“The fine specimen is just one of a string of big roach reported to the Angling Times News desk in the last few weeks and fell from Highbridge Lakes in Norfolk. Fishery owner, Rich, is no stranger to big roach having landed 27 redfins over the 2lb barrier in the… Read more
A large banded halibut pellet proved too irresistible for this chunky 17lb 5oz specimen to refuse. It was banked by barbel fanatic Michael Coke who made use of rising river levels on a stretch near Newark to grab a few hours fishing. A cage feeder loaded with dampened groundbait, micro… Read more
A marvel of the British countryside springs to life in the Cambrian Mountains. Here the boggy land at Plynlimon gathers itself, fuelling an epic journey where the water continues to gain energy as tributaries pour in their peat stained contents… The valley is born as the Wye cuts a meandering… Read more
Drennan’s Jack Griffiths talks us through the recent White Acres festival which saw him finish 6th out of 90 anglers and meant he gained the bragging rights in the office! As White Acres Fisheries was a new venue for me I was lucky enough to get there a few days… Read more
The humble sliced white loaf seems to have little place in the modern angling era filled with an array of baits that could baffle a scientist… Fortunately fish do not follow fashions or fads and while many of the latest offerings can win you a bite there is still firmly… Read more
After a very busy year on the international front I have finally managed to get back onto the commercial fisheries. Two weeks at White acres were reasonably good for me with an 8th and 11th to qualify for the Parkdean final. I drew on a peg that I did fancy… Read more
