Dan Foakes

For me the fishing started around 30 years ago, with a stick, a hook and some line. Fishing for rudd and roach at the local canal with the family.

Published February 13, 2024 by Jonathan Burrows

For me the fishing started around 30 years ago, with a stick, a hook and some line. Fishing for rudd and roach at the local canal with the family. After a few years, on a trip to a local lake and seeing someone catch a massive carp, I was hooked.

Over the years, I’ve been on trips to lakes all over the land, from lake exclusives with mates to finding quiet little lakes with not a person around… so here I am now.

I own a small gardening bussiness which I at work full time. So it’s work, with over nighters and then back to work, throughout the warmer months. But it does mean I get a good bit of time in the winter, when the banks are quieter. I just love catching any carp that’s not already in my album which keeps that fishing buzz alive for me.

Fact File

Name: Dan Foakes

Nickname: Foakey

Date of Birth: 17/02/84

Location: Essex

Favourite Venue: Linch Hill

PB’s (lb): 47.10

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