25 Jul 2016

Fish From Paradise

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Coarse Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Julia Marston, a Sandwich Bar Owner, 55, from Heathfield, East Sussex had a week to remember at Anglers Paradise after catching a wide variety of Specimens to say the least! Julia caught an amazing Personal Best 55lb 5oz Catfish from our Day Ticket Specimen Cat Lake. Julia caught the Monster using 20lb main line, very strong fluorocarbon hook link, running 3oz lead, Catmaster Size 2 Barbless Hook with 2 20mm Mainline Salty Squid Boilies. Julia said – “My heart was beating so fast, my hands were shaking, I could not believe the size of this fish!! I don’t think I will ever catch anything as big as this Cat, it really is a Fish of a Lifetime”!

Julia also caught 2 Personal Best Koi’s of 8lb 4oz AND 10lb 4oz Koi from the Koi Lake both on a Fruitella 15mm Mainline Boilie, and to finish off she caught a PB 3lb 8oz Golden Orfe from the Specimen Tench and Orfe Lake also on Fruitella Boilies – What a week!

Jackie Charlton (below) 47, an accountant from London caught ‘Simon’ the Koi at 13lbs 8oz from the Specimen Tench and Orfe Lake which smashes Jackie’s previous 2lb Personal Best! It’s a very special Koi that doesn’t come out often, and being the Only Koi in that Lake makes it a very special Fish when you do manage to catch it! It’s certainly one of our favourites! The fact that Jackie saw the Koi and then caught him was just great, we think her Hubby was slightly envious…

Jackie caught the Koi float fishing using a small pole float with sweetcorn as bait, feeding pellet and sweetcorn.

12 Jul 2016

Big catfish and golden tench from Paradise.

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Coarse Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Anglers Paradise offers a wide variety of species as can be seen from the latest reports sent to me by Zenia.

5lb 2oz golden tench — Golden ide – orfe (Leuciscus idus). 5lb 2oz

Ellis Titheridge, aka Essex Boy, celebrated his 40th Birthday in style when he caught an amazing Personal Best 5lb 2oz Golden Orfe from the Specimen Tench and Orfe Lake, smashing his previous Personal Best of 1lb 14oz. Ellis caught the Golden Orfe using a Maggot Feeder Float with a 8inch hook length. Ellis said ‘It was by far the best present I could wish for!’. Ellis also caught this rare and stunning Two Tone Tench on the same day.

Alex Bishop, 18 from Southend had a VERY memorable session with his Dad Garry on the Day Ticket Specimen Cat Lake. Between them, they had two 56lb Cats, a 32lb Cat and a PB 31lb Mirror! So they both left with New Personal Bests! Alex caught his PB 56lb Cat on the last morning as pictured, you can see by his smile, he was one happy Boy! Alex used 2 Halibut Pellets to catch the Beast.

James Perry came to us in search of his ‘1st’ ever Catfish and certainly did just that and caught a 55lb Cat from the Specimen Cat Lake. James caught the Monster using Paradise Baits Catastrophic Dumbells and Halibut Pellets. James would have been happy with any sized Cat but to catch a 55lb Cat for his 1st was a Fishing Dream made true.

Part of our Estate Team Thomas Winspear, 25, went on the Specimen Cat Lake on his day off hoping to catch another PB. Well, he certainly did that and beat his previous 42lb Cat with this 56lb Cat. Thomas caught the Monster on Meat with a Fruit Pop Up on a Simple Running Ledger Rig.

6 Jul 2016

Cracking Carp From Paradise

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Carp Fishing, Sidebar | 0

The latest report from Anglers Paradise contains images of some superb carp from Kracking Carp Lake and other waters on the famous complex.

Jamie Fox from Manchester was a Happy Chappy when he landed this 45lb 8oz Mirror from the Kracking Carp Lake, he even got in the water for pictures! The Best Pictures are in Water and also best for the Fish! Jamie caught the Mirror amongst the Lillies Free Lining with Fake Corn as the Hook Bait.

Steve Bradshaw, from Towcester, caught his UK Personal Best in the shape of this Kracking 36lb 4oz Common from the Kracking Carp Lake caught on Sticky Baits, it made it even more special that his wife was there to witness it and he won our Fish Of The Week Competition. Steve Said – ‘”This has made year and I can’t stop smiling”. It really is great to see Anglers so passionate about their catches (-;

*Ellis Titheridge 23lb 12oz Mirror Carp*

Ellis Titheridge, caught a lovely 23lb 12oz Mirror from the Specimen Carp Lake on a Active-Bait-Solutions Custom Boilie fished as a single hookbait.

Father and Son, Alan and Shane Burns from Merseyside, decided to give the Main Carp Lake a go and did really well between them. Alan caught a Personal Best 28lb 2oz Common and Shane caught a Beautiful Scaley 20lb 12oz Mirror and a 24lb Mirror using bottom Bait Rigs with Cell topped with Corn.

Alex Bishop, 18 from Southend had a surprise Catch from the Specimen Cat Lake when he landed a New Personal Best 31lb 8oz Mirror rather than a Cat!! It’s the only Carp in there and Alex caught it! Alex caught the Mirror on a Halibut Pellet topped with Fake Pop Up Corn.

27 Jun 2016

FISHY BLISS

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Young At Heart | 0

Anglers Paradise’s Zyg Gregorek sent me this news story from the famous angling Complex.

Following tumultuous referendum results, on a lighter note we held a wedding blessing for Gary and Sarah Mayo from South Petherwin, Cornwall, with Gary emerging from the water in true Poseidon fashion with his special Poseidon fork, he battled his way from the sea to the Koi Lake with his special fork, we used our fishy wedding vows and provided the bouquet for the bride which were rare water lilies.
Poseidon was very, very pleased that we got our fish in the seas back around the Great Britain shores and he wanted to settle down and live peacefully, he appreciated the bottle of Viagra wine we gave him to help him get his strength back and cement his relationship.
These were the wedding vows we used:-

Dearly beloved we are gathered here together in the sight of God, nature, fellow fisherman and fish to renew our eternal vows and proclaim your everlasting love.
Do you Sarah promise to take Gary for good days and bad days, big fish and small fish, blank days and loads of fish.
Will you look after each other’s tackle, wash it and clean it after use
And do you promise to honour and obey and go fishing every day
I now pronounce you fisherman and fisherwoman, husband and wife and with this net I now re-join you for ever and a day.

The guests then toasted the bride and groom with Viagra wine