Formerly owned by Cemex, the Seven Lakes Angling complex has seen significant development work throughout last year including the re-stocking of carp and anglers are now reaping the benefits. There are seven gravel pits to choose from on this scenic country park including a predator pond, specimen carp lake as well as some mixed stocked all-round style waters that are ...
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- 22 May 2013
Carl Milton bagged his first 40 from Strawberry Fields in the shape of the mirror known as Two Tone. The 48lb 8oz specimen was part of a three-fish catch during a 60-hour session on the Kent venue. Carl, a 31-year-old physiotherapist from East Sussex, said: “This was my first 40-pounder from the venue having caught 30 other smaller carp from ...
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- 22 May 2013
Bagging haven Rolfs Lake showed its true colours during a recent event as the 14 man field shared over 2,000lb of carp between them. Leading the way on the day was venue regular Michael Corsini who fished at various lengths on the pole with pellet from peg 9 for a backbreaking 364lb 14oz total. Runner up Eddie Taylor-Green managed the ...
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- 22 May 2013
A two-year campaign to land a personal best perch came to an end for Neale Woodward when he banked this 4lb 1oz specimen from a Sussex stillwater. The keen all-rounder had managed fish to 3lb 5oz from commercial venues in the past but was determined to beat the landmark from a local venue containing a low stock of the species. ...
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- 22 May 2013
A year ago Des Shipp was facing the daily grind that most of us have, sitting on his forklift truck and putting in a shift to put bread on the table while preparing for another weekend of fishing at the very highest level. However, unlike many in the upper echelons of the sport, Des decided to take to plunge and ...
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- 21 May 2013
Many anglers avoid canals thinking they're all about tiny fish, delicate rigs and small baits. While this might be the case on some of them, there are many stretches, like the Clayhanger on Walsall's Daw End Canal -- a branch of the Wyrley and Essington - where this couldn't be further from the truth. On this canal you have to ...
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- 21 May 2013
This chunky 36lb 8oz common was caught from a low-stock southern stillwater by Mike Hamer. Targeting a hard clear area at over 100 yards range the 43-year-old Wokingham-based electrical contractor baited each rod with 1kg of Dynamite Baits’ new 15mm Crave boilies and offered snowman style hookbaits consisting of a 15mm bottom bait and a 10mm fluro pop-up over the ...
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- 21 May 2013
Keen match angler Mick Simpson was given a major shock during the latest event at Stafford Moor when he banked a 5lb 12oz eel. The Worksop-based rod had made the 550-mile round trip to the Devon complex and drew peg 8 on Tanners Lake in the contest. Several carp to 8lb fell for his bomb and pellet attack in the ...
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- 21 May 2013
Evidence has come to light to suggest one of the biggest rudd ever landed in the UK has been taken from a small farm pond. Keen coarse angler Ian Watling gained permission to fish the tiny Norfolk-water close to his home in June last year and was left shell-shocked after he banked a 4lb 8oz specimen along with another of ...
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- 21 May 2013
Want to catch more fish in the margins? Angling Times joins top matchman Steve Ringer on the bank at Meadowlands Fishery as he takes us through his brilliant tactics for catching big carp close in. Steve shows you the rig he uses, what to look for when picking a swim, how to feed, and how to play and land big ...
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- 20 May 2013
