It was last Thursday (29th June) and the ‘Lake of Dreams’ had re-opened at 6AM. The expected stampede of super keen old and new syndicate members never materialised and when the ‘lovely Lordy’ put something up on the group page that there was only a couple on mid-morning my mild [...]
A successful spell through February and March led me to believe that my excellent results I’d been enjoying at the lake during this period of time, with less angler pressure, would unfortunately soon be coming to a close as the weather improved and inevitably more of the other syndicate members [...]
In this article I have decided to write about some of my best sessions during the Spring and let you know how I went about them. At the start of April I had four nights ahead of me, so I decided to setup in one of my favourite swims known [...]
Inleiding De zomerperiode is ver van mijn favoriete tijd, om onze gevinde vrienden te belagen. Naar goede gewoonte las ik dan telkens tijdes de zomerperiode ook altijd een zomerstop in, tijd om wat activiteiten te doen met het gezin en wat terrasjes te bezoeken. Echter na verloop van tijd, [...]
July is our holiday month at work and I am forced to have a 3 week break during the worst fishing months of the year. At first I struggled with this rule, but after 5 years of being at the job I’ve got used to it and make the best [...]
Continuing on from my last trip to the hard pit, I managed to get down there a couple of days later, just to keep the baited spots topped up, as I was planning on doing an overnighter on the Wednesday. Looking at the clock constantly on Wednesday, the time to [...]
I had always maintained an interest in the CWA Fisheries Long Lake project. Not only because it was only a few minutes’ drive from my front door, or even because I fancied fishing exclusively for carp for a while, but it appears to have that something special about it that [...]
For the last 3 years I've chosen to target a really tricky low stock pit for a few months every summer, timed to coincide with the fish spawning on my syndicate lake. In that time I've toted up 28 nights with only one tench to show for all my hard [...]
After enjoying a fantastic season on the Hollybush Lane Lakes Syndicate last year I would have loved to have spent another season there this year especially after my time there was cut short due to illness. However, with my wedding in Portugal on the horizon in September I knew I [...]
Every year I get to enjoy a nice relaxed week of angling in France, but this year would be different as my girlfriend was pregnant and the baby’s due date fell on the date of the planned trip to France. I had no choice but to give my spot up. [...]
I recently had a trip to France with some of the guys from work and some mutual friends, for a friends 50th birthday. The venue in question was Napoleon Lakes, just south of Reims. At 9 acres in size, it’s an intimate venue and ideal for the group of six [...]
Continued from part 1... I was back the following week, this time for a single night. I went up the other end setting up in a small swim again by a big bank of snags. This swim only needed two underarm flicks with little 1.5oz Bolt Bombs, and again I [...]
I did very little fishing last winter due to a combination of work and family commitments, but I did have a social trip arranged with some friends at the end of February, which after a long layoff was something to look forward to. It actually made me sort my gear [...]
Jeder Karpfenangler war bestimmt schon einmal an dem Punkt, wo er darüber nachgedacht hat, wie er seine Angelei noch effektiver gestalten kann. In erster Linie setzt man dann bei seinen Rigs an. Man zerbricht sich stundenlang den Kopf darüber wie es so unauffällig wie möglich gestaltet werden kann. Grünes Vorfach, [...]
This article was written by a Gardner Tackle customer, we hope that you enjoy it. Weinig of geen info Gelukkig zijn er in België een heleboel openbare wateren waar niet zo absurd veel wordt gevist. Wateren waar karpers nog karpers zijn, maagdelijke oersterke vissen! Stuk voor stuk oude strijders. Op [...]
Earlier this year some good friends came over for a Chinese takeaway and a few beers. During the meal my mate asked if Stanley and I would like to accompany them to a special private lake during late spring, for a spot of coarse fishing and have a go for [...]
Het moet rond 2008 zijn geweest dat ik voor het eerst een nachtje op het syndicaat kon vissen. Het was een bloedhete dag. De airconditioning van mij Astra werkte al een tijdje niet en de twee en een half uur durende rit naar het syndicaat werden gereden met de ramen [...]
My first ‘proper’ session of the year on Hollybush wasn’t till the back end of April, as I had been working a lot and just doing the odd day session as and when I could. It got to a point where I really wanted a longer session so I decided [...]
My last catch report detailed a few months of very tough fishing on the hard waters over here in Belgium, along with a UK trip which turned out to be hard going as well! It must seem like I love hard angling ‘therapy’ as my next trip, which I had [...]
Continued from part 1... The next trip came around, and the weather was still cold and dull, but my tucked away swim was protected from the wind, and once again it looked good, as I flicked the baits out with little 1.5oz leads, and I was fishing within a few [...]
