Aldridge Angling Centre

Most pike waters have only limited spawninghabitat for the pike and if you are not in one ofthese places your chances of catching are severelyreduced. So my aim this week is to try and point youin the right direction. With a little bit of effortthe Spring haunt of the pike can be quite easy to…

Eel [Species Menu] [Eel articles] Common name: Eel Latin name: Anguilla anguilla Record weight: Although much bigger fish have been caught in fyke nets used by commercial eel fishermen, the rod caught record is a fish of 11lb 2oz caught in 1978 by S. Terry from Kingfisher Lake near Ringwood, Hampshire. Distribution: Eels are amongst…

Fortunately this is the easiest of all the rings on a rod to replace, provided it hasn’t been done before by someone using epoxy or superglue. Professional rod builders always glue top eyes to the rod tip using a form of “hot melt” glue. Fuji make a small tube of hot melt glue in a…

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Address: Trilakes Fishery, Sandhurst, Berks. Phone: 01252 873191 Lakes: two mature lakes covering 13 acres. There is also a short stretch of the River Blackwater. Day ticket: £7.50 Season: 1st April to 31st October open daily. Weekends only from 1st November to 14th March. Opening times 8am to 7.30Om or sunset if earlier. Facilities: WC,…

I am not too sure when this fly acquired its name, but I am indebted to my friend Lee Sennington for sharing it with me, and the rest of the Bristol Reservoirs team, back in the days when we used to fish the old “Benson and Hedges” competition on Wimbleball. Over the years this fly…