A colossal 19lb 11oz barbel has topped another fantastic week for the species which saw dozens of specimens banked from multiple rivers across the country. The record-threatening fish fell to Essex-based angler Paul Faint which took a liking to a pair of hair-rigged 10mm pellets fished on an undisclosed stretch… Read more
This year’s Ben Randall Memorial match held at Meadowlands saw a great turn out and saw many anglers catch plenty of fish, despite the conditions. Paul Newell won the match with a weight of 33lb which consisted of bream and a couple of large roach. He started the match at… Read more
A brace of four-pound crucian carp have topped another superb week for the species – which also saw numerous fish over the 3lb barrier banked. The largest fell to Mike Lyddon in the form of a 4lb 1oz specimen which was closely followed by another crucian weighing exactly four pounds…. Read more
A huge piece of bread flake was the key in the next roach capture – a chunky 2lb 10oz roach for specimen hunter, Simon Daley. The 42-year-old roofer trotted the enticing bait along a far bank crease on a stretch of the Hampshire Avon and received a positive bite just… Read more
The biggest reported pike of the season accolade has just been claimed with the capture of this 39lb 3oz beauty. It was scooped-up by 46-year-old predator fanatic Paul Slade during a two-day, bank-fishing pursuit on Bristol’s Chew Valley Reservoir, and is the largest recorded pike from the venue since it’s… Read more
A paste-wrapped Sticky Krill dumbbell boilie has helped Alex Warren put this chunky 7lb 4oz chub in the back of the net. The West Sussex-based angler targeted the prolific Throop Fishery on the Dorset Stour to claim the fine chevin, which beat his personal best by exactly 2lb. He told… Read more
