Having found the River Test in perfect fettle ahead of a grayling trip, Richie Martin knew there would be ‘no room for excuses’ if he failed to catch. Come the end of the day, he certainly didn’t need any after landing this fish of 3lb 5oz plus another of 2lb… Read more
When most anglers catch their first pike, it’s generally a small ‘jack’, but when Dave Owen landed his first esox, it took the form of this 30lb 7oz beast! He was fishing Trawsfynydd Lake – a large water in Snowdonia, North Wales – that’s known to hold some large predators…. Read more
Yet another colossal barbel has been landed from the River Lea, this time by Mark Saul who slipped the net under a specimen of 19lb 10oz. Fishing one of the day ticket pegs at Kings Weir, Mark introduced two pints of hemp and half a pint of maggots with the… Read more
It’s been a slow winter for chub anglers so far, with our mixed conditions making things tricky on many rivers. However, Steve Fenton managed to get out on the Lee Navigation lately – a canalised stretch of the River Lea – and landed this specimen of 7lb 12oz. The fish… Read more
This season, two-time Drennan Cup winner Simon Daley set out to catch a truly big barbel from three different rivers and has just completed the challenge in style with this 16lb 9oz fish. Having already landed fish of 18lb 11oz from the Hampshire Avon and 17lb 9oz from the River… Read more
Although reservoirs have produced the largest perch in the UK this season, for Adam Jones, the pursuit of a large river fish is the ultimate goal. On a recent session to the Thames, he caught just such a fish when he slipped the net under this specimen of 4lb 8oz…. Read more
