Whilst fishing a river in Lincolnshire, Jonathan Holdsworth landed this superb perch of 4lb 13oz, which he caught on a lure during the hours of darkness. Although the species isn’t best known for feeding at night, Jonathan has found that the larger, more solitary fish often will do, provided that… Read more
Shortly after landing a 4lb 9oz perch, Finn Lewis got back on the predator trail, this time targeting pike on a large Cambridgeshire pit. Arriving late at night with some fresh herrings, Finn targeted an underwater feature that’s produced fish for him previously. With temperatures plummeting below freezing, Finn wasn’t… Read more
Most anglers opt for maggots, worms and occasionally corn when targeting grayling, but they can be caught on other baits, as Leo Marriott proved when he landed this memorable brace – weighing 3lb and 2lb 14oz – on bread! He was fishing a stretch of the River Test near his… Read more
The big pike landscape is dominated by reservoir fish these days, but the waters of Ireland still hold some monsters, as Geoff Cowan proved when he landed this leviathan of 42lb 6oz. It’s just 6oz off the Irish record and obliterates Geoff’s previous 30lb 5oz PB, a fish he never… Read more
Having spent the day fishing hemp and casters, something told Julian Barnes that he should change to a lump of luncheon meat as darkness descended, and an hour after doing so, he banked this colossal 19lb 14oz fish. It was caught from the River Lea at Kings Weir, a fishery… Read more
It’s already been a season to remember on the big barbel front, with the Dorset Stour now chipping in with its own landmark fish after Alfie Lane banked an 18lb 3oz specimen. The fish equals the river record and was caught on a trimmed-down boilie fished over a mixture of… Read more
