Lobworms have accounted for the capture of a huge brace of perch with a combined weight of 8lb 7oz. The fish-of-a-life-time was caught by Matt Wood when he fished a session at a lake in the Cotswolds. His biggest perch topped the scales at 4lb 6oz with the other at… Read more
Heavy duty icebreakers were required for the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League which was held on Tripp Lake on Saturday. Due to the time needed to clear the swims, the match duration was reduced. Added to this, air temperatures never climbed much above zero, causing the surface water… Read more
Perseverance paid off on the River Thurne for Reggie Blake with this super 33lb 4oz pike. The specimen came during a night session on the Norfolk venue, after 10 previous blank trips, to a joey mackerel bait. He used a free-running lead rig, two treble hooks and an 18ins long… Read more
A lure bough from e-bay was the key to the capture of this huge 5lb perch. Michael Eagles was retrieving the 5-inch red and black soft plastic lure, that he purchased from the popular online auction site, through his swim on a gravel pit in the south of the UK… Read more
Fishing to hand with long whips really has come to the forefront over the last couple of years and is a very effective and busy form of fishing. Places like the River Severn at Shrewsbury, the River Wye at Hereford, River Don near Doncaster and River Thames near Oxford have… Read more
The latest Drennan Silverfish League round was fished on a very chilly Tripp Lake this weekend. None of the anglers were too surprised to find the lake frozen over on arrival after overnight temperatures had fallen to minus 3 degrees centigrade. So a quick work out with the icebreakers was… Read more
