Simon Ashton in search of a bumper Roach! “A rig overhaul completely transformed my roach fishing” Those were the words of Simon Ashton after a recent roach session. Simon explains “I’ve got complete faith in maggot helicopter-rigs for stillwater roach, but during my latest trip all I could catch using… Read more
“By far the largest perch any of us had seen..” At last, after catching 15 perch over 4lb and three over 5lb from this southern Stillwater, Matt Atkins now have beaten the UK record! Matt told us “Myself and best friend and fishing buddy Chris Hewett were at the venue… Read more
“appeared from the murky water a big silver flash of a big zander showed itself..” A 15lb+ Zander has been the target for Sam Moore over the last few years and living only 5 minutes away from the banks of the Lower Severn gave him a very good chance of… Read more
“I managed to turn the fish it came flying up to the surface..” Pre-baiting certainly paid off for Andrew Hodgson when he landed this 19lb 4oz barbel from the River Thames! He told us “The capture of the barbel started when a friend of mine caught his first ever barbel… Read more
Nigel Kennard started his barbel campaign in early September on the Hampshire Avon and after doing some research was rewarded in style with this stunning 16lb 12oz personal best! Nigel told us “I managed to find two big barbel on my chosen stretch earlier in the year which helped me… Read more
Richard Bedder has been visiting a midlands stillwater in search of perch and has witnessed a steady increase in their sizes and was lucky enough to land his first four pounder last year. This year he has managed to two trips to the venue, the first resulting in a 2… Read more