Big tench weren’t the only species to get on the feed this week either as Richard Wilby proved with this sublime 6lb 9oz eel. The CC Moore and Fox-backed specimen ace fished a single night on a small Norfolk water which he knew had history for producing big snigs. “It… Read more
Two-time Drennan Cup champion Dai Gribble has accumulated the greatest tench haul of the season with eight fish for nearly 80lb – topped by an 11lb 2oz specimen. The Korum-backed ace banked tench of 9lb 6oz, 9lb 8oz, 9lb 10oz and three 9lb 13oz fish, not to mention doubles of… Read more
The River Trent chub record has been rocked with the capture of the biggest example of the species reported this season at a colossal summer weight of 8lb 2oz The remarkable specimen in question fell to Vortex Baits backed Jay Elliott who was amidst a short four hour session on… Read more
The biggest eel of the season has been banked from a Lea Valley Pit in the form of an 8lb 4oz monster. It was landed by Cheshunt-based specimen hunter Kim George Whiley during a tench-fishing session and completely obliterated his previous personal best of 6lb 8oz. He told Angling Times:… Read more
Carpfeed Editor Stephen Stones utilised floating maggots during a recent trip to a Fenland Pit to land this immaculate 3lb specimen. Stephen soaked his grubs in water before nicking them onto a size 14 hook complete with a piece of hair-rigged foam. Completing his rig was a Korum maggot feeder… Read more
An overnight session on the River Trent near Newark has produced the biggest reported barbel of the season in the form a 16lb 6oz beauty. It fell to local angler Tony Stockdale who’d had a bad start to his session which took a U-turn at around 11:30pm – as he… Read more
