I once fished Hanningfield off a boat for perch .
Information I received told me that the lake will one day do a record perch .
They were seen and some actually removed from the trout pens several times.
This is going back 10 years now .. huge water so could be anything present .
Information I received told me that the lake will one day do a record perch .
They were seen and some actually removed from the trout pens several times.
This is going back 10 years now .. huge water so could be anything present .
In reply to Post #1
There was a right palava at the time. All sorts of letters were flying about Carpworld. Very respected carp anglers of the time called him out on it. Very sad episode for Martin Gay who totally lost his reputation.
There was a right palava at the time. All sorts of letters were flying about Carpworld. Very respected carp anglers of the time called him out on it. Very sad episode for Martin Gay who totally lost his reputation.
In reply to Post #16
There was a record equaling perch caught from Hanningfield a few years back.
On the Martin Gay commons; I'm sure I read that someone who was an expert in Canadian flora had been shown the photos, and they said that there were plants in the pictures that are indigenous to Canada and not found in the UK.
There was a record equaling perch caught from Hanningfield a few years back.
On the Martin Gay commons; I'm sure I read that someone who was an expert in Canadian flora had been shown the photos, and they said that there were plants in the pictures that are indigenous to Canada and not found in the UK.
In reply to Post #1
The whole MG episode was sad, ended his reputation and many of his friendships.
I too wanted to believe those fish were from the UK.
But those fish 100% came out of canada/St Lawrence, no doubt. I have caught enough myself.
His canadian holiday dates visiting family + friends were remarkably spot on, around about that time
A huge untapped trout reservoir could produce a UK surprise, like Sonning Eye did.
You have to question, that with google earth, and many, many more anglers on the bank, don't you think that someone would have found 'said UK venue' by now ?
Look at Jason Haywards amazing 1st capture of the meres Black mirror, cobra cup winner.
How long did that take to leak out and become common knowledge, a few years.
The whole MG episode was sad, ended his reputation and many of his friendships.
I too wanted to believe those fish were from the UK.
But those fish 100% came out of canada/St Lawrence, no doubt. I have caught enough myself.
His canadian holiday dates visiting family + friends were remarkably spot on, around about that time
A huge untapped trout reservoir could produce a UK surprise, like Sonning Eye did.
You have to question, that with google earth, and many, many more anglers on the bank, don't you think that someone would have found 'said UK venue' by now ?
Look at Jason Haywards amazing 1st capture of the meres Black mirror, cobra cup winner.
How long did that take to leak out and become common knowledge, a few years.
In reply to Post #1
I knew a friend of his and he saw the original photo's, complete with a mountain in the background. There was some confusion about it being a Mountie but that was a rumor that ran. I know his friend begged him to put the record straight as he knew the facts but Martin wouldn't and they parted.
I knew a friend of his and he saw the original photo's, complete with a mountain in the background. There was some confusion about it being a Mountie but that was a rumor that ran. I know his friend begged him to put the record straight as he knew the facts but Martin wouldn't and they parted.
In reply to Post #20
In that article linked in post #10 the guy says he and a dozen others saw the originals and there was no mountain in the background, just a fence and scrubland. Chris Yates saw them and believed it to be an English lake.
Some other really interesting points like MG's prized cane rods were in some of the photos, of course it's not proof but would you really take your best gear on a plane to Canada?
Some people somewhere along the way are telling porkies, that's for certain. It's the first time I've ever heard of this strangely, it's one of those things you would like to believe but who knows, there have been plenty of cons in fishing before.
In that article linked in post #10 the guy says he and a dozen others saw the originals and there was no mountain in the background, just a fence and scrubland. Chris Yates saw them and believed it to be an English lake.
Some other really interesting points like MG's prized cane rods were in some of the photos, of course it's not proof but would you really take your best gear on a plane to Canada?
Some people somewhere along the way are telling porkies, that's for certain. It's the first time I've ever heard of this strangely, it's one of those things you would like to believe but who knows, there have been plenty of cons in fishing before.
In reply to Post #20
Was that Robin monday
Was that Robin monday