Over the last decade, James Chapkin has fished for perch on the River Lea, with this recent 4lb 12oz specimen the highlight. It’s James’ PB and was caught during a short morning session towards the end of the season in which he fished lobworms on quivertip tackle and fed broken… Read more
During a social session at Kings Weir on the River Lea last month, Pedro Santos caught the fish of a lifetime in the shape of this 20lb 15oz barbel. After baiting a spot with hemp, he fished a garlic pellet hookbaits over the top. Having to regularly recast due to… Read more
Over the past few months, Gary Wright has found the Dorset Stour to be near impossible to fish, due to constant flooding. But, as the season drew in, it’s levels had started to drop, which, combined with a rise in water temperature, gave him a chance of a barbel. Arriving… Read more
Having planned to target the River Lea’s barbel over a weekend’s fishing with a mate towards the end of the season, Dean Macey arrived to see the river dropping and holding a tinge of colour that ‘screamed’ chub. So, he quickly headed to the tackle shop and bought a few… Read more
With the rivers out of sorts in late Feb, Toby Searl decided to try and catch a stillwater roach over 2lb, and did so in style, landing a fish of 2lb 10oz that was soon followed by this 3lb 1oz specimen. Having driven for four hours to a water known… Read more
It had been a slow winter for many of Britain’s chub anglers, with heavy rain and swollen rivers making things tricky on many waterways. However, Tom Salsbury’s result just before the end of the season proved that it’s always worth a try as he landed this fish of 8lb 3oz… Read more
