South Wales specimen hunter and writer Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald has been back on the banks of the River Test in search of a 2lb grayling. With the conditions turning cold and with water clarity improving, Theo turned his attention to these majestic river species with great success. “I had a cracking session with… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
A Red Letter Day At Blickling Hall
Michael Woods has recently had a great winter feeder session at Blickling Estate Lake in Norfolk with some quality bream putting in an appearance. “It felt like a bit of a red letter day if I’m honest. We felt that some natural water fishing would be in order. However, with the cold… Read more
A Stunning Trout Lake Pike
Durham-based all-rounder Simon Ashton has sent us this beautiful photograph of a double-figure pike from a Lincolnshire trout water. The fish was taken towards the end of the day on a tiny joey mackerel, just as the sun was dipping below the horizon. The successful rig consisted of a large Pike Bob with a… Read more
River 20 On E-Sox Tackle
Steve Crowe from Norwich is having a great pike season after landing yet another specimen from a Norfolk river during an early morning session. The pike pictured above is a low 20lb fish, caught on a float-fished roach. His setup consisted of E-Sox Piker Braided Reel Line with a Piker float and… Read more
Midweek Win For Marlow
Roger Marlow braved the conditions to win the latest midweek open contest at Leicestershire’s Lakeview Fishery with an impressive 72lb bag of carp and F1s. The England Veteran and Drennan Leicester team man caught all of his fish on red maggot at six and 11 metres. A fine 0.08mm Double Strength hooklength matched to a size… Read more
Wide Gape Hook Helps Land 6lb Chub
Cambridge-based all-rounder Mark Simmonds was finally rewarded with a big chub from the River Great Ouse. After landing numerous smaller fish on previous sessions, Mark was pleased to finally land his quarry in less than ideal conditions. Mark explains how the session unfolded: “With recent rainfall the Great Ouse was in… Read more