Phil Kingsbury
Phil is one part of the formidable duo that is the famous Kingsbury Brothers. Phil absolutely hauled on Horton in 2006 simply obliterating all previous lake catch records. In fact he ended up with 43 Carp captures in the 2006/2007 season! Phil has caught big fish from many of the countries top Carp fishing venues, such as Withy Pool, and the season on Horton was the culmination of a few years hard graft…
Fact File
Name: Phil Kingsbury
Nickname: Fergie
Location: Horsham, West Sussex, UK
Date of Birth: 26/05/72
Favourite Venue: Horton
PB’s(lb): 50lb 02oz Mirror, 37lb 09oz Common, 59lb 14oz foreign carp, 14.0 Barbel, 15.0 Bream, 10.0 Tench
A Magical Week in France by Phil Kingsbury
Having booked a week off work to go fishing in France with four friends, the first week in April saw our group travelling overnight on the Saturday night ferry from Portsmouth to the port of La Harve. Then a 2½-hour drive to Normandy to our destination.
We arrived about 10.15am on Sunday morning, and even the weather was in our favour and the week’s forecast was for warm and sunny weather – great! After a cup of tea in the lodge and a chance to meet the bailiff and his wife (who was cooking for us for the week) we had a walk around the lake. The lake was a 200-year-old estate lake which was very silty and shallow, with depths ranging from just 3 – 7 feet. It had mature trees all around the lake and it looked ... (read more...)
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