One of the biggest river perch ever caught in the UK has been landed in the shape of this remarkable 5lb 10oz fish by specimen angler Phill McGuire just before the season ended. Having noticed river levels dropping and good water clarity, Phill was on the bank at first light… Read more

Sam Hubbard has been working rather hard at his perch fishing over recent seasons, and his persistence certainly paid off for Yorkshire all-rounder, with this 4lb 4oz specimen. It’s his new personal best and was caught from a Yorkshire river on a single lobworm hookbait, mounted on a size 6… Read more

One of the great joys of lure fishing is the quick-hit nature of the fishing it can offer, be it an hour or 2 early morning or possibly after work. Effort certainly equals rewards and that’s exactly what happened for Matthew Dunnell on his lunch hour when he banked this… Read more

Sam Hubbard has been working rather hard at his perch fishing over recent seasons, and his persistence certainly paid off for Yorkshire all-rounder, with this 4lb 4oz specimen. It’s his new personal best and was caught from a Yorkshire river on a single lobworm hookbait, mounted on a size 6… 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

On a cold, crisp and still day, Ellie Evans landed this 4lb 11oz perch from the big perch and in-form Grafham Water, making the most of the last few days before their lure season closed. After chipping the ice from her rods, she managed to land several perch, five weighing… Read more