Travelling from his home in South Wales to a stillwater in the midlands paid off in style for Terry Theobald, who landed this 3lb 1oz roach on his second trip to the venue. On his first trip he’d had an excellent hit of fish, landing nine roach in total with… Read more
Catches over recent seasons suggest that crucian carp are well worth targeting early in spring, but they’re by no means a pushover. Long, biteless hours are a reality of targeting these delicate fish early in the year, however if there’s one man to crack a tricky water, it’s current record… Read more
The one that didn’t get away! Paul Bailey had been fishing his local Aire & Calder Canal and was guiding a lovely 2lb perch to the net when he noticed a much larger perch following it in. After seeing the substantially bigger fish, he couldn’t get the fish out of… Read more
Having spent hundreds of hours on the River Trent, it’s definitely paid off in style for Nottinghamshire angler, Ian Wilson, who’s just landed this 20lb 8oz zander – the fish of his dreams. It’s less than a pound off James Benfield’s 21lb 5oz British Record and fell to half a… Read more
Gary Newman is no stranger to big fish, with many big specimens to his name along with various trips abroad in search of some true monsters, however sometimes, places a little closer to home can throw up a few surprises as he found out towards the back end of the… Read more
Having smashed his barbel PB with a 16lb 14oz fish recently, Darren Clarke didn’t think his season could get any better until he landed this 17lb 10oz fish on a short session. He was fishing the Tidal Trent in cold conditions, with the moon shining so bright and high that… Read more
