Paul Sharman from Bromley, Kent, had every right to smile after he fished Blagdon Lake and won the battle with a 39lb specimen. The tackle I used was a 12 Weight Rod, HD7 fast sinking line, 40lb wire trace, and a Goldfish patterned fly. “The fish is the pinnacle of… Read more
Matt Bridgwood smashed his pike personal best and caught one of the biggest pike from Chew when he boated this huge 42lb 12oz predator. The Bristol-based pike fishing fanatic float fished a small, fresh sardine to tempt the enormous fish.
Drennan Bordon clinched victory on section wins countback after tying with Daiwa Dorking on 74 points apiece in round three of the Avon Valley Winter League. Bordon’s three section wins to Dorking’s two on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Froxfield, Wiltshire, saw them claw back what could be a… Read more
Dean Derbyshire decided to start his 2017 grayling campaign early and struck gold with this 3lb 1oz specimen. Dean fooled the specimen by trotting two red maggots beneath a Drennan Loafer float during a session on a southern river.
This 2lb 14oz roach was the biggest of a brace of fish banked by specimen all-rounder Alan Rio. His other roach weighed 2lb 1oz and fell to a critically-balanced Sticky Baits Manilla boilie fished with a groundbait feeder rig. It was taken his local Surrey lake, which is a venue… Read more
The famous Royalty Fishery on the Hampshire Avon delivered the goods to Kenneth Thompson when he banked this superb 7lb 14oz chub. Kenneth feeder fished maggots on a size 16 hook and backed the giant chub up with another impressive chub that topped the scales at 6lb 12oz.
