The biggest reported perch of the season has just been landed in the shape of a 5lb 11oz specimen – a fish that, in a few months’ time, will be pushing the 6lb 3oz British best.   It was Rikki Cooper that caught the huge fish, which was also backed… Read more

Although predator season on the UK’s big reservoirs hasn’t been open for long, Grafham is already producing huge perch week after week. Martyn Reed has just landed the biggest reported so far this season, in the shape of this 5lb 6oz specimen. Amazingly, it was caught on his very first… Read more

On a trip to Grafham Water, Rikki Cooper enjoyed a spectacular day’s perch fishing, in which he landed two fish over 5lb and four over 4lb! On a trip to Grafham Water, Rikki Cooper enjoyed a spectacular day’s perch fishing, in which he landed two fish over 5lb and four… Read more

Over recent years we’ve seen some huge pike caught by fly anglers, but other predators can be caught on the tactic too, Andy Cheetham showed on a recent session with this 5lb 2oz perch. The Perchfishers member has spent a lot of time fly fishing for predators over recent years,… Read more

Over the last five years, Northamptonshire angler Simon Davidson has dedicated much of his fishing to the pursuit of specimen perch on the Midlands’ large reservoirs, with a five-pounder his target. On a recent two-day session he achieved the milestone, landing this fish of 5lb 2oz alongside one of 4lb… Read more

After a result with a perch of 3lb 4oz, Matt Fernandez was eager to return to the stillwater, in search of one even bigger. With bright and warm conditions that evening, he knew it’d be his last time targeting the species before spring got into full swing. One of his… Read more