Lure fishing tactics paid off in spectacular style for Martyn Welch, who nailed this stunning 4lb 4oz perch from the River Trent. Martyn was using a Z-Man TRD plastic lure when the big perch hit: “I cast to the opposite side of the river and the perch nailed the lure… Read more
A Colossal roach that’s believed to be a River Trent record has been banked in the shape of this 3lb 4oz beauty. The incredibly rare redfin fell to the rod of Newark-based specimen hunter Alfie Naylor who’s been targeting the waterway’s shoals of roach over the last month. The 36-year-old… Read more
The final catch in the list was expertly taken by fly angler Trevor Stroud who managed to tempt this stunning 3lb 15oz 8dr grayling on a green nymph. Targeting a shallow Wessex river, the 55-year-old from Dorchester described the moment his new personal best grayling nailed his fly: “I was… Read more
Big tench weren’t the only species to get on the feed this week either as Richard Wilby proved with this sublime 6lb 9oz eel. The CC Moore and Fox-backed specimen ace fished a single night on a small Norfolk water which he knew had history for producing big snigs. “It… Read more
Two-time Drennan Cup champion Dai Gribble has accumulated the greatest tench haul of the season with eight fish for nearly 80lb – topped by an 11lb 2oz specimen. The Korum-backed ace banked tench of 9lb 6oz, 9lb 8oz, 9lb 10oz and three 9lb 13oz fish, not to mention doubles of… Read more
The River Trent chub record has been rocked with the capture of the biggest example of the species reported this season at a colossal summer weight of 8lb 2oz The remarkable specimen in question fell to Vortex Baits backed Jay Elliott who was amidst a short four hour session on… Read more
