The final match of the Messingham Sands Silverfish Spring League which was fished on the Swan Pond and was a complete contrast to the previous weekend’s record-breaking competition. After a taste of summer it was back to cold wet and miserable conditions and to make matters worse the only pegs… Read more
Alan Scotthorne reports back on his recent week down at White Acres fishing the Dynamite Baits festival. This match fishing mecca with the help from Clint Elliot and his team in the shop large and a large cash injection from Parkdean have helped it back to its former glory. The paths… Read more
Tony Bennett’s decision to use boilies to target big roach on his local canal paid off in fine form when this 2lb 10oz specimen devoured a 15mm offering. The 32-year-old from Doncaster prebaited his swim with corn the previous day and returned with 1.75lb Korum specimen rods, 10lb mainline and… Read more
Dave Mountford broke the Silverfish League Match record on Saturday on the Islands Lake with a sensational 154lb 13oz of skimmers, crucians, tench, roach F1s, and ide. With the rapidly increasing water temperatures the lake was expected to produce some good catches in this match and it did not disappoint…. Read more
The Swan Pond was in great form for the latest round of the Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish League. Saturday’s match saw fish feeding really well all around the lake with good sized skimmers, crucian carp, roach, F1s, tench and perch featuring in the catches. With so many fish feeding it… Read more
Increasing water temperatures saw a change in the behaviour of the fish and the well-deserved winner Luke Harrison was the quickest to respond. After a steady start to the match, he soon realised that the fish were well up in the water and a switch to fishing casters shallow at… Read more
