“There are other things I do to swing the odds in my favour..” Eel ace and last year’s Drennan Cup runner up Steve Pitts has been back out on the eel hunt and was rewarded with the fine 7lb 4oz specimen on a recent session. He told us “For me,… Read more
Hampshire angler Adrian Eves capitalised on a sudden and dramatic drop in air pressure to bank a superb female bream weighing 17lb 15oz. Adrian had been struggling for several weeks on the southern pit he’s been targeting, but that all changed when a low-pressure southerly swept in, sending the barometer… Read more
“They were behaving more like carp than bream..” After starting a bream campaign on a new venue, Oxfordshire angler Paul Scowen had a tricky start, landing only small fish in his first few nights. However, after finding a spot around 160 yards out, he used an underwater camera to look… Read more
Targeting the edge of a small gravel hump surrounded by deeper water produced this new personal best bream of 17lb 12oz for Lee Mcmanus.. The 46-year-old builder, from Birstall near Leicester, was on a two night-session at a Midlands gravel pit and paired the big fish with another weighing in… Read more
“The fish just kept taking line and took 10 minutes to land..” The long standing barbel record at the famous Throop fishery on the Dorset Stour was beaten in the final days of the season, with this 16lb 5oz fish by local angler, Keith Humphreys. He told us “After feeding… Read more
This winter had been tricky for most anglers wanting to fish the rivers. High water levels and coloured water meant fishing was difficult all round, especially for lure anglers like Mick Trillow. Thankfully towards the back end of the season, levels dropped, and he enjoyed some phenomenal sport, with this… Read more
