most of the weights, it was an all-silverfish catch from peg 37 on the Swan Pond that led the… Read more
Carl Swetnam’s eyes lit up when he drew peg 15 on Tripp Lake in the penultimate round of the Drennan Silverfish League and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Despite being pestered by carp for the first half of the match at the prolific Scunthorpe venue, his dead maggot and groundbait approach still… Read more
