After several biteless hours whilst fishing from a kayak on an Anglian Water reservoir, Mark Radcliffe felt he was faced with a challenging trip. However, the England international decided to try and change his fortunes so picked up a rod rigged with a lipless crank pattern and cast against the… Read more

When he woke up to a hard frost and bright sunshine, Marek Nieweglowski didn’t fancy his chances with the perch of the Grand Union Canal. Undeterred, he ventured out to an area he’d fished the day before and landed a decent stripey, and was this time rewarded with this superb… Read more

On Brett Davies’ first session to the River Thames this winter, he smashed his perch PB by 15oz with this stunning 4lb 9oz specimen.   With the river pushing through, Brett methodically targeted slack water with a Ned-rigged creature bait. Four hours into the session, he made a long cast… Read more

Nick Pinder has been after a big perch for a while and has put plenty of effort into catching one, but with little reward. However, having heard that a large midlands reservoir could throw up a decent fish, he planned a visit, and on his first trip to the water… Read more

Having heard that a southern commercial fishery held a small stock of very large perch, James Lewis headed down with his friend, James Champkin, to hunt them down. On the first day of their trip, they were pestered by the complex’s carp and bream, but the next day James Lewis… Read more

This season, Adam Perna decided to try and beat his long-standing perch best and did so in style with this fish of 4lb 14oz. His previous best was fish from the Upper Great Ouse back in 2007, but this season he’s put in a bit of time on the Thames,… Read more