Each winter, pike anglers venture to the legendary Chew Valley Lake with dreams of encountering one of its huge pike. On a recent trip, Rich Collins managed to do just that when he landed this fish of 31lb exactly. Fishing a smelt deadbait, Rich had a take lifted into a… Read more

Whilst fishing on a Wimborne and District AC stretch Dorset Stour, Chris Pond landed the pike of a lifetime in the shape of this specimen weighing of 32lb exactly. He was on the bank with his friend Iain Scott and had already landed a pike of 22lb 8oz that day… Read more

Generally, the big-pike scene on trout waters is dominated by fish from Chew Valley Lake, but Rutland Water also holds a few specimens, as Dan Brackley found when he landed this fish of 30lb exactly alongside another of 29lb 12oz. Fishing the Lure Anglers Society Predator Cup match, Dan set… Read more

When most anglers catch their first pike, it’s generally a small ‘jack’, but when Dave Owen landed his first esox, it took the form of this 30lb 7oz beast! He was fishing Trawsfynydd Lake – a large water in Snowdonia, North Wales – that’s known to hold some large predators…. Read more

As the seasons turn, Adam Riches often spends time targeting predators before the rivers have had a good flush through, and lately he’s been targeting pike on a Midlands venue. Fishing a legered smelt to a drop off around 60 yards out, he’d landed a few smaller fish early in… Read more

This season, Jamie Ryan and a friend planned to target some of Ireland’s legendary pike waters, and on one of their first trips, Jamie landed this specimen of 32lb 4oz. Having set off early with two rods each, a bucket of lures and some energy drinks, the pair headed for… Read more