The River Lea continues to deliver on the big-fish front, after Paul Coopley slipped the net under this specimen of 18lb 2oz. He was fishing at King’s Weir as part of the Christophe Pelhate memorial weekend, when he headed to peg 4 on the house bank. After locating a patch… Read more
Hot on the heels of landing a rudd of 3lb exactly, Andy Waters had another session on the Fens and went one better, landing this fish of 3lb 3oz. Strong winds made trotting a float challenging, but when he saw a large swirl as one of his free offerings of… Read more
Of all the freshwater fish in Britain, arguably the most synonymous with winter fishing is the grayling. But Daniel Bouskila proved that they can be caught to impressive sizes in summer too, after he landed this fish of 3lb exactly. It was taken from a weedy stretch of a chalk… Read more
ORecently, Ian Petch has been going through treatment following a previously unrelated illness, and had lost his mojo to go fishing. But, with a break in the treatment, he decided to go for a 24-hour eel session on a water where he’s had success with the species in the past…. Read more
Early in the season, Roger Mellon located a shoal of big roach on a stretch of the Thames and caught fish to 2lb 3oz on maggots and small pellets. But in between those larger fish, he was also landing much smaller ones. So to single out the larger residents, he… Read more
Having the patience to feed your target fish, allowing them to lose their natural caution and feed confidently, can swing the odds of capture massively in your favour, as Paul Brooks proved with this gorgeous 3lb 1oz rudd. He’d located a group of good fish on a Fenland river and… Read more
