A three-week pre-baiting campaign paid off in fine style for Gardner-backed specimen angler Mike Lyddon with this dark 5lb 9oz eel. Targeting a large southern Stillwater, Mike selected an overgrown swim that he baited a swim in the corner of the lake with dead maggots and minced fish. He said:… Read more
A FIVE year pursuit in search of a double-figure tench finally came to an end for James Champkin in the form of this superb 10lb 11oz specimen. The Angling Trust Campaigns Officer slipped the net under 18 tench during his trip to a southern gravel pit – which also produced… Read more
Eel fanatic Tony Arbery has banked the biggest Anguilla of the season in the form of this remarkable 7lb 6oz specimen. The fish was part of a three-eel-haul and was taken during an evening session on a southern pit with his dad Len. Tony told Angling Times: “I was unsure… Read more
The Gardner-backed specimen ace targeted a large Southern Gravel Pit and found a 7ft-deep gravel hump in around 11ft of water at 20 yards out. The Gardner-backed specimen ace targeted a large Southern Gravel Pit and found a 7ft-deep gravel hump in around 11ft of water at 20 yards out…. Read more
Specimen tench fishing has shown no signs of slowing down this week after two 12lb-plus fish are reported to the Angling Times newsdesk. Angling Direct-backed Justin Grapes hooked into the larger of the two in the form of this 12lb 12oz beauty, taken during a four-day trip to Norfolk’s Bawburgh… Read more
Fonz Howard from Preston battled with a loch monster this week – eventually landing this personal best pike of 32lb 1oz. The large fish was caught from a Loch located in South West Scotland during bright and breezy conditions. Fonz told Angling Times: “It put up a tremendous fight slipping… Read more
