The final match of the Messingham Sands Silverfish Spring League which was fished on the Swan Pond and was a complete contrast to the previous weekend’s record-breaking competition. After a taste of summer it was back to cold wet and miserable conditions and to make matters worse the only pegs… Read more

Dave Mountford broke the Silverfish League Match record on Saturday on the Islands Lake with a sensational 154lb 13oz of skimmers, crucians, tench, roach F1s, and ide. With the rapidly increasing water temperatures the lake was expected to produce some good catches in this match and it did not disappoint…. Read more

The Swan Pond was in great form for the latest round of the Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish League. Saturday’s match saw fish feeding really well all around the lake with good sized skimmers, crucian carp, roach, F1s, tench and perch featuring in the catches. With so many fish feeding it… Read more

Increasing water temperatures saw a change in the behaviour of the fish and the well-deserved winner Luke Harrison was the quickest to respond. After a steady start to the match, he soon realised that the fish were well up in the water and a switch to fishing casters shallow at… Read more

With the weather improving, Tripp Lake fished well for the Drennan Silver Fish Spring League on Saturday. Dave Mountford made the best of the shelter from the elements afforded by his draw on peg 15 and targeted F1s and crucians by fishing 4mm and 6mm expander pellets over micros, he… Read more

Saturday saw a complete change in the weather conditions after last weeks arctic blast and for the first time this year, it actually felt like Spring. The rise in water temperature saw fish feeding confidently all around the Islands Lake and the lowest weight recorded was over 20lb with an… Read more