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

Early spring is a fantastic time to target big perch, as Eddie Wilson showed when he landed this specimen of 4lb 8oz. It was caught alongside another of 4lb 2oz, plus a few threes, over an exceptional couple of days lure fishing. Targeting a Nottinghamshire gravel pit, Eddie fished small… Read more

Kane Hammond enjoyed a fantastic perch session on the River Thames before the season ended, landing this fish of 5lb 1oz alongside two four-pounders and a brace of ‘threes’! Having located the fish the evening prior to his session, Kane headed straight to the area the next morning. He caught… Read more

A day afloat on the Thames near Marlow turned out to be a memorable one for Mark Fox, who landed this 4lb 15oz perch. He and a friend had landed several pike before the perch moved in, with his friend also landing a fish of 3lb 1oz just before Mark’s… Read more

Since October, Zach Cooper has had his sights set on a truly big perch, and after landing a string two and three-pounders, he recently slipped the net under this 4lb 7oz specimen. It was caught from a southern canal that he’d arrived at in the early afternoon. The sun was… Read more

Whilst fishing a river in Lincolnshire, Jonathan Holdsworth landed this superb perch of 4lb 13oz, which he caught on a lure during the hours of darkness. Although the species isn’t best known for feeding at night, Jonathan has found that the larger, more solitary fish often will do, provided that… Read more