“It was the most hectic fishing I’ve ever experienced and at times I struggled to keep a single rod in the water. Total carnage!” James Champkin took a catch which will certainly be remembered for a very long time when he banked a staggering 11 rudd haul, topped by this… Read more
“A 30 minute spell resulted in two monster eels“ A mad 30 minute spell resulted in two monster eels for Gavin Barrett, who landed the fish when a low-pressure front rolled in just after dark. Targeting the base of a vertical marginal slope, where the water drops from five to thirteen… Read more
“I had an amazing session, and conditions were fantastic“ Despite finding his club water very busy, Sussex-based Matthew Wright got amongst the crucians and enjoyed a red-letter day, landing several specimens topped off by this 4lb 2oz beauty. Settling in a swim he’d never fished before, Matthew set his… Read more
” The tell-tale head shakes and characteristic kiting confirmed it was the one I was after.” There’s been quite a few big rudd caught already this season and southern-specialist angler, Dan Woolcott, got in on the action with this 3lb 7oz beast. Targeting a northern venue a long way… Read more
“I was stunned, The fish looked huge, and turned out to be the new British Record crucian” New British Record crucian, weighing a staggering 4lb 14oz set the angling world alight earlier this season, after being landed by southern specialist angler, Julian Barnes. It tops a crazy few years for… Read more
“Fishing in bitter conditions, with freezing nights, flurries of snow and an icy wind resulted in this immense rudd” A five-year campaign on a large, low-stock northern stillwater has culminated in fine style for specimen angler James Champkin, with the capture of this immense 3lb 9oz rudd. Fishing in bitter conditions,… Read more
