The River Rother on the borders of Sheffield and Rotherham is a little known amongst anglers, but that could soon change, after it produced this huge 15lb 5oz barbel. The fish was landed by Rotherham angler, John Drabble, who lives just a minute’s drive from the waterway. The Rother flows… Read more
Mark Woodage has just enjoyed a fantastic run of form on the Hampshire Avon, landing barbel of 14lb, 15lb 3oz, and 16lb 14oz in just four sessions. It’s great fishing by any standard, but on the tricky Avon, his result is all the more impressive. With the river’s barbel heavily… Read more
It’s often said that you’ll get bites quickly if pike are in the area, but when Tom O’Connor had a run 10 minutes after setting up, he was amazed to land this 35lb 4oz specimen. He was fishing Trawsfynydd Reservoir in north west Wales, and had the fish on a… Read more
One of the biggest perch this year has just been landed in the shape of this staggering 5lb 2oz fish. It was caught by Dan Eaves from a stillwater near his home on lure tactics and left him ‘frozen to the spot’ when he caught a glimpse of it. Dan… Read more
Having been a lifelong pike angler, Gary Clarke was recently hit with a drive to fish for zander and had a great result last week, landing this 16lb 10oz fish. He fished the River Trent, where he presented a small, three-inch roach deadbait on a paternoster rig and received a… Read more
This winter, England International lure angler Adam Seeley set his sights on a huge zander, with his aim being a fish over 15lb. It’s safe to say he’s smashed that target out the water, having banked this fish of 16lb 10oz. Fishing the River Trent at night, he arrived at… Read more
