Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 30/6/19 There are plenty of carp to be caught, as shown by the 18 fish that Noel Loftus and Neil Vickers landed, fishing behind the island on pegs 74 and 75. The pair had fish to 17 lb on a combination of 15 mm krill and fruity pop-ups, and…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 16/6/19 With hopefully the worst of the storms and spawning behind us, sport seems to be settling into a productive pattern on the Old Lake, providing plenty of action from the carp, and bonus bream and tench along the way. Brothers Graham and Tony Vary, from Ickenham, shared a…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 16/6/19 The bream fishing on the Old Lake is providing some superb sport, with over 40 fish landed by one angler. After last week’s report of 36 bream landed by Simon White at peg 32, there was a catch of over 40 for Bob Thompson, from Smallfield, from peg…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 9/6/19 It’s a good time to target the Old Lake carp, with the weather a bit cooler and spawning not distracting them from feeding. Joe Docherty, from Guildford, landed eight during a 36-hour visit at peg 2, the biggest an 18 lb mirror. All of his fish fell to…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 2/6/19 It has been a good season for tench catches, and tench specialist Mark Pearson added to the tally with a catch of six to 5 lb 8 oz fishing from a boat. The Addington angler was float fishing in the Jungle with single grains of corn, while loosefeeding…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 26/5/19 Father and son Rob and George Ford shared a great Saturday afternoon’s sport, landing four personal bests, including three ‘twenties’. Twelve-year-old George led the way with fish of 18 lb, 23 lb and 24 lb, all PBs, beating his dad’s best, and Rob had fish of 12 lb…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 19/5/19 Angling pals Richard Urquhart and Paul Downey are no strangers to multiple catches of Old Lake carp, having had plenty of successful sessions, including a shared 31-fish catch in August 2017. And the Addiscombe and Banstead pair’s latest visit also provided plenty of action, their 34 carp including…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 12/5/19 Tench come high on every angler’s list of favourite fish, and now is a perfect time to catch them, because they are active in large numbers and feeding well. Peter, from Hounslow, landed 11 from peg 2, which is close to their favourite haunt in the Jungle, on…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 5/5/19 Kevin Oldcorn and Dave ‘Jonty’ Smith ended their winter lay-off in style with a 26-carp catch weighing over 400 lb. Kevin had commons of 23 lb 12 oz and 20 lb 3 oz, while Jonty landed a ghost mirror of 18 lb 10 oz and two other fish…
Old Lake Latest Catches week ending 28/4/19 The boost in water temperature caused by the very warm Easter weekend has sharpened appetites among the Old Lake’s residents. Richard Urquhart and Paul Downey had a successful week on pegs 2 and 3, landing 59 carp to low-20s, on 15 mm Steamies TNT (Tigernut & Toffee) baits.…
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
