“It fought deep and hard, but then a huge perch surfaced 10 metres out..” A trip to a Cotswold Water Park gravel pit produced the goods for predator ace Trevor Gunning, after banking this 4lb 10oz perch which was backed up with another specimen weighing in at4lb 5oz. Due to… Read more
This winter had been tricky for most anglers wanting to fish the rivers. High water levels and coloured water meant fishing was difficult all round, especially for lure anglers like Mick Trillow. Thankfully towards the back end of the season, levels dropped, and he enjoyed some phenomenal sport, with this… Read more
On one of his last trips fishing the River Lea, lure fanatic Darrell Carter finished in style when he managed this personal best perch, weighing 4lb 10oz. He told us “After 15 years on the Lea I’m moving back to Shropshire and thought it’d be nice to go out on… Read more
Last knocking success for Philip Stokes!! After spending several months recovering from surgery, Philip Stokes was eager to get back out there in search of a few specimen perch and it’s safe to say he returned with a bang when he banked this impressive 4lb 13oz beauty on a recent… Read more
“Perch are a species that I have had a love affair with for probably the past 8 years now and I’ve targeted them religiously for the last 6 winters..” Alfie Russel is no stranger to big fish but nothing could have quite prepared him for this 5lb 3oz specimen on… Read more
Knowledge certainly proved the key for Matt Atkins when he banked this superb 5lb 2oz perch! He told us “Knowing that the big perch in my local stillwater feed mainly during a short window in the morning, I got down to the fishery for the crack of dawn to try… Read more
