The best catfish lakes are now spread across the UK, but Wintons, pictured, has been one of the most noted for over two decades (Image credit: Angler's Mail) If you adopt a pellet attack, use strong size 1-4 hooks, a reliable catfish hook link, such as 45 lb QuickSilver or 85 lb Ton Up, and 20 lb main line, though some anglers fish heavier tackle to cope with the hard-fighting cats. Legered 16-28 mm pellets tempt more catfish than any other bait, but boilies, meat, livebaits (caught on site), worms and leeches are all worth a try.įish a pellet on the deck, pop-up a bunch of worms with a polyball or deploy a dumbbell rig with a livebait for cats patrolling the upper layers. There are also big cats in 3-6 ft-deep, four-acre Heron Lake. It’s not unusual to hear of an angler having a 1,000 lb-plus catfish haul from this 4-7 ft-deep lake. On 6.5-acre Mallard Lake, the go-to Wintons water for catfish, the average size is 50 lb. Wintons’ catfish go to over 90 lb, with plenty of 70- and 80-pounders reported. If you want to do battle with some big catfish, this three-lake fishery, nestled in the foot of the South Downs, is a prime choice. The best catfish bait : a guide to selecting champion commercial stinkbaitīest catfish lakes: Wintons Fishery, Sussex.
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How to catch catfish : types, timings, tackle and bait.Whichever of these top catfish lakes you choose to fish on, you're sure to find them teeming with catfish just ready and waiting to be caught.
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