SATURDAY21st October 2000

I noticed that a couple of other angling websites had taken stands at the shows, good for them. The net is still a small place compared to what it will be in another ten years time. Anyone promoting angling on the net now has to be applauded, as every angling site that advertises with the…

Nice idea! When I arrived at the lake it was higher than ever. From the gate I could see the water was far higher than when I had left just a week before. As I drove in to the back of my usual swim where the water was usually a full three feet below the…

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,…

My bank account was running on empty and I’d fallen out with my flexible friend. My job was on its last legs; I’d even lost sight of what work I was meant to be doing. I guessed my job title was sort of doormat cum acrobat cum diplomat as I seemed to spend my entire…

Judging from response so far there are already a lot of anglers using the new floats as we completely sold out of the first production batch within a week! Looking firstly at the Carptek range there are six different floats in the family:CARPTEK 1This is a popular carp float ideal for use with meat, corn…

This is another very effective specialist float, designed by float maker Pat Tarrant, that has accounted for some exceptional catches from larger stillwaters such as gravel pits. It is in my opinion the answer to fishing for large tench and bream on those rough windy days when the fish are stirred into action.