Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 15/7/18 There’s no holding back the bream this year, which seem to be loving the hot weather. Since the start of this heatwave there have been huge catches of bream, by matchmen as well as pleasure anglers. And this week was no exception, producing a matchwinning haul of 104…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 8/7/18 Every year when the weather warms, pleasure anglers on the Old Lake manage to land over 100 lb of bream. But to do it in a match, and in 30-degree heat, shows the standard of sport that is on offer on the Old Lake. Malcolm Heaver won the…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 1/7/18 Bream sport shows no sign of slowing down on the Old Lake, with over 40 fish landed per angler for the second week running. Ian Burningham, from Chertsey, returned after landing more than 40 fish to over 5 lb last week, along with tench to 4 lb, while…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 24/6/18 With each week that goes by the sport on the Old Lake has got better, and now carp and bream can be caught in huge numbers in the warm water prior to the full summer heat. Specimen Carp Club member Kevin Oldcorn enjoyed a catch of 200 lb…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 17/6/18 The carp sport is beginning to take off on the Old Lake, with up to 12 fish per angler reported, including two ‘twenties’. Chris Chapman, from Woking, led the way with a dozen fish from peg 16, including a 22 lb common and a 21 lb mirror, the…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 10/6/18 The Old Lake’s bream are making the most of this spell of warm weather, and the fact that some of the carp are distracted by spawning, to get to anglers’ baits first. Peter Sharp, from Crawley, landed 21 bream from peg 1, the biggest an impressive 7 lb,…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 3/6/18 Headlines: Nemo out twice, once in trio with two ‘thirties’ Anglers share multiple catches of Old Lake carp Up to 23 crucians from Milton, along with roach and tench 80 lb of bream in Old Lake pleasure session for Steve Gardener THIS WEEK’S FISHING! (In brief)…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 27/5/18 Headlines: Two anglers share 42-carp catch Old Lake fish fell to banded pellets Bream anglers landing up to 18 per session 25 crucians and six tench on Milton Nine carp to 15 lb on Chocolate Orange boilies on Bonds THIS WEEK’S FISHING! (In brief) Multiple catches…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 20/5/18 Headlines: Impressive catch of tench and bream 11 tench to 6 lb 7 oz, some on the drop Three more Temple 30s and two 27s 27 crucians and specimen roach on Milton Five Old Lake carp to 24 lb on PVA bags and snowmen THIS WEEK’S…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 13/5/18 Headlines: Fishery record 44 lb 11 oz carp! Nemo falls to Chris Spencer at new record weight Brace of Temple 30s for Jon Botting Old Lake in blistering form for tench, bream and carp Catch of 14 tench, over 30 bream and a 19 lb carp to…
As one of the country’s top fisheries, Bury Hill has long been a favourite of the angling press, having been featured in many articles, spanning multiple decades.
Featuring many of the country’s best-known anglers and covering a wide selection of angling techniques and species, these historic articles cover all of Bury Hill’s infamous lakes and species and offer a great source of information wherever you choose to fish
