Neil Wayte got agonisingly close to his angling holy grail of catching an 8lb chub with this clonking 7lb 12oz Thames fish. The fish was the last bite of a night that saw Neil catch 5 chub in total from a spot in the middle of the river. Neil told… Read more
The 15th night of a campaign on a water in the Colne Valley gave Dave Harman the fish he was after – a specimen eel of 5lb 8oz. Dave told Angling Times: “The water is barely fished, so knowing eels thrive on neglect I acquired membership in the hope it… Read more
Leading the way was Norfolk-based all-rounder Phil Spinks, who finally bagged his first Fenland ‘three’ after countless near misses in recent weeks. Phil told Angling Times: “Over the past few weeks I’ve banked 24 rudd over 2lb, including fish weighing 2lb 13oz, 2lb 14oz and 2lb 15oz. One evening session… Read more
A lake that has no major history for producing big eels has just thrown up this 5lb 3oz monster for Darren Clarke. The all-rounder decided to target the snake-like species on his Lincolnshire syndicate water after weather conditions scuppered his plans to target other fish. He told Angling Times: “The… Read more
Specimen perch-hunter Ken Brown used livebaits to good effect on a Hertfordshire water to tempt this 4lb 7oz beauty to the net. After noticing a number of perch and pike chasing fry in front of him the 56-year-old cast out a small roach in hope of a bite – of… Read more
After a 17-year-wait tench fanatic, Dave Harman finally managed to beat his personal best with the capture of this sublime 11lb 10oz specimen. The 51-year-old banked one of the biggest tench of the season on the second evening of a three-day pursuit in search of big tincas on his local… Read more
