This 2lb 14oz roach was the biggest of a brace of fish banked by specimen all-rounder Alan Rio. His other roach weighed 2lb 1oz and fell to a critically-balanced Sticky Baits Manilla boilie fished with a groundbait feeder rig. It was taken his local Surrey lake, which is a venue… Read more
The famous Royalty Fishery on the Hampshire Avon delivered the goods to Kenneth Thompson when he banked this superb 7lb 14oz chub. Kenneth feeder fished maggots on a size 16 hook and backed the giant chub up with another impressive chub that topped the scales at 6lb 12oz.
Another incredible week for barbel has seen an 18lb 1oz fish that topping a list of huge specimens banked from rivers across the UK. Colin Douglas made the drive down from the Scottish borders to fish the prolific River Trent worthwhile when he banked his first-ever double figure barbel in… Read more
John Horsey landed this impressive specimen pike weighing 32lb 8oz from Blagdon on the recent pike fly fishing trails.
Bob Hornegold proved why there couldn’t be a better time to catch a huge perch when he banked the biggest river specimen of the season. The mint-conditioned fish weighed 4lb 11 oz and topped an impressive list of fish also caught in another prolific week for the species. He described… Read more
This is the biggest barbel of the season topping the scales at 18lb 14oz. It sets a new personal best for Vortex Bait-backed Craig Lander and was caught from a middle section of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. The 27-year-old from Kirkby-in-Ashfield began his four-hour evening session at 7:30 pm… Read more
