Many anglers kicked off their river season by travelling to the Fens in search of rudd. Phil Taylor waited a little longer before visiting this year, but when he did decide to go, it didn’t take him long to get amongst the huge rudd that this system is famous for, as he landed this specimen of 3lb 5oz.
The distinct fish, with a clear notch in the top of its back, fell to a bread flake hookbait presented beneath a float on 5lb line and a size 10 hook. Phil wasn’t into fish immediately– in fact, he blanked for the first few hours of the session. However, as is often the case with these Fendland rudd, the key is putting in the legwork to find the fish, and after Phil located a few, it wasn’t long before he slipped the net under this giant.
Well done Phil!