Since October, Zach Cooper has had his sights set on a truly big perch, and after landing a string two and three-pounders, he recently slipped the net under this 4lb 7oz specimen. It was caught from a southern canal that he’d arrived at in the early afternoon. The sun was… Read more

Whilst fishing a river in Lincolnshire, Jonathan Holdsworth landed this superb perch of 4lb 13oz, which he caught on a lure during the hours of darkness. Although the species isn’t best known for feeding at night, Jonathan has found that the larger, more solitary fish often will do, provided that… Read more

Having made an early start to avoid strong winds and rain, Harry Waudby was rewarded with this superb perch of 4lb 4oz from a North Yorkshire river. He found the waterway running low and clear, but that didn’t deter the fish, as he hooked the specimen in the third swim… Read more

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