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1. Its that time again

   (Blog/General)

   ... new season on the river in June but with the weather warming  we will be out on the lakes looking to bag some good fish maybe I’ll get that double figure Carp I have bee waiting for for so long   Any ...

   Tuesday, 09 March 2010

2. Invasion of the Signal Crayfish

   (Blog/Catch of the Day)

   ... trip to a local Hampshire lake had Fishing Fools seriously confused as we pulled what looked like a small lobster out of the water, with it being firmly attached to a hair rigged boiley ! A quick bit of ...

   Saturday, 13 February 2010

3. More Than fishing

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   ... time walking around lakes and up and down rivers on some occasions more than 6 miles so I hopefully and getting fitter with all this walking. Whilst walking I am carrying a huge bag of bat which is rather ...

   Friday, 15 January 2010

4. Moorhen Trout Fishery

   (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

   ... The 3 acre lake is fed by natural springs and is adjacent to the River Meon. Regularly re-stocked, the crystal clear water is full of lively and healthy rainbow trout ranging from 2lbs into double figures. ...

   Sunday, 29 November 2009

5. Something New

   (Blog/General)

   ... I decide to go out and for a drive. Whlst out I came acorss a lake so I thought I would pop in. The lake wasn't the normal course fisher but a fly fishing spot. I went in and asked about lessons and I ...

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

6. BreadFlake

   (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)

   BreadFlake is the fluffy dough of a white loaf which can be attached to the hook as a bait. Bread is great on rivers for fish such as Chub. ...

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

7. Whinwhistle Fishery

   (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

   ... water meadow just to the West of Romsey.  The venue consists of 4 main lakes, that benefit from being spring fed along with an on site fishing lodge with cafe and tackle shop.  The main thing that will ...

   Wednesday, 16 September 2009

8. Broadlands Lake

   (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

   ... Lake Hill Street Calmore Southampton Hampshire SO40 2RX   Contact the head baliff for all enquiries   Telephone : (02380) 869881   Email : fish@broadlands-lake.co.uk   Web : http://www.broadlands-lake.co.uk/ ...

   Monday, 31 August 2009

9. Turfcroft Farm

   (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

   ... a truly fantastic fishing venue, that is very high on the Fishing Fools list of places to visit in Hampshire.  The lake is landscaped in a very ingenious manor meaning that all the Swims are well surrounded ...

   Monday, 31 August 2009

10. Hordle Lakes

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... Lakes Golden Hill Ashley Lane Hordle Nr. New Milton Hampshire SO41 0GD   Contact the head baliff for all enquiries   Telephone : (01590) 672300 Mobile : (07811) 522835   Web : ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

11. Everton Grange

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... Grange Lakes Braxton Farm Lymore Lane Milford On Sea Lymington Hampshire SO41 OTX   Contact the head baliff for all enquiries   Telephone : (01590) 644499   Web : http://www.evertongrangelakes.co.uk ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

12. Greenridge Farm

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... track way after the railway bridge that leads to the garden machinery workshops.  The venue is predominantly made up of Canal style swims that are on average 2feet - 4feet deep, with the main lake on the ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

13. Hatchet Pond

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ...  This is a huge lake near Beaulieu in the New Forest - It's located in typical heathland, and is owned by the forestry commission.  As such there is public access to all areas of this venue, so be prepared ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

14. Fishing the Throop

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... more challenging than being static on the lakes all day and really enjoyable, even though after the first few hours I had wished that I was more ruthless with the amount of fishing tackle I had bought...remember ...

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

15. A new season

    (Blog/General)

    After some fantastic fishing on the local lakes, and within a blink of an eye the river closed season comes to an end meaning there are many more places to try out.   As the weather has been so good ...

    Saturday, 18 July 2009

16. To Spod or Not

    (Blog/Fishing Equipment)

    ...  By using a spod you can get particle baits out to a greater range, and with greater accuracy - this allows for fishing further out on huge lakes where you want to achieve a light scattering of bait on ...

    Saturday, 02 May 2009

17. Joining a fishing association

    (Blog/General)

    ... was made to join a very well respected fishing association, the Ringwood and District - now they certainly aren't the cheapest, but they have access to some of the finest lake and river venues on the south ...

    Monday, 13 April 2009

18. Searching out Lake Fishing Venues

    (Blog/Fishing Venues)

    ... at the first lake found it to be completely empty of fish and water..doh! One of the lakes was at the end of a 3 mile green lane mud/dirt track that made me glad to have a 4x4 (I could of been stuck there ...

    Friday, 20 February 2009

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    Fishing Fools Sopley Lakes - vivid orange carp  ...

    Wednesday, 18 February 2009

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    Fishing Fools Northfield Lake Complex - 5am sun rise  ...

    Wednesday, 18 February 2009

21. Golden Tench

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... at the lake at around 8am and the day was already looking great, even though there was no sign or rain as per norm I setup the bivvy and prepared my base camp. I decided that today I  would send out 2 ...

    Tuesday, 17 February 2009

22. Chub Snooper bivvy lite review

    (Blog/Fishing Equipment)

    Since the new year I have had plenty of time to get out on the lakes and rivers. The cold weather has meant that the catches have been few but with the rain I have had plenty of time to try out another ...

    Wednesday, 28 January 2009

23. Running the Throop

    (Blog/Adventures)

    Since starting fishing  four months ago most of the fishing has been on still water lakes using the waggler and I have caught a number of silver fish and a handful of small carp.  Being my first winter ...

    Sunday, 18 January 2009

24. Records

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    Personal Bests Fish Size Location Date Catcher Photo Perch 2lb Hordle Lakes 29th November 2008 Paul Wyatt Carp Bream - Silver 4lb (non digital scales ) ...

    Sunday, 18 January 2009

25. Back Again

    (Blog/General)

    ... frost and it was time for me to venture out on to a river, mainly because the lakes were all frozen over. At first the river seemed a rather difficult prospect, trotting a float down the stream is not ...

    Sunday, 18 January 2009

26. Korum day session shelter

    (Blog/Fishing Equipment)

    ... Poppins over the lake...then there's the umbrella shelter, basically an umbrella on it's side with a valence to keep out the horizontal rain..again ruled out as the sort of weather I would feel compelled ...

    Monday, 24 November 2008

27. Landing an Eel

    (Blog/Catch of the Day)

    Tried out a new location over the weekend in the new forest called hordle lakes.  Nice venue with some interesting swims, plus two good sized lakes - Bob's lake for the 20lb+ carp and Willow Lake for ...

    Wednesday, 19 November 2008

28. The bag

    (Blog/General)

    ... carp not big but plenty of them which was good as it meant, I wasn't just sat down in the pouring rain After all the excitement we decided to venture to another lake but it was pretty slow going maybe ...

    Monday, 10 November 2008

29. New Venue - Greenridge Farm

    (Blog/Fishing Venues)

    Just got back from a fantastic days fishing at Greenridge Farm Coarse Fishery near Romsey - The venue is made up of four canal style lakes with really good access to the car park, the swims are very good construction, ...

    Sunday, 09 November 2008

30. BEGINNERS - What hook size and type

    (Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)

    ... "wedged" or you land a "whale" then the hook line will break before your main line, meaning the fish isn't trailing half your tackle around the Lake/River, and the fishery owner won't be shaperoning you ...

    Saturday, 25 October 2008

31. BEGINNERS - Basic Float Fishing / Waggler Setup

    (Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)

    ... the line, will determine how the bait travels through the different fish layers from surface to lake/river bottom.   Now as beginners, the most important thing for us is to catch a fish - any fish ...

    Saturday, 25 October 2008

32. Who says fishing is dull

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... was Whinwhistle Fishery's near Romsey in Hampshire...A really picturesque location, with a good variety of lakes, a tackle shop onsite, ample parking, and a cafe!   An early doors start was on the cards, ...

    Sunday, 05 October 2008

33. The day before!

    (Comments)

    Where's the blog post about hook removal fun, and your large catch..come on slaker get typing ...

    Monday, 06 October 2008

34. First Double Figures Catch

    (Comments)

    What venue did you get that from ? Broadland lake by any chance ...

    Friday, 25 September 2009

35. Hatchet Pond

    (Comments)

    i went ther yesterday and caught a 5 1/2 tench but no 1 ells had eny fish i think it was due to the suden drop in temp . my step dad had a 41 pownd carp out last summer it is a hard lake to fish i dont ...

    Monday, 30 August 2010

36. Hordle Lakes

    (Comments)

    sorry matt you cant use keep nets and will be intresting to see what happens to these lakes as they are in the process of being sold ...

    Sunday, 08 August 2010

37. Your opinion on Avon versus Quiver Tip

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    The avon is a great rod for those fast rivers like the hampshire avon. It is not as sensitive as quiver tip but most fish will pull the avon tip around. The quiver will also be good on lakes where there ...

    Monday, 18 January 2010