Mark Humphries made it six zander over 15lb from the River Severn when he netted a 16lb 2oz specimen while fishing on the waterway near Worcester. The experienced predator angler tempted the giant fish, his fifth double of the season using a two-inch roach deadbait fished on a size 8… Read more
John Keeley showed why the tidal River Trent continues to be a worthy venue for huge predators when he slipped the net under a 16lb 3oz specimen. Targeting an area away from the crowds, the Wakefield angler waited for almost seven hours before he got the take he was after… Read more
Canal predators don’t come much bigger than this 16lb giant zander caught by Jacob Wise. The 38-year-old, electronics engineer, caught the monster specimen from the South-West’s Gloucester Sharpness Canal where he tempted it using a sprat deadbait fished on a scaled down wire trace mounted on a simple running leger… Read more
Another trout and it would have been a record” those are the words of pike angler Peter Coxhead following the capture of a record shaking 44lb specimen. This huge predator was boated at the end of a three-day session on renowned pike fishing water Chew Valley Reservoir. The Portsmouth-based angler… Read more
With the prospect of a bitterly cold day facing the competitors in the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League, the match was pegged with comfort in mind so that most of the anglers were sheltered from the wind. Luke Harrison drew peg 43, which was one of the more exposed… Read more
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
