Whilst fishing a gin-clear midlands stillwater with his brother, Phil Rust spotted a decent fish over a clear spot, which he initially assumed to be a small carp. However, on closer inspection, he realised it was a colossal perch! Rushing back to the bank, he quickly set up a rig… Read more
After two weeks away fishing whilst on paternity leave, Dave Robinson made a late-night dash for the barbel rods and headed to King’s Weir on the River Lea, where he was rewarded with one of the stretch’s giants. Fishing a 12mm fishmeal boilie on a long fluorocarbon hooklink below a… Read more
Linear Fisheries Official head bailiff Ian Roper has certain kicked off his winter fishing in style as he banked this stunning 5lb 1oz from a southern stillwater. Using a Supplex Fluorocarbon leader, Ian presented a small rubber on a dropshot which obviously was too much for this perch to resist.Well… Read more
David Marris visited the lower Severn for a late afternoon session recently and wasn’t left disappointed as he banked this lovely 2lb 10oz roach! He told us “The plan was to start on the maggot feeder then target barbel on the same line for the last hour of the day…. Read more
This season has already been a memorable one for big dace captures, but the biggest yet has just been landed after Matt Adams banked this fish of 1lb 3oz. He was fishing the Dorset Stour on a spot he knew had form for the species, as well as big roach…. Read more
Perch anglers are set for another memorable winter on England’s reservoirs if recent catches are anything to go by, with a pile of huge fish reported over the past few weeks. The biggest of the lot though – by some distance – is this magnificent fish of 5lb 4oz, caught… Read more
