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 landed 30 carp in three days, including 11 of over 20 lb.
Nick, from East Grinstead, fished peg 2 with Sticky Baits and Mainline Cell boilies, catching best with 12 mm wafters.
And among the bream catches, Cy Chandler’s 40 fish to 5 lb, along with a tench and 15 lb carp, stands out.
East London angler Cy was fishing peg 15 on Friday with cage feeder and Method feeder and using 8 mm wafters or double dead red maggot on the hook.
TV angling star James Buckley was also in action, landing tench to 5 lb 6 oz and a 25 lb common carp.