Ian McDonald’s first eel fishing session of the season produced his biggest-ever fish caught by design weighing 5lb 6oz. After hearing stories of anglers being ‘smashed up’ by big eels at a club lake in the South of the UK, the Kent-based all-rounder took some fish heads out of his… Read more
This record-shaking 4lb 7oz crucian topped an incredible catch of the species. Nigel Kennard fished a lake in Surrey over eight days and he landed no less than four crucians over 4lb, 21 over the 3lb mark and six 2lb plus fish. The biggest crucian he caught falls just 3oz short… Read more
Floatfished lobworms just one-rod length from the bank accounted for the capture of this brace of monster perch. The impressive specimens topped the scales at 4lb 11oz and 3lb 15oz and were banked by experienced specialist Jamie Stanley. Fishing a southern Stillwater, the Poole-based perch fishing fanatic spotted the big… Read more
Matthew Fernandez managed to land two 4lb 2oz crucians and a third just under at 3lb 10oz during a 48-hour session on a southern venue. Matthew managed to drop into a favored swim, despite the lake being very busy with other anglers. Opting to fish at a range of 25 yards he… Read more
Biggest eel of the season so far weighing in at an impressive 7lb 11oz. The huge fish, which measured over four feet in length, was banked by Gary Truelove after he heard rumours that a stillwater near Southampton had produced specimens to 8lb in the past. It’s venue that’s known… Read more
Simple maggot feeder tactics were behind the capture of an incredible haul of huge perch that was topped by a brace of fish weighing 5lb 2oz and 5lb 1oz. Dan Gale admitted it’s a catch that’s ‘still just sinking in’ when the Southampton-based specialist reflected on the session which saw… Read more
