Saturdays Drennan Silverfish League match was held in conditions described by the brave few who ventured out as the worst that they had ever experienced. Strong winds and heavy snow showers made for a challenging match and everyone looked to be relieved when the time was called. Despite this, there… Read more
Category: Messingham Sands
Steve Bontoft Wins Round 5 At Messingham Sands
With the previous round of the Drennan Silverfish Spring League cancelled due to the severe weather conditions there was plenty of enthusiasm at the draw for round 5 which was held on Tripp Lake on Saturday. After water temperatures had fallen to below freezing point, courtesy of last weeks strong… Read more
Close Finish At Messingham Sands For Spring League Round 4
The latest round of the Drennan Silverfish Spring League was fished on the Islands Lake and resulted in a close finish. Dave Mountford and Jamie Green battled it out at adjacent pegs to finish just 1oz apart at the end of the match. Jamie set off like a train on… Read more
Maggot Approach Wins Round 3 Of Spring League
Paul Seed opted to fish maggots at 12 metres after drawing peg 49 on the Swan Pond in the latest round of the Messingham Sands Silverfish Spring league and it paid off handsomely for him. Paul caught a variety of species which included some good sized specimens in his winning… Read more
Freezing Conditions For Round Two Of Spring League
Weather conditions once again made the fishing match something of an endurance test for the competitors in the second round of the Silverfish Spring League which was fished on Saturday on Tripp Lake. Arriving to find the lake frozen over, a pre-match ice breaking session was quickly followed by strong… Read more
2018 Messingham Silverfish Spring League Underway
The first round of the Drennan Silverfish Spring league was a very damp affair with rain falling steadily for the duration of the match which was held on the prolific Oak Tree Pond. Crowle angler Danny Taylor got his league off to a great start with a win from peg 8…. Read more