Alexandru is no stranger to a bit of predator fishing, ..with many specimen perch and pike to his name and it was no change during a trip to an old, clear gravel pit in his home county of Leicestershire, as he landed this impressive 5lb 6oz perch. He had the… Read more

Catches over recent seasons suggest that crucian carp are well worth targeting early in spring, but they’re by no means a pushover. Long, biteless hours are a reality of targeting these delicate fish early in the year, however if there’s one man to crack a tricky water, it’s current record… Read more

The one that didn’t get away! Paul Bailey had been fishing his local Aire & Calder Canal and was guiding a lovely 2lb perch to the net when he noticed a much larger perch following it in. After seeing the substantially bigger fish, he couldn’t get the fish out of… Read more

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