Jack Pells managed to get a few hours fishing after work one evening to have a session on the river targeting chub. “With all the cold weather of late, I decided to go for the ever-faithful winter chub. Only five minutes in, I received three little taps. The rod arched over… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Mark’s Pike Season Gets Off To A Great Start
Midlands angler Mark Simmonds has got his pike fishing season off to a great start, landing a string of predators to over 20lb. Targetting Midlands gravel pit, my first two sessions produced five pike including fish of 14lb 14oz, 19lb 10oz (pictured above) and the season’s best so far at 21lb… Read more
Dan Gale Lands Big Pike On Super 7 Pike Wire
Southampton based Dan Gale has caught this impressive 24lb 4oz pike on a short after work session from a local water. The fish took a legered scad deadbait presented on a simple running rig with a trace made of 28lb E-Sox Super 7 Pike Wire and size 6 E-Sox Extra Strong… Read more
Tony Gee’s Winning Catch
This impressive match winning net of roach weighing 16lb 7oz was taken by tackle shop owner, Tony Gee, on the River Thame at Wheatley. He caught the fine net of silvers on the stick float with maggot and caster, using 3lb Supplex main line and 2lb 8oz hooklink with Carbon Match hooks in sizes 16… Read more
Trio Of 3lb Perch On Series 7 Avon Quiver
Stephen Stones is not only the IYCF magazine editor, but an expert specimen angler in his own right, as his latest perch captures prove. He recently made a long trip to the River Lea with a couple of mates, in the hope of landing a few big perch and managed a superb brace going… Read more
Peter Marshall Targets His First Grayling
Having never targeted grayling before, Peter Marshall decided to have a day out of the shop and do a spot of grayling fishing on the famous lower Itchen fishery. He used his old Drennan Team England Carp Waggler rod teamed with a Young’s Purist centrepin, 4lb Supplex line, a 5BB Wire Avon float… Read more