8th JULY
In just 4 hours on the River Wye, one of our Reps, caught 25 Barbel (Best weight being 10lbs 7ozes). He also caught 2 big Chub, best wieght being 5lbs 6ozes. All these fish were caught by using Halibut Marine Ground Bait and 12mm Halibut Pellets.
3rd JULY
Hi Louis Gill here, me and my friend Sally fished at old spot yesterday. It started off overcast and I nailed a few carp on the bottom using corned beef, Sally also caught roach and bream on soft hooker pellets from your shop. Even though the silver fish seemed to be high up in the water the carp where on the bottom. I found that as I was casting my hair rigged meat rig the silverfish were destroying it before the carp could get too it. At about 1:30 the sun came out from behind the clouds and some carp started to show on the top. I switched to a surface fishing rig and caught a couple of carp on bread, however all the carp caught were under 5 lbs but in perfect summer condition. Sally was still catching the silver fish in the lake consistently. The fish coming out of old spot are not the biggest but really fun to catch, we had a brilliant day and would recommend old spot to anyone but especially children and beginners because it is very low Maintenance. Tight lines ... Louis Gill
30th JUNE 2010
Hey, Louis Gill again ! I have some new news from Staunton Court match lake. Me and my friend Curt fished there today, a brilliant day with 17 carp between us, all in perfect condition averaging about 7 lbs. It was a very hot day and the fish were lively. At the start of the day they tended to be on the bottom and we caught them on sweet corn, curt taking the main share of the early fish. During the afternoon it started to cool down and a few carp started to show on the surface, using rubber bread on a free lined hair rig we managed to nail a few. Staunton is fishing amazingly and we had a fantastic day! ... Tight lines ... Louis Gill and Curt Barwell.
22nd JUNE 2010
A 5lb Carp and an 8lb Barbel were caught at Lower Lode in Tewkesbury today, first hand knowledge for once I was actually there to walk Tucker.
FIRST DAY OF SEASON
A 17lb Common Carp came out of the River Wye on the first day of the New Season and several Barbel have already been caught.
LATEST NEWS FROM STAUNTON COURT
Louis Gill has some news about his day's fishing at Staunton. He fished there last weekend and the session started of slow on the front lake with a few Bream, the Carp were spawning. When he talked to the owner he was told the Carp had been spawning for ten days, so he felt a move would be in order. He set up camp on the match lake. The Carp were down the windward end of the lake and were really lively. He felt the swim he had chosen was good and he went on to catch 4 Carp in the first 30 minuites. A 5lb Mirror, an 8lb Common, and a 6lb Mirror all caught on bread off the top and then an 8lb Mirror caught on Spam. Louis says Staunton his fishing very well and he had a great day out.
NEWS JUST IN FOR FEBRUARY 2010
Mark Sweeney and his mate went fishing at STAUNTON COURT on Sunday, 7th February, and between the two of them they caught over 80 plus of bream and skimmers for about 110lb in all. The fish were all caught on double maggot or strawberry hooker pellets. Mark hopes this will help everyone to have tight lines.
MORE FEBRUARY NEWS
18lb 5oz Carp came out at PITVILLE LAKE on Sunday, 7th February, also caught be another one of our customers called Mark.
PITVILLE LAKE FISHING CLUB
R U between the age of 8 to 16 years old? The benefits will include Free membership, Friendly Free Advice, Fishing Permits, Free use of equipment and a Youth Fishing Programme with competitions and lots more.
The Pitville Club has now stopped all activities and say they will not be starting again until June.
For further information call Janice or Malcolm on 077 687 67509.
Remeber Pitville Lake is now open for fishing with the end of the Closed Season
TEWKESBURY POPULAR ANGLING ASSOCIATION
For anyone who is interested in fishing at Tewkesbury, will you please note that they now have their own website giving all information.
Link to Tewkesbury Popular Angling Website
YOUNG ANGLERS
There is a website specifically for young anglers that I have become aware of that might interest some of you. Have a look see.
Link to Young Anglers Project Website
LEFT BANK OF THE AVON AT BREDON
I am told the BAA now control the left bank of the Avon at Bredon, from the M5 to Fleet Lane, which is the opposite bank to the Twynning Fleet Pub.
NORTON FRUIT FARM
Is now closed and will remain so.
TIRLEY COURT LAKE
Danial Cooper has sent me some pictures of the 15 Carp he caught at Tirley on Sunday, 7th June. Everyone else packed up at about 3.00pm as they weren't catching very well, but Daniel had a fantastic time.
LEMINGTON LAKE
Dave Whittaker landed a 16lb plus Ghost Carp the last week in May the fisrt picture was taken without a flash and Iam sure you will agree that the name "SPOOKY" is rather apt.
LATEST NEWS FROM WELFORD POOLS
Pete Davey and his nephew Dan Hartnett had a great days fishing at Welford last Wednesday, 4th March 2009. The ones caught bu Dan are pictured, Dan's fish being caught on Tiger nuts and Pete's fish were caught on boillies regrettably no longer available.
The fish are a 21lb 7oz Mirror and a 25lb Mirror, and a 19lb 8oz Common and Dan's new personal best a 22lb 8oz Mirror.
(Sorry Pete but I couldn't manage to change the format of your pictures to enable me to uplift them on to the website, so much for fancy digital cameras).
THE GLOUCESTER UNION CANAL
A 15lb Zander was landed this week on double maggot, despite what I have been telling you about trying sandeels. And breaking news is a 28 and 1/2lb Carp was landed this week, from the canal, on a boillie.
IT IS ABOUT TIME YOU ALL SENT ME MORE OF YOUR OWN NEWS AND PICTURES!
CATFISH AT WAGTAIL FISHERY, NR GRANTHAM
Mark Kibble and Dave Whittaker have just come back from a holiday at Wagtail Fishery, nr Grantham Lincolnshire.
Between them they had 9 cats to 35lb and 2 ghost carp to 18lb the majority of which were caught on red halibut pellets. (I don't wish to know that Dave as I don't sell red halibut pellets!)
So here a couple of photos of Dave and Mark. Hope you like them.
Many Thanks to Dave for taking the trouble to send these pictures to us.
CATFISH
I have just been told how they are catching the Catfish down South. They are using a sliding rig and believe or not, frozen squid. You put the squid on whilst it is still frozen and as it thaws it gently sinks and the Catfish thinks its fantastic.
PETE'S LAKE, TIRLEY COURT
Line by Donald Leng.
All day I was having Carp from 5lbs to 20lbs. It was a really good days fishing and I only used sweetcorn.
I left a really happy chap.
THE BREAM ARE STILL SHOALING AT BREDON
Since the floods last year, with all the changes to the river beds, it has been necessary to search out the new favourite swims. One of our customers, who wishes to remain anonimous, (but is a well known local fisherman first name beginning with "K") has just spent a day (13th March) fishing the River Avon at Bredon. He bagged well over a 100lbs of Bream during the day, mostly over 3lb and one well over 6lbs.
Breaking news an 8lb 12oz Bream was landed here during the first week of August and, I am told, there is a lot of Roach in that vicinity as well.
NEWS FROM THE OLD SPOT (by Steve Hope)
Just a quick note to say that the Old Spot is fishing it's head off, attached are a couple of photo's of a 27 fish net I had last week, of which 21 were carp. The largest one pictured went just shy of 8LB but most were 3-4lb. I also had a couple of nice perch, although I did not weigh them, they were well over the pound mark. All this on a pint of your red maggots and a few small feed pellets.
