Welcome to White Acres and News-Reel 2010.
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Time to get excited as not long now till your favourite fishing destination re-opens for the new decade!
Just over a month to go and the park will be open for the 2010 season! It only seems like five minutes ago we were saying farewell to our final guests of the year and already we are getting ready to welcome you all with open arms! What a winter we have had our normal mild weathered county has had a battering like the rest of the UK with ice, snow, rain, hail, gales and more snow.
We were open over Christmas & New Year which was great success and we already have bookings for this year! White Acres is once again opening straight into our spring festival programme and we kick start the year with the Bait Tech Festival, this festival currently has vacancies to fish so if you fancy giving it a go please give Kirsty a call. The park is starting to fill up nicely for 2010 but if you haven’t booked yet I would get your skates on and also take advantage of the £40 early bird discount that has been extended until the end of February. It is all hands on deck down here at the fishing lodge getting things ready for our visitors, and you’ll definitely notice a difference when you visit us next. Look forward to seeing you all soon.
Did You Know
Did you know White Acres produce their own range of baits especially designed for use on the lakes here at White Acres? Our Cornish Baggin Mix groundbait & Cornish Baggin pellets are among the best sellers in the tackle shop and are suitable & easy for all to use. The baggin mix works well on its own as a ground bait and also blends easily into a nice paste, it is formulated to attract all fish so if you are looking for a busy day on the silvers or some of the renowned big carp this is the groundbait for you. Our Cornish Baggin pellets come in 5 sizes; 2 mil, 4 mil, 6 mil, 8 mil and 11 mil and are ideal for all of the lakes. The 2 mils work well on the method and the 4, 6 & 8 mils are great as a feed pellet or banded as a hook bait. The pellets can also be soaked to make a paste thus proving to be a very versatile bait. Not only are these baits popular on our lakes they also work well on waters across the country as they are all available on our website for mail order and we sends hundreds off bags off per year.
Top Tips for the forthcoming season
■ Clint – Resident fishery manager Clint Elliott thinks it is going to be a great year for angling and predicts Trelawney & Pollawyn will be the lakes to head for this year if you want a busy day. With the introduction of larger F1’s into the lakes this should spur all the fish into feeding.
■ Ben – Shop manager Ben Goldring has been excited by the new products that will be available for 2010 with all the main tackle & bait producers bringing new stock onto the market. The key items this year will be the shorter 10 & 11ft commercial float & feeder rods. The shop will be stocked with all the latest tackle and bait from the major manufacturers so make sure you pay us a visit.
■ Karl – Our specimen expert Karl Pullen thinks 2010 will be the year for “washed out” baits, soak your hook baits for 24 hours in a jar of lake water to give yourself an edge on getting a big catch. Look out of different features in the lakes to fish to other that the usual suspects, always fish a slack line or a small back lead.
■ Kirsty – Our festival co-ordinator Kirsty Byrne thinks this is going to be a busy year for the festivals with the 3 spring festivals virtually fully booked already, the event calendar for the year is jam packed with festivals for all types of anglers. The ladies & junior festivals have really taken off with increased attendance and the new festivals are set to be bigger this year so the key is to get in quick on the reserve list if you fancy a crack at one of the festivals.
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New festival updates
In 2009 we introduced 2 new festivals into the events programme. As with all new things they take a while to get off the ground and as expected in the first year the numbers were fairly low but this is set to change for this year as the numbers are expected to easily double. The Garbolino sponsored Spring Classic festival is a 4 day event open to all anglers and takes place during the week commencing 15th May and the Preston Innovations backed Parkdean Pairs festival is held during the week of the 12th June and again is open to pairs of anglers of any ability. The full reports on both of these festivals are available on our website www.news-reel.com to have a look at and to read the low down on the events, if you fancy giving it a try this year get in touch for more information. Garbolino & Preston Innovations provided some great prizes for the winners and they were one of our most friendly festivals we have held with the banter carrying on from the banks in the day to the bars at night.
Winter Facelift
Not only are some of the facilities at White Acres getting a make over but the lakes are too and I’m sure even our most regular visitors would have trouble recognising us at the moment! Those of you who spend a fair bit of time feeding the squirrels instead of the fish will be pleased to hear we have cut back hundreds of trees & branches that were around the lakes and on the islands so that casting will be easier for all and your pockets heavier as you won’t need to buy as many floats and feeders (you could even invest in your own holiday home here at White Acres with the money you save!) The islands have also been taken back to the bare minimum and although it looks a bit baron at the moment in will soon burst into life come the spring and be back to stunning scenery.
Tight Lines,
