This father and son duo took part in a Fishing Experience session at Lake John Fishery and were rewarded with their very first fish! A bit of Bait-Tech fishmeal groundbait helped to get the fish going and the best hook bait was a 6mm pellet on a size 16 Carp Bandits hooks to nylon. Visit www.thefishingexperience.co.uk to learn more about… Read more
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Wednesday Wins At Branston
River ace Wayne Swinscoe looks back on two recent matches on a stretch of the Trent he hadn’t fished for some time. When I heard they were going to start running some Wednesday matches at Branston Golf Course I was intrigued. It’s been a long time since I fished this… Read more
Tinge Of Colour Spurs Roach Into Feeding
Southampton-based angler, Matthew Fernandez made the most of his limited time to land this impressive net of roach. Matthew had previously spotted a shoal of roach whilst walking his local river and when he eventually had time to return, they were obliging and fed confidently thanks to a tinge of colour from… Read more
Grant Albutt Catches 41lb 8oz Common
Top match angler Grant Albutt caught this immaculate looking 41lb 8oz common carp yesterday during a week-long trip to France. The fish was caught from La Saule Paquot Lake in France. It fell to a single tigernut, hair-rigged on a size 6 ESP G4 hook to 15lb Sink Link and fished over a bed of parti blend…. Read more
Eland Wins Winter League Practice Open
The practice match for the first round of the Oxford Winter League saw 41 anglers on a very patchy and windy River Thames at Abingdon and Culham. These stretches have been good all season but the fish are now showing signs of shoaling up . First place went to Drennan Oxford’s… Read more