Most specimen tench are caught on feeder tactics, but in the right scenario, the float can still produce the very largest of fish, as Chris Netto found when he landed this 12lb 11oz tinca on the waggler! The Tenchfishers member had volunteered as a steward at the group’s National Tench… Read more
Would you be allowed to go fishing on your wedding anniversary? Andy Pulley felt he was lucky to be on the bank during his but was rewarded with this superb 12lb 3oz tench. It was caught from a large southern stillwater where the High Wycombe angler was initially fishing three… Read more
Having caught fish all over the world on the fly, Alan Ferguson started targeting pike on the tactic around two years ago.. ..with his efforts recently culminating in this 38lb fish. It was caught from Blagdon Lake near Bristol, where they recently opened for eight days of pike fishing for… Read more
Gary Knowles has been fishing a pool in Shropshire for few years now in search of crucians and had some great results, but it will take some going to top this stunning 4lb 1oz specimen. He told us “Generally, I target the same areas, but on a recent trip, I… Read more
The last thing any angler wants to do on a tricky venue is lose a fish, but after doing so on a recent session, Adam Riches put things right a few days later with this 18lb 8oz bream – his new PB. He was fishing a large midlands water where,… Read more
During the National Tench Championships, hosted by the Tenchfishers on Oxlease Lake of Oxfordshire’s Linear fisheries, Mike Simpson not only won the event outright, but landed a superb PB in the shape of this 10lb 15oz fish, and what a photo to match! Mike told us “I went into Sunday… Read more
