Swangey Lakes near Attleborough seems to be a permanent fixture in the local angling news, producing another recent Mirror Carp of over 30lb! This fishery is very close to where I live, so I must give it a try.
Another fishery often in the news is the Kingfisher Lake at Lyng. This has produced a HUGE 36lb 10oz Mirror Carp to a local angler from Felthorpe. These fish must be enormous!
There have been very big catches recently in Norfolk venues! Waveney Valley Lakes, Burgh Castle Fisheries and Swangey Lakes are all on top form and producing fish, at the moment, I can only dream of.
HUGE can only be the word used to describe Steve’s Common Carp, weighing in at 44lb!
The monster was caught at Waveney Valley Lakes, and a lovely touch to the story is the fishery Manager, Dave Potter said he thought the fish had died or had been poached as it had not been caught for sometime. I have had spirited fights from Carp at 5lb, so I can understand why it would have taken 30mins to land it.
Apparently the fish was caught on a Nash boilie in the Yew Tree Lake. My personal best Common Carp is 5lb at the moment, and I am more than happy with that! But you never know…
Well done to Norfolk Anglers Conservation Association (NACA) on being awarded £10,000 by the Environment Agency.
The award is to fund a project to assess the feasibility of sustainable river restoration projects covering the River Wensum at Lyng and at Costessey. The project will also produce outline designs to support The River Wensum Restoration Strategy.
Congragtulations to Zyg Gregorek (not spelled Zig) for being haled as the ‘World’s Greatest Fisherman‘ by Rob Kramer, President of the IGFA.
I heard this announced on Radio 4 today, and thought I recognise that laugh and name! It’s Zyg from Anglers Paradise in Devon - one of the many fishing celebrities who have featured on Matt Hayes fishing shows.
OK, I appreciate we are now well into May, but better late than never! Discovery Real Time Extra, for the whole month of May, is showing fishing programmes 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. It was partly this non-stop fishing marathon that has encouraged me to get back on to the bank side.
There are some real classics on here like ‘Go Fishing’ and some new ones like ‘The Greater Rod Race’!
I know I can get Discovery Real Time Extra on channel 252, not sure if it is available on other providers.
I just read that the Norwich Evening News are offering £50 vouchers, to be spent at Brundall Angling Centre’s Metro store on Bishopbridge Road, Norwich, for photographs of your local catches.
Just send a picture and details including the time, date, tactics and venue to milton.lindsay@archant.co.uk with ‘Prize Catch’ in the subject, and you could be in with a chance to win.
