Leicester based angler Lee McManus has continued his terrific run of form this season with this 17lb 14oz barbel from the River Trent. It’s his PB, and was part of a red-letter session, where he landed others of 15lb, 14lb 1oz, 10lb 11oz, and an eight-pounder. Lee opted to keep… Read more
It’s safe to say that big perch venue Grafham water has been England’s stand-out perch venue so far this season, with Karl Bird the latest angler to make the most of its form with this 4lb 9oz fish. He had it on a soft plastic lure fished on a jighead… Read more
Former Drennan Cup winner Alan Stagg has continued his awesome run of form, landing this 3lb 8dr roach from the Hampshire Avon. Arriving at the crack of dawn to secure the swim he wanted, Alan dozed in his van until he was allowed into the fishery. Fortunately, the spot he… Read more
Two time Drennan Cup Champion Dai Gribble has been on a roll with zander this season and has just landed a new PB from the Tidal Trent, weighing 17lb 2oz. He spent a couple of days on the river and used an approach he describes as ‘bandering’, where he switches… Read more
Perch are known for their angry, head-shaking fight, but this 4lb 13oz specimen went on a few surging runs before being landed by Sean Corbett. He was fishing the in-form Grafham Water with his friend, Karl Bird, and had the fish on a 10cm shad just as he started his… Read more
On a recent trip to the Tidal Trent with his dad, 15-year-old Izaak Beck was hoping for his first-ever zander, and it’s safe to say he smashed his target with this 17lb 8oz specimen. After waking up at 3:30am, the pair were on the river by 7am, and it wasn’t… Read more
