Alan recently landed 9 perch from the River Great Ouse with five over 2lb and the biggest tipping the scales at 4lb 3oz. “All the fish were taken trotting hair rigged lobworm, alongside an overhanging bush. My setup was a 14ft float rod coupled with a centre pin loaded with… Read more
The mammoth specimen was caught by lure fishing ace Gary Edmonds who boated it from Cambridgeshire predator hotspot, Grafham Water. The Angling Trust ambassador tempted the giant fish using a home-made fly named by Gary as ‘the Zander Lander’ due to its effectiveness at landing the sought after species. Fishing… Read more
Ten minutes was all that Neil Wayte needed to bank this huge 16lb 4oz barbel from the River Thames. The London-based specialist fished a small pva bag full of crushed MAD Baits Pandemic boilies and presented a dumbell of the same variety over the top. It was a fish that… Read more
Specialist angler, Simon Ashton recently visited one of the most famous weirs on the whole of the River Trent, here is his account of what turned out to be a very memorable session. Throughout the years there have been many reputable venues etched on my bucket list, a good few… Read more
The predator fishing potential of the River Trent has been highlighted this week with the capture of a monster 16lb 10oz zander. The huge specimen, which falls just ounces short of a venue record for the species, was banked by Lincoln based angler Shayne Kearns who tempted it using a… Read more
One of my favourite methods to target crucians has to be the ‘refined’ lift method, fished just down the marginal of the shelf. If the margin shelf is within a rod length out I will opt for a pole float and fish directly under the rod tip for accuracy. But… Read more