Without doubt The River Thames is right up there with Britain’s best specimen rivers, and 14-year-old George Lovell was one of the latest anglers to find out when he banked this lovely, 4lb 8oz perch. Targeting a stretch in Berkshire, Reading-based George employed roving tactics, fishing several spots throughout the… Read more
On his final session after perch after leaving them to spawn, Leicester angler Craig Woolhouse hit the jackpot, landing this 4lb 14oz specimen from a local commercial. He’s enjoyed a great few weeks after the species, landing a specimen of 4lb 6oz a few weeks ago, backed up by a… Read more
Massive perch seem to turn up in the most unlikely of venues these days, as Matt Peacock found when he landed this 4lb 8oz fish from a tiny 10-swim crucian pond. The venue is a club water that’s overlooked by many members, but Matt figured there could be a few… Read more
A 3 hour session at the crack of dawn produced this immense 5lb 3oz canal perch for Pontefract angler, Paul Bailey. Targeting the New Junction Canal, Paul fished two rods with legered lobworm. One was cast to the far bank, the other dropped off the near margin. Just 30 minutes… Read more
Massive perch seem to turn up in the most unlikely of venues these days, as Matt Peacock found when he landed this 4lb 8oz fish from a tiny 10-swim crucian pond. The venue is a club water that’s overlooked by many members, but Matt figured there could be a few… Read more
“After hearing about some big perch on a small pleasure fishing lake in the Wirral, Pete Tankard set about targeting its specimens” He’d been after a big perch for a few years, and with a day off work, he and his wife, Sarah, headed to the venue. Legering with… Read more
