This year I have qualified for the Riverfest final on the river Wye in Hereford and I wanted to get in some much-needed river fishing in the run-up to this great weekend. Travelling the three hours for one weekend match just didn’t seem the thing to do with this being… Read more
Despite a flat calm day and bright sunshine, the Islands Lake was in good form for the second leg of the Drennan Silverfish League. Last years winner, Kyle Hartley employed his worm and caster approach to good effect on peg 8 to win the match with an excellent mixed bag… Read more
A five-year campaign to catch one of the UK’s biggest pike finally ended in success for Chris Darke when he slipped the net under a 41lb 12oz specimen. The giant predator was taken on a free-lined, dead ide hookbait from renowned Northern pike fishing venue, Wykeham Lakes in North Yorkshire…. Read more
Not deterred by rumours that all the big barbel had been predated in the stretch, the London based angler Kenny Massey went on to land this impressive 15lb 9oz fish. Kenny visited a private stretch of the Oxfordshire waterway where he pre-baited several likely looking spots with broken boilies. After arriving… Read more
16lb 10oz River Trent zander sets new personal best for Craig Woodhouse. “This fish is quite literally the fish of my dreams and beats my old personal best zander of 14lb 4oz set over 12 years ago. I caught the largest of my two zander that trip just after 1… Read more
Luke Mayher caught this two impressive perch weighing 4lb 8oz and 2lb 8oz on live baits whilst fishing a gravel pit in Kent during his first trip of the season.