The latest Drennan Silverfish League round was fished on a very chilly Tripp Lake this weekend. None of the anglers were too surprised to find the lake frozen over on arrival after overnight temperatures had fallen to minus 3 degrees centigrade. So a quick work out with the icebreakers was… Read more
Category: Messingham Sands
Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish League – Round 5
With most of the lakes proving to be hard going after a week of frosts and snow, expectations were not too high for the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League. As is often the case, the fish had not read the script and most of the competitors managed to… Read more
Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish League – Round 4
The fish would appear to have become acclimatised to the low temperatures now, as anglers found out in the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League held on Swan Pond at Messingham Sands. Despite a heavy overnight frost, the average weight was over 20lb and most of the competitors had… Read more
Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish League – Round 3
With the prospect of a bitterly cold day facing the competitors in the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League, the match was pegged with comfort in mind so that most of the anglers were sheltered from the wind. Luke Harrison drew peg 43, which was one of the more exposed… Read more
Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish League – Round 2
Despite a flat calm day and bright sunshine, the Islands Lake was in good form for the second leg of the Drennan Silverfish League. Last years winner, Kyle Hartley employed his worm and caster approach to good effect on peg 8 to win the match with an excellent mixed bag… Read more
Drennan Messingham Sands Autumn Festival
Ian Taylor and Andy Bailey tied on points after 5 days in the Drennan Autumn Festival at Messingham Sands. After adding up the weights, both anglers were still very close, each having caught over 500lbs of fish during the course of the week. The £1,200 first prize went to Ian… Read more