Pellets and boilies rule the roost for most barbel anglers these days, but there’s still a place for the humble maggot, as Mark Saul proved with this 19lb 6oz specimen. It was caught from King’s Weir fishery on the River Lea on a mag-aligner rig, with three red grubs on… Read more
Steve Fenton has enjoyed a blistering end to the river season on the Lee He’s had a string of quality chub, with fish of 6lb 15oz, 6lb 6oz and 6lb 1oz before finally slipping the net under a PB for the venue in the shape of this 7lb 13oz specimen…. Read more
It’s a trip I’ll not forget, spending time in that landscape with such a good pal is enough reward, but catching so many unbelievable fish, well it’s what dreams are made of! Some anglers may dread a 16 hour round trip to a venue but for Richie Martin, it was… Read more
Durham based angler Simon Ashton finished off his season in style, with this personal best grayling of 3lb 2oz, plus a handful of two-pounders, on his birthday! He arrived at a Scottish river on a frosty morning. Moonlight illuminated the fields. The river was up a good foot, and Simon… Read more
With his local rivers out of sorts due to the continuous flooding, Paul Scowen opted to head over to a reservoir, where perch were his target. After locating what he describes as ‘the motherload’ of big perch stacked up on the top edge of a depression, he set about catching… Read more
“The form of Somerset’s Chew Valley Lake has been no secret this year, with anglers travelling from far and wide hoping to catch one of the venue’s huge pike. Hertfordshire angler James Crosby was one of the lucky anglers to get in on the action at the end of the… Read more
