“I struck in disbelief and thought I’d hooked into a barbel as this fish was incredibly heavy and powered towards my near bank..” Matt Hayes can normally be found targeting carp on the River Lea but due to covid laws, this has prevented him from night fishing so he decided… Read more

Persistence paid off for Steve Fenton when he landed this 7lb 6oz chub after drawing a blank previously. Steve told us “I had been fishing on the Lea Navigation but had failed to get any bites so changed over the fish the relief channel and was rewarded with this 7lb… Read more

“After weeks of chasing shadows, I looked down into the net a realised that this fish was different class!” Persistence certainly paid off for Richie Martin when he banked this new personal best 7lb 6oz chub! Richie explains “I honestly feel for my mates John, Ozzy and Stoner having had… Read more

“it woke up and I had to use every ounce on knowledge of the peg to try not to lose it in any snags..” With no match fishing allowed during the recent lockdown R.P.A match secretary Nathan Proctor took advantage of not having to organise local matches and instead, changed… Read more

After weighing the fish I realised that I had totally smashed by PB by over a pound 51 year old specimen angler Paul Faint from Waltham Abbey recently achieved his target of a new pb from the River Thames with this 8lb 8oz beauty.Paul explains “It was just before dusk… Read more

Stour success for Nigel! Stour success for Nigel! After recently landing himself a new pb barbel from the Hampshire Avon, Nigel Kennard decided to switch his attention to the Dorset Stour in search of chub. Nigel told us “I had been baiting up 3 stretches for a few weeks and… Read more