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• Burghley Game & Angling Fair
• Sonik Open Day on the Derwent Reservoir, Co. Durham

The weather gods must have taken favour with the organisers of this event as the first real glorious weekend of the British summer produced clear blue skies and warm sunshine for most of the time. As far as outdoor show settings go, Burghley House takes some beating and ranks amongst one of Europe’s most outstanding and important family estates.

Ian McCormack & John Openshaw joined Clive Robson and the team from Northumbrian Water for a breezy day up in the beautiful moorland location occupied by Derwent Reservoir.

Well as usual it’s been a busy start to the year for me as I’ve been out and about on several waters already, as you may have read. Once the weather starts to warm up however, I like to make plans for a spring assault on somewhere away from the crowds and this year has been no exception. I originally had two waters in mind that were relatively local to my home, both of which hold a big fish so I started to sneak over to each at dawn for a look and a cast about to identify an area to bait.