On a recent trip to the lower Thames, Sam Taylor and his friend Adam targeted perch with lures. They had caught little of size, but when they found a large shoal of small ‘wasps’, they decided to slowly work the lures around them in the hope that there may be… Read more

After an unsuccessful last few winters fishing rivers, George Shorten turned his attention to a large reservoir, home to huge perch. Having agreed a date to visit with a friend, their arrival coincided with overcast conditions and south westerly winds, although levels remained low after our dry summer. The day… Read more

It’s been a memorable autumn already for Britain’s perch anglers, and whilst most of the fish reported have been caught from reservoirs, one man has enjoyed superb running water action. Over the last few weeks, Wayne Edwards experienced a remarkable run of perch catches on the River Lea, capped by… Read more

Ryan Hayden is no stranger to a big perch or two but nothing prepared him for what was about to unfold on a recent outing. He told us “on a recent perch fishing trip to a large reservoir, I quickly got out to marks and areas where I’d seen fish… Read more

The biggest reported perch of the season has just been landed in the shape of a 5lb 11oz specimen – a fish that, in a few months’ time, will be pushing the 6lb 3oz British best.   It was Rikki Cooper that caught the huge fish, which was also backed… Read more

Although predator season on the UK’s big reservoirs hasn’t been open for long, Grafham is already producing huge perch week after week. Martyn Reed has just landed the biggest reported so far this season, in the shape of this 5lb 6oz specimen. Amazingly, it was caught on his very first… Read more