WINCHESTER-based angler Aidan Bordiuk was left shaking with excitement when he netted this dream 1lb 1oz dace during a trip to a Hampshire chalk stream. After spotting a shoal of silverfish in clear water Aidan fed his chosen swim for half an hour to gain their confidence and received a… Read more
It wasn’t just chub that were up for a feed either as Dorset rod Alan Storey revealed when he banked a sublime 2lb 11oz 8dr roach. It wasn’t just chub that were up for a feed either as Dorset rod Alan Storey revealed when he banked a sublime 2lb 11oz… Read more
A 14-year quest for a giant Chew Reservoir pike finally ended for Ivan Newton with the capture of this immense 36lb 12oz predator. Fishing the famous Walley Bank with his grandson Josh, the 69-year-old had no idea he was about to battle the fish of his dreams when he legered… Read more
It wasn’t the only giant predator to be banked on a lure this week either as Richard Earl proved with the capture of a stunning 35lb pike. The 61-year-old made the 450-mile round-trip from his home in Bristol to the Norfolk Broads to spend two days angling for a monster… Read more
A two-hour fishing trip was all Graham Mann needed to bank one of the season’s largest zander in the shape of this 16lb 12oz beauty. Between 2pm and 4pm the Worcester-based angler and a friend lure-fished a stretch of their local River Severn but conditons were far from ideal, as… Read more
A Maggot hookbait dipped in a strawberry liquid proved too irresistible for this sublime 3lb 3oz roach for all-round angler Kevin Sanders. The 42-year-old from Cambridge was in the middle of packing away his kit when his rod signalled a take just as dusk fell. Kevin told Angling Times: “I… Read more
