TERRY Dempsey has bagged yet another 40 to add to his enviable list. The once-secretive Essex carper, who has caught some of Britain’s most-wanted fish, has had 14 takes in nine nights at Kent’s Wingham syndicate, landing six 30s and this 42lb 8oz common. The fish came on the first night of a two-night session at the venue’s smaller Carp ...
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- 19 June 2013
ADRIAN Eves’ first session of the year targeting bream and tench turned into a real red letter trip during which he landed double figure examples of both species. Arriving at a southern stillwater which he has been focusing his attentions on for the past four years, he found the lake much quieter than he’d been expecting and was able to ...
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- 19 June 2013
THIS 11lb tench was the highlight of a prolific week for the species which saw a string of double figure specimens hit the bank. Due to the coldest spring for 30-years, tench at stillwaters across the UK have been slow to start their traditional early season feeding patterns, but Norfolk’s Christian Hodgkinson took advantage of a sudden upsurge in sport ...
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- 19 June 2013
HIGH profile carp angler Iain ‘Ting Tong’ Macmillan has joined the prestigious fifties club with the capture of this 52lb 6oz mirror from Wellington Country Park in Berkshire. The impressive specimen known as the Turtle has topped a memorable spring for the Stoke-on-Trent-based ACE, Shimano and Dynamite Baits consultant which has seen him land no less than 17 thirties and ...
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- 19 June 2013
ANGLERS can now help raise money for the sport by simply surfing the internet. Following an agreement between the Angling Trades Association and media company, Global Search Solutions Ltd, a new internet browser has been designed which can be downloaded for free. And every time someone uses this new browser it will automatically activate a donation funded by a well-known ...
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- 17 June 2013
There can be few anglers who can match Spencer Wright’s last month. The Isle of Wight rod banked an incredible six British forties in just four overnighters and one day session. The magnificent May haul included one repeat capture – of a 47lb linear – alongside a 40lb 9oz common, a 41lb 6oz common - which hadn’t been caught since ...
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- 17 June 2013
ASHLEY Irvine lived every carp angler’s dream when he caught a 40lb common on his first session at a secret lake containing uncaught monsters. The Bedfordshire rod had prebaited a few likely looking spots once a week since the start of spring at the 30-acre water which is believed to hold no more than 20 carp. He said: “The run ...
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- 17 June 2013
HIS first night on a Kent park lake produced this stunning 41lb mirror for Wesley Coggeshall. The Kent-based ventilation engineer spotted a fish showing in the first swim he stood in, so wasted no time getting a rig out to a spot at 100 yards along with one kilo of Sticky Krill boilies. He said: “At first light that rod ...
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- 17 June 2013
Take A Friend Fishing is back and we are giving away FREE one-day rod licences as the perfect gift for Father's Day. The 2013 river coarse fishing season starts on Father's Day, and Environment Agency annual rod licence holders can take a friend or family member fishing with them for free on June 16 using the rod licence on page ...
KENT’S Wingham Carp Lake produced its first 50-pounder in the shape of this chunky mirror for Matt Jones. The lake-record carp, which came out last year at 49lb 12oz, was caught along with a 34lb 8oz common from a sport at 95 yards. Matt, from Croydon, said: “This fish is almost following me around as this is the fourth time ...
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- 11 June 2013
