Just a few weeks after landing a 23lb barbel – the biggest ever reported on British shores, Nathan Buckingham returned to the Lea and landed this fish of 20lb 1oz, plus another of 15lb! He started the day in the same swim he caught the record from, and, after casting… Read more
After catching only a small jack pike on first of a two-day session to the iconic Chew Valley Lake during a session late Feburary, Daniel Horton wasn’t feeling overly positive when tackling up the following morning. After catching only a small jack pike on first of a two-day session to… Read more
Gary Newland headed to the inform River Lea’s Kings Weir for a trotting session towards the end of the season and upon arrival, he found that he was the only angler there. Gary settled in a swim in the weir pool that he’s fancied for a while, It’s a spot… Read more
This season, two-times Drennan Cup winer Simon Daley has been on a bit of a big-barbel mission. Having landed huge fish from the Lea, Hampshire Avon and Itchen, he decided to try for them on a stretch of the Dorset Stour at the end of the season. With the river… Read more
They say that big lures produce big pike, but Marc Wilson proved that small patterns can sometimes tempt them when he landed this 38lb 9oz specimen from a large Irish Lough. After a 6am start, his day started poorly when he found that the battery of his boat’s engine was… Read more
Over the last decade, James Chapkin has fished for perch on the River Lea, with this recent 4lb 12oz specimen the highlight. It’s James’ PB and was caught during a short morning session towards the end of the season in which he fished lobworms on quivertip tackle and fed broken… Read more
