Catch Reports
Well, this article was originally planned to be one telling you all of our amazing exploits of non-stop hauling of twenties and thirties from pike mecca Chew, but alas after spending a few days there in November (not to mention quite a few quid in the process), we came away with just three fish landed. [...]
After a hectic four months when I had not really been fishing due to family commitments before I knew it 2014 had arrived. After the first session of the year had resulted in a blank I was eager to get out again and nail my first carp of 2014. With most venues flooded, and consequently [...]
As we made the short drive to the final lake, we were in around 7th or 8th place in the standings. We knew if we could win this match and other results went our way we could still come 2nd or 3rd place overall. We started setting up with the mindset that if we won [...]
Target Team Member Sam Meeuwissen has been getting amongst some nice fish on a local stretch of the River Thames in Berkshire. Predominantly after the barbel that inhabit this particular stretch, it has come as no surprise that Sam has landed some nice carp and chub along the way. Using his tried and tested Carbelling [...]
Near to my home in deepest Berkshire resides a 5-6 acre park lake that has undergone many environmental changes over the few decades. It’s truly an urban gem, sandwiched between a housing development and large business park. Way back in 1972 it was used in a film called 'The Offence' starring Sean Connery. Some years ago [...]
We made the short drive to our next location, which was peg one on Wild Boar. We had three hours to get set-up and ready until the next forty five hour match was underway. We spent a good ten minutes scanning the water that we had in front of us, looking for any signs of [...]
We decided to give the rods another hour or so and then recast them with fresh bags back to the spots we had been fishing. Hopefully something would show some interest throughout the day. Heron Lake was looking great and it felt like I couldn’t think of anywhere better to be fishing at the time. [...]
This year hasn’t exactly been the best in my fishing life, with very few opportunities of actually getting out on the bank in the early part of the year. However, a huge opportunity came up that in no way shape or form could I turn down. This was to compete in the first ever European [...]
Gardner Tackle consistent big fish catcher Ian Stott has been amongst the fish on his southern syndicate lake and bagged fish weighing 31lb 8oz and 21lb 6oz. After spending his first night at the lake, Ian noticed a carp show in the early hours of the morning. The fish showed further out and more to [...]
I first started using this rig a couple of months ago on a small pressured syndicate that I had just joined. The lake has quite a large head of carp, with plenty of smaller fish backed up with a good amount of 30lb+ fish were the ones that I wanted to be catching! It seemed [...]
I had a walk around my syndicate Wednesday evening in the darkness checking all the general holding areas but saw and heard nothing, it looked very bleak! Amazingly come Friday I set off to work at 7:30am and my van’s temperature gauge read 10 degrees centigrade. I checked my weather App and it looked like [...]
I arrived at Dream Lakes in France with five nights ahead of me. I was joined by three mates and this was our first trip to the venue, so we couldn’t wait to wet a line. We had the option of fishing on Lake 1 or 2 and luckily we had plenty of choice with [...]
For the past eighteen months, I have been concentrating on a very busy club lake, local to me. I have also spent a little bit of time fishing another lake on the complex, which is home to a very small handful of stunning carp and also completely different to the main lake. However, having done [...]
After spending some highly enjoyable fishing throughout September on a relatively small syndicate near my home, it was time to head back to the big pit I have been targeting for the last couple of seasons after the few I still really wanted to catch! I had timed my first trip back to coincide with [...]
I thought I would tell you all about a couple of rigs that have served me well of late. I've not caught any unknown monsters on them however; they have been really consistent for me. One is a pop up rig and the other a bottom bait rig. As I type this piece from the [...]
Having started a new job two months ago, my fishing had been non-existent much to my dismay, however as I was once again moving jobs I found myself with a two week gap before starting my new position. I had been part of a very private local syndicate for a few years and seen it [...]
During 2012 I was asked by a mate called Tristan, if I would I be up for a French trip in the autumn/early winter of 2013. There would be a group of ten of us so I said “yes”. The year flew by as I was concentrating fishing on Vinny. About a month before we [...]
It was Wednesday night and I had finished my latest shift at work, so my thoughts turned to my next session on my syndicate water. I had landed a nice 23lb mirror on my last trip which had ended a run of recent blanks. The conditions were still very similar and the lake had done [...]
October has been a terrible month for me! Probably my worst ever for fish captures in all the years I’ve been fishing, with only a couple of losses to show for my troubles. With winter just around the corner I decided to change to my cold water venue, with a change came renewed confidence, and [...]
I started my last session on the southern syndicate in a swim that I had never fished before, having always shied from fishing it as it is such an awkward swim to fish from. Nevertheless, I’d always thought it would be a good spot to angle. Having got down to the lake just before dark [...]
