Following on from his epic 33lb pike, James Champkin has continued his run of big-fish form this season with this 17lb 14oz River Lea barbel. The Milton Keynes rod was on the river as it dropped after recent floods, with it still carrying extra water and colour. He targeted a… Read more
Dan Woolcott certainly went the distance on a recent outing in search of some mighty grayling, but was rewarded in style when he banked a new personal best, in the shape of this stunning 3lb beauty. Covering 450 miles during the 9 hour drive, Dan went on to spend 3… Read more
The River Thames is widely regarded as one of the finest rivers for specimen fish in the country, and whilst its barbel, chub and perch generally steal the headlines, Gareth James has highlighted the waterways’ pike potential with this 31lb 8oz beast. He was fishing in overcast conditions, and, having… Read more
Features beneath the surface can be key areas to target when specimen fishing, as Adam Jones proved with this 4lb 14oz 8dr perch, caught over a mussel bed. He’d found the attractive feature along a mooring in some slack water, and in an hour’s fishing landed some cracking perch with… Read more
Since he started pike fishing in his teenage years, James Chamkin has always dreamed of catching a pike weighing more than 30lb and he has smashed that target in spectacular style with this 33lb 2oz fish. The Milton Keynes specimen hunter was fishing a Midlands reservoir and had the fish… Read more
In an time where bolt-rigs and boilies are one of the more common tactics to use whilst targeting big chub, it’s nice to see that traditional tactics can still outwit the largest of fish, as Hertfordshire angler Roy Jones proved with this 8lb chub. He was fishing the River Thames,… Read more
