Matthew Fernandez from Southampton managed to squeeze in a short two-hour session after work on the River Itchen and managed to land several roach to 1lb 4oz. Matthew traveled light, taking only a net, a pint of maggots, a pocket full of tackle and his 13ft Acolyte Ultra float rod… Read more
Category: Species
Huge Pike Brace For Steve Rowley
After a two week spell of freezing cold weather, E-Sox consultant Steve Rowley took advantage of a rise in temperature by bagging a superb brace of pike weighing 28lb 10oz and 27lb 12oz. Both fish fell to simple legered sardine dead baits with the first fish coming mid-morning and the… Read more
Chub On The Kennet
Stu Lennox has been having some great sport targeting chub on a local stretch of the River Kennet. The fish were all taken on bread flake, trotted down the swim under a 1 Swan Loafer with a size 10 Super Specialist hook tied to 0.17mm Supplex Fluorocarbon. “I fed a couple of balls… Read more
Chub In Tough Conditions
Windows of opportunity on the river have been small this winter with all of the rainfall we have received. But, when all else is virtually unfishable for, there’s always one species that will be more likely to feed, chub. Locate slacker water behind snags such as over hanging or sunken… Read more
Trio Of Stour Chub For Gaz
Every year Gaz Fareham’s attention switches over to running water and with just one species in mind, chub. Winters these days are almost exclusively reserved for the rivers for me. I love the diversity that the seasonal change and shift to flowing water brings. Plus, I spend so much of my… Read more
Russian Roach On The Feeder
Even with heavy snow to contend with, Sergey Kuzmin has been catching plenty of quality roach from his local river in Moscow. The fish pictured were all tempted on white maggots or bloodworm on a size 16 Team England Super Carbon Maggot hook to a fine 1.1lb (0.75mm) Supplex hooklength. Sergey was fishing… Read more