“A screaming take and an epic battle with the fish over shallow water” Whilst the Dorset Stour is currently best known for its immense chub, local angler Paul Potter managed this belting barbel from the famous Throop fishery, weighing in at exactly 16lb. Fishing a 13mm boilie of his own… Read more
“It didn’t seem that big until it neared the boat where it woke up and started taking some serious line” Belfast angler Frank Donnan underlined the stunning predator potential of Northern Ireland’s stillwaters recently by banking a stunning brace of pike scaling 35lb and 31lb. Both fish came within a… Read more
Noticing a big pressure drop, he felt he was in with the chance of a big chub! Chub are well known to feed in bad conditions as Hampshire Adam Bassimeh found on a trip to the Upper Thames, where he managed this 7lb 10oz fish in 40mph winds and heavy… Read more
Big still waters can certainly throw up some fantastic perch fishing at this time of year, as all-rounder Karl Bird discovered on a trip to Huntingdon’s Grafham Water.. He landed five perch, the biggest this 4lb 8oz fish, which he backed up with fish of 4lb 6oz, 4lb 5oz, plus… Read more
Kent based specialist angler Daniel Woolcott has been targeting roach lately and managed this.. ..cracking 3lb 1oz gravel pit fish. Dan opted to fish 50 yards out and as soon as he struck, he knew right away it was a big roach, with the fish giving him a nervy battle… Read more
After searching the wilds of Wales all the way to urban hotspots, it was a southern chalk stream near his work that produced this 3lb 1oz grayling for Berkshire angler, Adam Jones.. With a small window of opportunity after a meeting, the weather looked ideal for a session. Grabbing his… Read more
