Having started a bream campaign on a new lake earlier this year, but with little to show for his efforts, James Champkin was feeling dejected. That was until last weekend when he managed this fantastic 16lb slab. The Milton Keynes based angler had hoped to get amongst the fish early… Read more
Dan Jones got off to a great start on the pike front this year whilst fishing a Welsh reservoir, and its clear to see why as he recently landed this lovely 30lb 8oz croc on a jerkbait. He told us “I was about halfway through the retrieve when the lure… Read more
Former Drennan Cup winner Alan Stagg has been in fine form this season and has just enjoyed a prolific few days on the River Thames, where he landed this plump 7lb 11oz chub . Fishing on three consecutive evenings, Alan landed two other chub of 6lb 5oz and 5lb 6oz,… Read more
Whilst the north of England isn’t famed in specimen angling circles for big barbel, the rivers of Yorkshire have produced some phenomenal fish in recent seasons, with this 15lb 7oz barbel one of the largest ever caught in the county. It was landed by Site Manager, Chris Carlyle from a… Read more
After a run of good perch from a big midlands stillwater last winter, Carl Hill was keen to return this year, and soon continued his fine form as he managed this 4lb 12oz fish on his first attempt. Having landed fish to 4lb 7oz last winter, the Leicester angler was… Read more
Apart from eels, I dont think any fish has quite captured my imagination more than the elusive thick-lipped mullet. There’s something so magical about them, whether it is their unusual feeding behaviours, their mysterious movements with the tides, or how they can completely ignore your hookbaits for hours on end… Read more
