Southampton’s Matthew Fernandez has been on the trail of big perch from a local stillwater. I’ve been fishing this venue on and off since I was a young lad with my grandfather, but recently I went back to have a proper go for perch, as I knew there may be… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
New Personal Best For Simon
Durham-based all-rounder Simon Ashton has recently managed to beat his personal best for pike with an impressive fish of 24lb 3oz. Simon caught this fish just after first light from a northern stillwater using his ever-faithful 12ft E-Sox Piker Bait Rod, coupled with a reel loaded with 18lb ESP Syncro XT… Read more
Surprise Ferox Trout
Simon Ashton landed this impressive ferox trout during an early morning pike session on a northern stillwater and weighed in just shy of 7lb. The fish put up a spectacular fight on Simon’s 12ft E-Sox Piker Bait rod and after giving it’s all the fish finally slid over the waiting net…. Read more
A Must-Read Issue
This week’s Angling Times has some great articles inside. Our pick of the bunch has to be Stu Lennox’s feature on short-session piking in the special 8-page Predator section. He passes on some great tips for getting more from your deadbaits. Some extra images from the session are included below. In the Match section,… Read more
Grimes Takes Top Honours At Colemans
Drennan Bordon’s Russ Grimes continues a great run of form after taking top honours in the latest round of the Colemans Cottage Individual League. Here’s the account of his latest win: On the day I drew Peg 1 on Stepfield Lake, which is an area that always seems to have a bit… Read more
Huge River Ouse Chub
Freezing temperatures weren’t enough to keep reigning Drennan Cup champion Jamie Cartwright away from the river bank as he braved the elements to bank this impressive 7lb 10oz chub. The Northampton Specimen Group member only need 20 minutes on the River Great Ouse in order to fool the specimen chub…. Read more