FishPicMIDNIGHT fishing by the light of a full moon with a warm south-westerly wind and low pressure are perfect conditions for catching big barbel, says Ian Wilkinson, a Durham toolmaker from Trimdon Grange.
That’s his report after tempting an 11lb 1oz barbel with paste bait in the Yorkshire Swale, one of the fastest flows in the UK and a major tributary of the River Ure, emptying into the North Sea.
Ian (pictured) claims his catch is only 3lb 4oz below the Swale barbel record. The biggest ever caught in the UK scaled 21lb 1oz and put a Great Ouse fishery near Bedford, on the map four years ago.
He blames otters for the barbel’s damaged fins, seen in our photograph. Ian’s score of 55 per cent of the target wins a Shakespeare Superteam LXL rod matched with an SKP MACH 3 XT front-drag reel.
More than a quarter of a million British sea anglers fish mainly for bass, said one survey. We’ve got a Shakespeare MTI two-piece bass rod, teamed with a PENN Surfmaster fixed-spool reel for this month’s top-scoring fish of any kind, caught from beach, rocks or pier.
Going afloat? Catch the top-scoring offshore fish and win a PENN Evo braid boat-fishing rod with a GT multiplier reel. A JRC Quad two-man bivvy, worth £300 (rrp), is our prize for the winning coarse fish. An SKP XT Commercial 13ft rod, designed for big day-ticket fisheries, goes to the runner-up.
Take it easy on a Shakespeare Blue Team Seat Box, the world’s best seller. Two anglers under 18 will each win one, plus a padded carrying strap and seat cushion, if their coarse or sea fish are winners.
We will also send one, at our discretion, to an adult who deserves a meritorious performance award.
Post entry letters to People Sport and Shakespeare Angling Competition, PO Box 822, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 5YJ. Give full details of catch with name, age, job (or school), address with postcode and phone number. Photo of you with fish is welcome. All fish must be caught from UK waters only, September 1-30. Winners found by scoring against official UK records, excluding coarse fish of 1lb or less and sea fish in mini-lists. Shakespeare will substitute a prize of equal value if nominated award not in stock.
www.shakespeare-fishing.com
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