Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 24/5/20 The successful return to fishing continued this week with more great catches as anglers enjoyed lots of action with carp and bream in the spring sunshine. Following on from Richard Urquhart’s 28 carp to 21 lb 5 oz from peg 75 in four days after reopening, Nick Ridge…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 17/5/20 Bury Hill is back after the enforced layoff and keeping anglers entertained with some impressive catches. Carp angler Richard Urquhart led the way from the start on Wednesday with a total of 28 carp to 24 lb during his four nights on the lake, fishing around the back…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 22/3/20 The midweek series of matches ended in style, with a 68 lb winning catch for Geoff Vallance. Geoff drew peg 75, behind the island, and used feeder or pole for his catch, ahead of next peg Fabian Arpad, at 74, with 57 lb 6 oz. Ian Chatfield was…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 15/3/20 Fresh from landing a 3 lb 6 oz crucian carp in an Old Lake match earlier this month, Tony Morris enjoyed another memorable session, this time pleasure fishing for bream. Tony and fellow matchman Mark Hathway landed 73 bream for around 200 lb of fish to 4 lb…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 8/3/20 If you catch a crucian carp in the Old Lake, there’s a good chance it will be a big one, which is what happened to Tony Morris in the latest Steve Gardener Wednesday contest, fished by 24. Tony caught the 3 lb 6 oz fish from peg 1,…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 1/3/20 The Old Lake’s bream have continued to feed, right the way through all the wild wind and rain that has made February 2020 the wettest on record. The final round of the Geoff Vallance league produced a 48 lb winning weight for Luke Sherriff, who used a mixture…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 23/2/20 When the Old Lake bream are willing to feed in numbers, it’s a sure sign that the temperature is on the mild side, even if the wind and rain can make things difficult. Two anglers from Streatham, Harry and Alan, shared a catch of 15 bream and a…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 16/2/20 There’s just one month left of the predator season on the Old Lake, and it can be a time when the biggest fish become more active, especially if conditions are right. The two recent storms have put lots of colour in the water and boosted the level with…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 9/2/20 Some of the strongest winds that the fishery has experienced for quite a while prompted many anglers to stay indoors over the weekend just gone. But Chris Dean made his way over from Eltham to fish a 48-hour session and was rewarded with four takes. However, the winds…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 2/2/20 When we get a sustained run of cold weather, with ice on the lake, which is likely in the week after this one, the bream seem to get used to it after a few days and can be caught even after several sub-zero nights. But a quick dip…
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