This sublime 16lb 1oz barbel has topped the list of specimen catches in what’s been another fantastic start to the season for the species. It was banked by Nottingham-based angler Den Willets and was the gem in the twenty barbel he caught during a week’s fishing on a section of… Read more
50 anglers turned up to fish the second round of the Drennan Coors Trent Masters. Conditions weren’t the best for the second round qualifier, with bright sunshine and a gin clear water, this led to a tight match, with no quality fish feeding. Nick West made the most of a… Read more
The biggest tench of the season accolade has been smashed once again with the capture of this monumental 13lb 1oz specimen. The plump tinca was banked by building contractor Nick Proctor from a Midlands Stillwater and smashed his old personal best for the species by more than four pounds. The… Read more
Big eels are notoriously difficult to catch by design, however by utilising an unconventional approach Paul Scowen successfully landed this 5lb 4oz specimen. Targeting a 50-acre syndicate lake in the South-East, Paul fished over a bed of dead maggots with hair-rigged worm sections or bunches of maggots, presented on a… Read more
Simple waggler tactics have accounted for one of the biggest hauls of rudd ever recorded by an angler in the UK. The five specimen silverfish totalled nearly 16lb in weight and were banked by Airfield Lakes Fishery owner Richard Wilby from a private five-acre irrigation reservoir in Cambridgeshire. Richard’s impressive… Read more
After catching a big eel on a tench rig the week before, Dai Gribble was determined to return to the same southern Stillwater and catch a large eel by design. Following a day’s tench fishing Dai cast his eel rod out over the top of the same baited area at… Read more
