I thought my predator season was over but when we went to visit the in-laws down south for Mother’s Day I thought there was the chance to sneak one more trip in.. Hiding some short 6ft rods in amongst the luggage, dog crate and presents, meant I was able to… Read more
Most the big pike we’re sent these days are caught from trout waters, but there are still some beasts living in lesser-known waterways, such as this 39lb 5oz leviathan landed from a scenic Scottish Loch. It was landed by Michael Lawlor on a session in which he spent a few… Read more
Grafham Water is arguably the UK’s most in-form perch venue. There can be few better places to head for a PB, as Romain Herath found when he banked this 4lb 12oz specimen. It was the Leicestershire angler’s time on the water, and he arrived keen to beat his previous PB… Read more
A trip to a Dorset chalk stream was, despite high water levels, a success for Mark Meth-Cohn, who tempted this grayling of 3lb exactly. He headed for a swim he knows can hold fish in such conditions, where there’s deeper water along the far bank. Due to difficultly with his… Read more
Two years ago, Leigh Holman landed a 2lb 14oz roach from his local club water, from which stemmed a thought that there could be something a little bit special hiding in the venue’s depths.. Since then, he’s been figuring out how to single-out the larger roach. Having being pestered by… Read more
Back in 1984/85 season, Greg Buxton was crowned the first-ever winner of the prestigious Drennan Cup with a 14lb 1oz barbel. The following year, he finished runner-up with a 12lb 14oz barbel and a 7lb 1oz chub before giving up coarse fishing entirely, having caught fish beyond his wildest dreams…. Read more
