Giant bream nets angler a free membership

ALL-ROUNDER David Lloyd was left speechless when he banked one of only two bream in his local syndicate lake. The Burton-on-Trent angler’s 17lb 2oz slab also bagged him a year’s free membership on the water, all thanks to a bankside challenge. 

“I asked the bailiff about the stock of bream in the lake and he told me there were only two, and said if I caught one he’d give me a free membership!” David explains.

“As night fell, I spotted a fish roll 25 yards out so I baited the area with 50 squid and octopus boilies and cast my trusty snowman rig over the top.

“An hour or so later the rod was away. It really was the fish of a lifetime.”

David Lloyd’s 17lb-plus bream netted him a free membership

NHS staff will fish for free on country's best roach water

ANGLERS who work for the NHS have been given the chance to fish for free on one of the country’s best roach stretches.

Christchurch Angling Club recently confirmed they would be providing free club books to NHS staff currently fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. The membership covers fishing on the famous Winkton stretch of the Hampshire Avon, where numerous 3lb-plus redfins fell last season.

Club Publicity Officer, Andy Walker, told Angling Times:

“The complimentary books will have the same, full fishing rights of every other CAC member so will include Winkton, along with all our other stretches of the Avon, Stour & Frome plus all our stillwaters.

“We have all been deeply moved by the selfless professionalism and dedication displayed by the magnificent staff of the NHS throughout this crisis.

“We are delighted to extend this invitation and hope many of them find the time to enjoy some fantastic day’s fishing on our waters over the coming season. They have certainly earned it!”

The free permits will be administered on behalf of the club by Ringwood Tackle.