Although Freddies usually fishes Lake Windermere, he fancied a change, so headed to a loch in the south of Scotland last month. He certainly made the right decision, after landing this pike of 32lb. It was his first time on the venue, so he spent a while looking for drop-offs… Read more
Although finding a spot, baiting and fishing it accurately is a key part of catching specimen fish, acting on signs in your swim can be equally important, as Neale Woodward proved on a trip to a Kent pit. He was targeting tench and had endured a slow start to the… Read more
Wanting a new challenge this season, Tony Kay decided to target big tench on a Cambridgeshire stillwater, but after 31 blanks you’d forgive him for heading elsewhere! The water is a 350-mile round trip from his Merseyside home, but Tony’s determination paid off on a recent trip, when he landed… Read more
Knowing that the bream numbers were dwindling on his local Leicestershire gravel pit, Craig Woolhouse set about targeting them, knowing that those remaining would reach impressive weights. His theory was proven true when he slipped the net under this fish of 16lb 10oz on a 24-hour session. It fell to… Read more
The biggest eel ever reported in the British Isles has been banked, breaking one of our longest standing records by an ounce! FULL VIDEO LINKED BELOW! The fish was caught by species fanatic Steve Ricketts from a southern gravel pit, weighed 11lb 3oz and left him ‘close to finding… Read more
After photographing a distinguishable one-eyed tench a few years back, Norfolk angler Stephen Gibbons has had his sights on the fish. Well 2 years later, Stephen it at an impressive 11lb 4oz, with the fish measuring 26 inches in length. The specimen resides in a syndicate water in Stephen’s home… Read more
