Manchester-based Andy Cheetham was the first angler to get on the score sheet when he banked a brace of stunners from a Midlands river – weighing 4lb 7oz and 5lb 3oz respectively. The Perchfishers press officer has been in fine form over the last two weeks and has achieved two… Read more
The larger of the two reported fish weighed 31lb 6oz and fell to Herefordshire-based pike ace Nick Goode. Targeting a deep stretch of the waterway, Nick float-legered a herring deadbait and didn’t have to wait long before the vibrant orange tip sunk below the surface. “It wasn’t a new PB… Read more
A switch of swims during a recent trip to a middle stretch of the River Wye helped James Wainwright put the next monster pike in the back of the net. It weighed 30lb 4oz and fell to a paternostered eel deadbait cast into a snaggy area in the river. The 34-year-old… Read more
Arriving at the river for an evening session it took James only two casts before he hooked the giant fish, Arriving at the river for an evening session it took James only two casts before he hooked the giant fish, which is believed to be one of the biggest ever… Read more
The decision to switch target species midway through a day on the bank paid off handsomely for Jamie Cartwright when he slipped his net under this superb 5lb 2oz perch. The 41-year-old began his session on a stretch of the Great Ouse targeting roach with trotted breadflake tactics, but after… Read more
Toney Mayhew also got in on the barbel action, landing a slightly smaller Trent fish of 16lb 7oz. After making the drive from Manchester to Newark, Tony cast a feeder filled with an unusual mix of white crumb, hemp, micro pellets, peanut butter, tuna and molasses to tempt the fish…. Read more
