SATURDAY21st October 2000

The heaviest fish on opening day was taken by Steve Payne of Bedford from a boat in the bowl of the dam on a black and green Cats Whisker. Steve‚s prize winner weighed in at 6lb 8oz to take the New Lodge Trophy and £70 in tackle vouchers. Steve‚s bag of 7 fish weighed a…

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I turned up on a pleasant September day, a light westerly breeze with hazy sunshine. One of the guys had decided to take time out for the whole of September to spend his life at the lake. This I knew was a sure way to get the best from the lake and success was guaranteed…

Over the years, my shark traces have evolved into a fifteen foot length of 400 pounds breaking strain monofilament, usually Japanese Momoi because it is the best. A heavy graspable swivel at the reel end and a 400 lb Berkeley Crosslok or 400lb Sampo Coastlok at the other. The three-foot hook-length is traditionally soft stainless…

No, I have a full time job as well (often more than full time), which is the main reason why I was so excited to be going fishing this week AND to be getting paid for it! Well, that’s not strictly true, we did have a bit of work to do. The we being yours…

Rainbow trout [Species Menu] [Rainbow trout articles] Common name: Rainbow trout Latin name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Record weight: Several fisheries specialise in growing huge rainbow trout with twenty pounders coming out on a regular basis. Current top of the tree is a monster of 36lb 14oz 8 drams. There is currently no wild record, although it…