It’s safe to say that big perch venue Grafham water has been England’s stand-out perch venue so far this season, with Karl Bird the latest angler to make the most of its form with this 4lb 9oz fish. He had it on a soft plastic lure fished on a jighead… Read more

Perch are known for their angry, head-shaking fight, but this 4lb 13oz specimen went on a few surging runs before being landed by Sean Corbett. He was fishing the in-form Grafham Water with his friend, Karl Bird, and had the fish on a 10cm shad just as he started his… Read more

Having read reports of Grafham Water’s fantastic predator form, Bogdan Pascaru paid the venue a visit and was rewarded with this 5lb 11oz perch. He’d had a relatively uneventful 2022 but got things off to a flyer in the new year with the big predator that fell to dropshot tactics…. Read more

If you’re only going to catch one fish in a session you may as well make it a good one, and that’s exactly what Thomas Trethewey did with this 4lb 11oz perch.. He’d travelled from his home in Kent to a large East Anglian reservoir, where he hoped to land… Read more

The Ribble has been in great form this season, and as well as big barbel and shoals of silverfish, the venue also holds some cracking perch, with this 4lb 10oz perch being a prime example. It was landed by local angler Mark Kellett, who tempted the fish on lure tactics…. Read more

Dusk is well known for being probably the best time to target big perch and the proof was in the pudding for Mark Hewett as he banked this stunning 4lb 7oz specimen from the River Lea. He was fishing with his friend Oli, and the pair ventured out in Mark’s… Read more