A late season trip to the Thames at Medley proved fruitful for Trevor Gunning, who landed this 4lb 11oz perch. Using a dropshot rig with a floating creature bait presented 12 inches off bottom, Trevor held the rod high, giving very occasional gentle taps to add a flutter of movement…. Read more

Over the last decade, James Chapkin has fished for perch on the River Lea, with this recent 4lb 12oz specimen the highlight. It’s James’ PB and was caught during a short morning session towards the end of the season in which he fished lobworms on quivertip tackle and fed broken… Read more

It’s been a great winter for Britain’s perch anglers, and whilst most have enjoyed success with the species on reservoirs, there are some huge fish lurking in our rivers, as Sam Edmonds found on a recent trip to the Thames. The lure-angling ace targeted a stretch of the renowned big-fish… Read more

When targeting large, pressured perch on big reservoirs, many anglers report that making the most of short feeding windows is critical to success. On a recent trip to one such water, Ryan Hayden certainly did that when he landed this fish of 5lb 1oz alongside others of 4lb 3oz and… Read more

With only a short winter predator season on a large Midlands water where he purchased a ticket this winter, Dave Mower knew that he’d have to put his heart and soul into the fishing to catch a decent fish. Over his first 12 sessions, the largest fish he had landed… Read more

This winter has been a special one on the perch front for Finn Lewis who, after landing a stack of large fish, went one further when he slipped the net under a PB-equalling fish of 5lb 2oz. Fishing at Grafham Water, Finn headed out in a biting north easterly wind… Read more