Neale Woodward, over two sessions, landed 63 rudd including 43 two-pounders , 23 of which weighed over 2lb 8oz, with six ‘threes’ to 3lb 3oz included! The catch is right up there with the all-time-great rudd hauls and was taken from a large Midlands pit. Neale caught the fish on… Read more
James Crosby is no stranger to eel fishing, but during recent seasons, he’s been distracted with other species so hasn’t spent as much time in pursuit of them. James told us “I’ve had the same PB of 5lb 2oz, caught from the Shropshire Union Canal, for nearly 15 years. But… Read more
“How much to feed?” is one of angling’s great questions. Some anglers pin their faith in large beds of bait, hoping to create an area of attraction that’s too much for the fish to ignore, and to hold them in the swim for as long as possible. Others prefer a… Read more
This season, James Crosby enjoyed an excellent run of big rudd, catching multiple good two-pounders, but this specimen of 3lb exactly was the best of the lot. The former barbel record holder landed the fish in stormy conditions, with the fish caught from a Midlands stillwater where he cast to… Read more
This tench of 11lb was John Baker’s reward on a trip to his local gravel pit, in which he also landed a fish of 9lb 5oz. Targeting a clear spot next to an island, John fished two rods with T-rigs, using fake maggot and caster hookbaits over maggots, hemp and… Read more
During a session at the vast Rutland Water, Alex Mason landed this huge pike of 38lb 12oz – the largest ever landed from the 3,000-acre reservoir. He was fishing the Lure Angler’s Society Predator Cup, an event in which anglers competing are allowed to fish lures outside of Rutland’s typical… Read more
