Chris Carlyle celebrated his birthday in style with an impressive brace of perch, including a huge 3lb 9oz specimen.

The keen specialist angler from East Yorkshire chose to tackle a local match venue. The winning hook bait was worm, which he fished over a bed of red maggots.

For tackle, Chris used a size 10 Drennan Super Specialist Barbless hook and Supplex line.

Now’s the ideal time of year to untap the specimen perch potential of your local commercial fishery!