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A day at Lakeside Fishery

As the match organiser at the prolific Lakeside fishery Malc ‘Thommo’ Thompson knows the venue like the back of his

Speed Machine

Willow Garth fishery is a well established fishery that has been producing good fishing for more than twenty years now

Andy Bacon at Ferryboat Farm Fishery

Ferryboat Farm Fishery is a mature horseshoe shaped lake with widths varying from 16m to some thirty plus metres. Although

Winter carping at Lindholme

Winter carp fishing can be very different from the pile it in approach that can be very successful in the

Live match with Tom Scholey at Wetlands

Wetlands fishery consists of two well stocked lakes on a waterfowl and wildlife reserve set in 32 acres of lakes

Fossdyke Canal Secrets with Ian Snowden

The Fossdyke canal winds it way through Lincolnshire to connect the River Trent to the River Witham and has over

Dave Daniels meat fishing at Moon Lake

When you see a match won with over a hundred and forty pounds in the early spring you know that

Roach-Basic Knowledge

Often called the ‘redfin’ the roach is one of the most abundant and popular species in the British Isles with

Chub-Basic Knowledge

The torpedo shaped, big mouthed chub is a hard fighting river species that can be found in all regions of

Carp-Basic Knowledge

Introduced into the country as a food source by monks in the Middle Ages the carp is now one of

Fish Welfare

It is vitally important to the future of our sport that all the fish we catch are returned to the

Stainforth and Keadby Canal

Venue Introduction The Stainforth and Keadby Canal around Thorne and Stainforth has to be one of the fairest and most

Bryan Hawkes at Lodge Farm

Summer fishing on many commercials means catching fish up in the water and the humble caster is perhaps the top

Woodlands Fisheries near Thirsk

Garbolino sponsored former Fish-o-mania champion Dave Pimlott has been a regular at Woodlands for the last ten years and with

Denis White at Sally Walshes Dam

Maver Barnsley Blacks legend Dennis White is without question one of the most famous and respected match anglers in the

Casters – A Deadly Fishing Bait

Hard chrysalis of a maggot approx 5mm in size. Ideal for: Roach, bream, chub and barbel. Where from: Good fishing

Bread

Description: Food made from flour and yeast. Ideal for: Carp, tench, bream chub and roach. Where from: Bakers shop or

Sweetcorn

Sweet and juicy, loved by most species of fish, cheap and readily available sweetcorn has rightly become one of our

Winter Roach Fishing

Winter fishing on still waters can be at best unpredictable with perhaps the worst time being after the first heavy

Maggots

Description: White larvae of the blue bottle fly up to 1cm long. Ideal for: Most fish like maggots including roach,

Hempseed

Hempseed is the seed of the hemp plant used to make rope and was introduced to the UK as a

Choosing Fishing Tackle

Choose Your Kit Any look around a tackle shop or a fishing magazine shows there are thousands and thousands of

Legering

Legering is a method of fishing that allows you to present a static bait on the bottom of the lake