“Once it went in the net it really thrashed..” South Yorkshire angler Joshua Dorka enjoyed some fantastic rudd fishing at the start of the season, landing this lovely 3lb 3oz a specimen and another weighing in at 3lb from a syndicate water. Fishing a helicopter setup with three dead… Read more
Category: Specialist Anglers
Daniel Dale 31lb 4oz Pike
“I saw this massive pike follow it in and take the bait!..” Daniel Dale finished off the pike season in style when he banked this 31lb 4oz specimen which obliterated his personal best! Targeting a local stillwater, Daniel had been fishing two dead bait rods all day without any… Read more
Keith Humphreys 18lb 5oz Barbel
“The fish just kept taking line and took 10 minutes to land..” The long standing barbel record at the famous Throop fishery on the Dorset Stour was beaten in the final days of the season, with this 16lb 5oz fish by local angler, Keith Humphreys. He told us “After feeding… Read more
Mick Trillow 4lb 12oz Perch
This winter had been tricky for most anglers wanting to fish the rivers. High water levels and coloured water meant fishing was difficult all round, especially for lure anglers like Mick Trillow. Thankfully towards the back end of the season, levels dropped, and he enjoyed some phenomenal sport, with this… Read more
Daniel Stables 18lb 6oz Barbel
Lifelong carp angler Daniel Stables fancied a new challenge this year, and succeeded in catching his target barbel, landing this 18lb 6oz fish three times in a week. He told us “With dreadful weather, I was held up in my mission, however when I finally got onto the banks in… Read more
Pete Cranstoun 7lb 10oz and 7lb 15oz Chub
It took just 2 bites after first light for Pete Cranstoun to produce this lovely brace of chub weighing in at 7lb 10oz and 7lb 15oz. He told us “I was fishing upstream to a prebaited spot behind a fallen tree on a southern river using using link-legered caster hookbaits,… Read more