Bright sunshine and low temperatures are far from ideal conditions for specimen fishing, but Adam Perna recently showed that, no matter the weather, there’s always a chance of a result with this perch of 4lb 15oz. Fishing a large Midlands reservoir on a dazzling yet perishing day, Adam used dropshot… 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

On a recent trip to the lower Thames, Sam Taylor and his friend Adam targeted perch with lures. They had caught little of size, but when they found a large shoal of small ‘wasps’, they decided to slowly work the lures around them in the hope that there may be… Read more

After an unsuccessful last few winters fishing rivers, George Shorten turned his attention to a large reservoir, home to huge perch. Having agreed a date to visit with a friend, their arrival coincided with overcast conditions and south westerly winds, although levels remained low after our dry summer. The day… Read more

It’s been a memorable autumn already for Britain’s perch anglers, and whilst most of the fish reported have been caught from reservoirs, one man has enjoyed superb running water action. Over the last few weeks, Wayne Edwards experienced a remarkable run of perch catches on the River Lea, capped by… Read more

Ryan Hayden is no stranger to a big perch or two but nothing prepared him for what was about to unfold on a recent outing. He told us “on a recent perch fishing trip to a large reservoir, I quickly got out to marks and areas where I’d seen fish… Read more