A few weeks ago I finally got round to barbel fishing the mighty river Trent for the first time ever with my good friend Adam Reed. We had a couple of days planned, but wanted to spend the daylight hours sussing out likely areas via the boat and concentrate on… Read more
“It gave one of the best fights I’ve had from a fish” One of the biggest pike in recent times has been landed by former teacher, Peter Wood, in the shape of this beautiful 38lb 15oz pike. The huge fish came from a club water in North Lincolnshire, on what… Read more
“It weeded me up initially, putting up a dogged fight before I finally slipped the net under it.” It’s been a cold start to spring, which has certainly set the tench fishing back a bit for most anglers. But they’ve started to wake up now, as 42-year-old carpenter, Chris Taylor,… Read more
“Talking to other anglers, hardly any tench were coming out, so I stayed away from the boilie and pellet approach that everyone else went for” After setting himself a target of a double figure tench this season, southern specialist angler Domenic Turner achieved his target from a Hertfordshire stillwater when… Read more
“It’s an ancient old thing that comes out a few times each season, and is the only one in the lake.“ Keeping an eye on the water and scaled down tactics certaintley proved pivotal for Richard Eyles as he banked this immense 18lb 12oz bream. He told us “The… Read more
“17 double-figure bream and a handful of ‘nines” Fancying a session for a few decent bream, former Drennan Cup winner, Tony Gibson, visited a Cambridgeshire gravel pit where he’d heard rumours of some good bream being landed by carp anglers. After taking his time to find a spot in… Read more