Andy Spreadbury's Fishing Blog

17th.-18th.March 2020 Paddlesworth, Burrows, ‘The Shallows’ 'The Shallows'. A real 'banker' swim; I've always caught here - but only early in the morning. Six wraps is as far out as you need to go. 12.30 With the whole country going demented over the Coronavirus Pandemic I once again decided to self-isolate and go fishing. This time I wanted a change of scenery and opted for Burrows Lake which I fished in the Spring of last year, catching fish up to 26 pounds. There are thirties in here and it would be great to catch one of those of course, but I’m only really here for rig trials. I have previously mentioned that many of my friends have been using in-line lead systems on Pollard Lake as opposed to the Helicopter Rig that I use. There are lots of reasons why an in-line system is superior to the ‘Heli’, not the least of which is the instantaneous hooking effect you get which is absent in the ‘Heli’. Against the in-line lead (on Pollar...

4th.March 2020 Paddlesworth, Pollard, Peg 49 (‘The Royal Box) 14.00 In view of the current panic surrounding ‘Coronovirus’, I decided to ‘self-isolate’ and go fishing! I have a bee in my bonnet!.. All through the summer months I became convinced that zigs were the way to go. Not only would they defeat the armies of Bream but it was a more appropriate way of fishing over the very deep water. A trip to the lake yesterday to collect bait from my ‘guru’ ‘Ryan-the-Bait-Man’ saw us in discussion concerning the current state of play. Few fish had been out, certainly not by bottom fishing and with Spring only just around the corner and the prospect of the upper layers beginning to warm, zigs once again seemed to be the preferred choice. Opposite me is peg 30: 'The Royal Box' looking across to P30 from where I have had success previously. At 12 ½ wraps in this direction I have found 23 feet with the marker rod, letting the float rise up to the surface. Wit...